Young Australians are stepping up to support the arts, while galleries are adapting to social and economic pressures. As Indigenous and contemporary works take centre stage, how will the Australian art market respond to these changes?
Andy Dinan exhibits and promotes the careers of emerging and mid-career contemporary Australian artists. Founded and established by Dinan in 2004, the cutting-edge commercial MARS Gallery regularly stages exhibitions of the now – with more than 250 to date, featuring over 330 artists. As director of the gallery, Andy often attends international art fairs, curates special events, and consults on major public art commissions. Andy moves from art fairs, such as Sydney Contemporary to Amsterdam’s Unseen, with ease and total command for the discipline of showing and selling art to help promote all Aussie artists.
Georgie Bruce is a visual art consultant, arts manager, and curator with specialist knowledge of the Australasian region. Having lived and worked in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne, Georgie has over 20 years of experience in art advisory. During her career she curated several culturally significant exhibitions and corporate collections including, in 2006, the first contemporary Aboriginal art exhibition to be held in the Republic of South Korea. Georgie was also a trustee of the Sovereign Art Foundation, one of Asia’s most respected industry awards. She founded GB Art Advisory, which assists private and corporate collectors in navigating this complex space, ensuring choices are well-informed and independent of commercial bias.
Sarah Wei is a journalist and producer based in Melbourne and Hong Kong, with a focus on the travel, lifestyle, and arts and culture sectors. She has produced over 35 talks and workshops with 120 speakers, three large-scale 5-day events, over 20 community events, one VR/AR exhibition, and more than 150 published features and stories across the region.