Minister Paul Fletcher and Judith Inkamala from Hermannsburg Potters at the Desert Mob Exhibition, Alice Springs, September 2019. Photo: Minister Fletcher’s Office.
According to their estimates, this makes for a total $27 million annually provided by the Federal Government, via the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program (IVAIS), to around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres and several Indigenous art fairs. However, that amount has required a top up to grow.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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