NAVA In Action
What we're working on this year...
Invasion Day rally + march 2026, Gadigal Country, photo by Penelope Benton.
ID: A large crowd of people fills a city street during a protest, holding signs and flags above their heads.
January 2026
- NAVA reopened 5 January
- NAVA shared a message to NAVA Members affected by extreme weather, 12 January
- NAVA responded to NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Measures to prohibit slogans that incite hatred, 12 January
- NAVA published Invasion Day/Survival Day Solidarity Statement 2026, 13 January
- Penelope Benton met with Amrit Gill, CEO Theatre Network Australia (TNA), 14 January
- Penelope Benton met with artist Alex Seton, 14 January
- NAVA made a submission to the Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 Inquiry, 15 January
- Penelope Benton met with Lena Nahlous, Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS), 15 January
- Penelope Benton met with Joanna Vaughan, Adviser to the Hon Tony Burke MP, Guy Betts, Adviser to the Hon Susan Templeman MP, Jesse Fatnowna, Assistant Secretary, Creative Industries Branch, Office for the Arts as well as Amrit Gill CEO Theatre Network Australia (TNA), Ros Abercrombie CEO Regional Arts Australia, Jamie Lewis and Liz Nowell, Co-Chairs, NAVA, 16 January
- Penelope Benton met with Michelle Newton, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 16 January
- Penelope Benton attended the opening night of SEARCHERS at National Art School (NAS) Gallery, 22 January
- Penelope Benton met with Ros Abercrombie, CEO Regional Arts Australia 23 January
- The NAVA team participated in Invasion Day/Survival Day events, 26 January
- Georgia Mokak and Donnalyn Xu met with Lily Sawenko, 29 January
- NAVA made a Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 to Treasury, 29 January
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Thea Anamara Perkins Reverie at N.Smith Gallery, 31 January.
