Contemporary Australian artist Georgina Cue and Bendigo Art Gallery Curator Clare Needham discuss Cue’s work Three Musicians recently acquired by the gallery through the generosity of the Baring family in memory of Wynne Baring. 

CN: Your work is rich with historical references. How does historical material inform your practice? 

When the first Bendigo Easter Fair was held in 1871 there were many who believed it was a success because it was a novelty, and that in time, enthusiasm for its continuation would expire. These gloomy forebodings were clearly unfounded with 2020 boasting what would have been the 150th fair.