Exclusive: Mikala Tai resigned on Friday in support of Lebanese-born Australian artist who was chosen for the Italian cultural exhibition’s 2026 event
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The head of visual arts at the Australian government’s principle arts investment and advisory body, Creative Australia, has resigned over the board’s decision to withdraw Lebanese-born Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi from the 61st Venice Biennale.
Mikala Tai, who has led Creative Australia’s visual arts department for more than four years, confirmed to the Guardian late on Friday she had tendered her resignation to Creative Australia’s chief executive Adrian Collette “in support of the artist” and his curator, Michael Dagostino.
