NGV dumps Wilson Security after artists protest against detention links
While the gallery has not acknowledged a link between the
protests and the decision to cancel its contract with Wilson Security, artist
Gabrielle de Vietri said the artists committee behind the protests welcomed the
move.
"I honestly don't think the NGV would've changed it unless it
was for their community speaking up," she said.
Wilson Security is the former
provider of security services at Australia's offshore detention centres on Manus
Island and Nauru, where several asylum seekers have died.
Grandmothers Against Detention of Refugee Children also demonstrated inside and outside the NGV in support.
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