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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Otis Filley

Four resignations and a ‘deflated’ artist: inside the battle for the artistic legacy of Broken Hill

Barkandji artist Krystle Evans resigned as engagement officer at Broken Hill City Art Gallery this week, one of four staff to resign in the past month.
Barkandji artist Krystle Evans resigned as engagement officer at Broken Hill City Art Gallery this week, one of four staff to resign in the past month. Photograph: Otis Filley

Staff at a major regional art gallery have quit over council intervention into the selection, display, and management of exhibitions – a change professional artists say has left them feeling “deflated”.

Four gallery staff members, including the manager and curator, have resigned from the Broken Hill City Art Gallery in the last month after a push from Broken Hill mayor Tom Kennedy to prioritise ‘historic’ paintings and those held in the council’s collection.

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