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Australians Couldn't Care Less About Australian Art

March 24, 2011 by Marion Maneker

Nicky McWilliam was looking for a gallery assistant for his Australian gallery only ti discover that no one has much interest in Australian Art:

At interviews, there were works on the gallery walls by significant Australian artists including John Coburn, Gary Shead, Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Brett Whiteley and Grace Cossington Smith. Only a handful of interviewees could identify any of the artists or works. Interviewees showed little knowledge of or interest in Australian art and art history; most said their courses offered Australian art only as an adjunct or secondary field of knowledge. […] It is possible to complete a graduate and even postgraduate degree in fine art, visual art, arts administration or art theory at an Australian university without acquiring even the most basic knowledge about Australian art or art history.

Universities Are Letting Australian Art Down (Sydney Morning Herald)

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