Micaela Sahhar

Feb 24, 2025 | overland.org.au | David Pledger |Micaela Sahhar |Kate Larsen

Later today, Creative Australia’s CEO, Adrian Collette, will appear before a Senate Estimates hearing in which he can expect to be grilled on rescinding the appointment of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s representatives at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Let’s hope he doesn’t refuse to answer questions citing the external review of the selection process announced last week. It would help avoid the fate suffered by predecessor, Tony Grybowski.

Feb 16, 2025 | overland.org.au | Micaela Sahhar |Kate Larsen |Daz Chandler

For five days, the Australian representative to the 2026 Venice Biennale was to be the first ever Arab-Australian artist selected for this honour. The decision to showcase Khaled Sabsabi’s work at this prestigious international art festival was brought to Parliamentary Question Time on February 13, 2025.