NAVA In Action
What we're working on this year...
What we're working on this year...
NAVA’s Janel Yau and Emma Pham at the NAVA stall, Deaf Festival Sydney, 30 August 2025. Photo by David Wimble.
ID: Two people smile at a NAVA booth at an outdoor festival. The booth displays posters and pamphlets promoting fair pay and recognition for artists, with a crowd visible in the background.
Penelope Benton met with Rosina Hislop, national facilitator with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), 1 September
NAVA Governance Subcommittee meeting, 1 September
Penelope Benton met with Eileen Camilleri, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Copyright Council, 2 September
NAVA published Artists call for consent and compensation in AI training, 2 September
Penelope Benton met with Dr Kate Warren, University Art Museums (UAMs) researcher for Creative Australia, 2 September
Penelope Benton met with Brett Adlington, Chief Executive Officer of Museums & Galleries of NSW, 3 September
Penelope Benton participated in National Advocates for Art Education (NAAE) Term 3 meeting, 3 September
Janel Yau participated in Australian Curriculum (AC) Arts Professional Associations and Academies, 4 September
Penelope Benton met with Anne Robertson, Executive Officer of Public Galleries Association of Victoria, 9 September
Penelope Benton attended the opening of XENO by Linda Dement at Damien Minton Gallery, September
Georgia Mokak met with artist Nadine Lee, 10 September
Penelope Benton attended First Nations Imagine Talk: From Consultation to Co-Creation: Strengthening Relational Practice hosted by Diversity Arts Australia, 10 September
Penelope Benton attended the opening preview of Sydney Contemporary, 10 September
Penelope Benton met with Emma Rees, Cherisse Lyons, Lisa O’Brien and Callum Featherstone, Office for the Arts, 11 September
Penelope Benton attended Are you ok? in the Creative Arts: Checking In, Backstage and Beyond, hosted by Support Act, 11 September
Penelope Benton published Artists say AI scraping without permission isn't innovation, it's exploitation, Independent Australia, 12 September
Penelope Benton met with Claire Watson, Director of National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria, 15 September
NAVA made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s Harnessing data and digital technology inquiry, 15 September
Emma Pham met with Jane Wade, Creative Producer at Utp, 16 September
Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham hosted NAVA stall at UNSW Art & Design Community Day, 17 September
Holly Morrison attended Living with Psychological Disorders at Work, 17 September
Penelope Benton met with Michelle Newton, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 18 September
Penelope Benton met with Adrian Collette, Chief Executive Officer and Alice Nash, Executive Director of Arts Investment, Creative Australia, 18 September
NAVA published Visual artists lead the call for tax reform, 22 September
Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in Government’s tax reform for the arts tabled – but will it be enacted?, Arts Hub, 22 September
Janel Yau and Penelope Benton met with Stripe and Rockethouse representatives, 23 September
Holly Morrison attended Active Listening, Not Fixing: Building Deeper Connections in Relationships, 24 September
Penelope Benton attended the Art of Tax Reform Summit hosted by the NSW Government, Sydney Opera House, 25 September
Penelope Benton attended the opening of Alex Seton The Fabulists at Sullivan + Strumpf, 25 September
Penelope Benton interviewed by Kim Goldsmith, ABC Western Plains Breakfast Program, 29 September
NAVA Board meeting, 29 September
Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in Fact sheet: Superannuation for artists – what you need to know, Arts Hub, 30 September.
NAVA published ANU’s proposed restructure threatens studio-based art education, 4 August
Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in You’re killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now, Arts Hub, 5 August
NAVA mentioned by Paul Sakkal in Leaked letters and closed-door talks with PM: Media bosses’ AI fight, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 August
Georgia Mokak attended the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) cultural keepers tour, 6 August
Georgia Mokak and Janel Yau attended Indigenous fashion awards, Darwin 6 August
Georgia Mokak and Janel Yau attended opening ceremony of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) 7 August
Georgia Mokak and Janel Yau presented a NAVA information stall at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) 8 - 11 August
Donnalyn Xu presented to RMIT Art Enterprise Workshop (AEW) students, 8 August
Penelope Benton attended the opening of Hannah Buck, LAST DAYS ON EARTH at Our Neon Foe, 9 August
NAVA mentioned by Gina Fairley in ‘I’m tired of barely being paid.’ Artists are living below the poverty line, Arts Hub, 12 August
Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Jordan Ward and Jonty Boshier, Australian Public Policy Institute (APPI) 18 August
NAVA submitted to the NSW Government’s consultation on opportunities for tax reform to support the arts and creative industries, 18 August
NAVA hosted Parenting in the Arts consultation for the Code of Practice, 20 August
Penelope Benton and Janel Yau met with Rockethouse 21 Aug
Penelope Benton attended the opening of the NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) and EJ Son: Fountain, Artspace 21 August
NAVA published Parenting in the Arts: insights from the Code consultation, 21 August
NAVA published GST hits artists harder than most, 21 August
Penelope Benton and Janel Yau met Marc Goldenfein, co-founder ArtsPay, 22 August
NAVA cautions against premature AI agreement, 22 August
NAVA Development Subcommittee meeting 25 August
Janel Yau and Georgia Mokak presented a Professional Development Workshop at Diversity Arts Australia, 27 August
Janel Yau and Holly Morrison met with Liz Martin, CEO Accessible Arts NSW, 27 August
Penelope Benton attended the launch of Liveworks 2025, Performance Space, 28 August
Penelope Benton attended the opening of Matters of Time: Contemporary Metal Practices; Emma Fielden: The Sky Swallowed a Stone; and Mason Kimber: A Caressing Gaze, 29 August
Janel Yau attended the opening of Kaldor Public Art Project 38, AGNSW, 29 August
Emma Pham and Janel Yau presented a NAVA information stall at the Deaf Festival Sydney, 30 August.