Creative Australia chair retires after Venice furore

Creative Australia chair retires after Venice furore

Hopes are up in the arts sector that Australia’s sacked Venice Biennale artistic team of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino may be reinstated.

Controversial Creative Australia chairman retires early

Robert Morgan has faced calls from artists to leave the funding body since his role in rescinding Khaled Sabsabi’s contract for the 2026 Venice Biennale.

Creative Australia chair to retire following Venice Biennale controversy

Creative Australia’s chief executive has said Morgan’s decision is unrelated to the scandal over the artist Khaled Sabsabi being dropped from the nation’s 2026 Venice Biennale team