Creative Australia chief executive facing mounting pressure to resign after Khaled Sabsabi controversy

Senior arts figure says board and CEO didn't seem to understand or at least trust the power and complexity of the visual arts'

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Creative Australia chief executive Adrian Collette is facing mounting pressure to resign after the body's decision to reinstate Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's 2026 Venice Biennale representative.

Senior arts figures have also criticised the Creative Australia board, as a former chair of the selection panel for the biennale said the board and Collette did not understand or at least trust the power and complexity of the visual arts".

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