Rising attendances on the coat tails of fashion

The first 2014-15 attendance figures are out, with pleasing results for many of the major galleries.
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The annual reporting season is upon us and attention is turned to the figures for audience attendance released by major public galleries.

The first to release their attendance figures for 2014-2015 was the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) this week, with a number that broke records and demonstrated a persistent rise in gallery attendance.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina