About NAVA
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) leads advocacy, policy and action for a contemporary Australian arts sector that's ambitious and fair.
Richard Bell addresses the press at NAVA's Future/Forward, 15 August 2018 at Parliament House.
Photo Zan Wimberley.
Acknowledgement of Country
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) acknowledges the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation where our office is located and all Custodians of Country throughout all lands, waters and territories. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.
Vision
Artistic courage ignites Australian culture.
Mission
We champion the artists, lead the discussions and advocate the policies that strengthen Australia’s contemporary arts.
NAVA Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020
Our key strategic focus across the next three years is to advocate the ethics, negotiate the partnerships and secure the commitments that make the NAVA Code of Practice the enforceable standard across the contemporary arts industry.
NAVA's Work
Since 1983, NAVA has been a potent advocate for the Australian visual arts sector.
Membership
NAVA's Membership program makes important commitments to the artists who founded and who sustain our organisation. We offer programs that will:
- Amplify your voice
- Develop your practice
- Strengthen your sector.
Annual Reports
To access NAVA's Annual Reports, follow the link below.
Articles of Association
NAVA is a Company Limited by Guarantee.
People
Staff, Board, Partners and Donors
Follow the links below for details.
Quiet Fridays
Working nine to five might be a great way to make a living, but it’s not the only way – and at NAVA, our way is a little different.
Quiet Fridays allow full-time staff to work those hours across four extended days, devoting the fifth day to our creative practice.
It may be that you’ve been observing Quiet Fridays, too? We’ve noticed for a while now that our phones ring a lot less on a Friday, and so we know that this arrangement will work well.
This means that the NAVA office is closed on Fridays, you can send us email or leave a message on our answering machine and we will get back to you on Monday.
NAVA’s Executive Director, Esther Anatolitis, has given a lot of thought to reflective practice in the context of work-life balance, and she’s tried this before. At Regional Arts Victoria, Quiet Fridays became policy for all staff, including the regionally-based Creative Arts Facilitators. At Melbourne Fringe, staff were granted an additional week’s leave and the office was shut down for five weeks over the summer, in recognition of the intense peaks of festival work.
NAVA encourages all organisations to consider the working hours and days that are most conducive to their purpose and their values.
Contact Us
Email nava@visualarts.net.au
Freecall within Australia between 2 - 4pm AEST Monday to Wednesday
18000 4 NAVA (18000 4 6282)
Phone between 2 - 4pm AEST Monday to Wednesday
+612 9368 1900
Postal Address PO Box 60 Potts Point 1335 NSW Australia
Street Address Level 1 The Gunnery 43-51 Cowper Wharf Roadway Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Facebook /NAVA.VisualArt/
Instagram @nava_visualarts
Twitter @NAVAvisualarts
