NAVA In Action 2023
What we achieved this year...
Image: NAVA's Executive Director Penelope Benton and Deputy Director Georgie Cyrillo at Parliament House following meetings with advisers to the Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts, and representatives from the Office for the Arts.
December 2023
- NAVA made a submission to Treasury’s Regulating digital asset platforms consultation, 1 December
- NAVA made a submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Review 2023-2024, 4 December
- Georgie Cyrillo participated in Copyright Roundtable hosted by the Attorney-General's Department, 4 December
- NAVA made a submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Comprehensive Review, Consultation Round 3: Arts and Recreation Services, 5 December
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in Is Carriageworks cutting its visual arts programming? ArtsHub, 5 December
- Penelope Benton quoted by Liz Hobday in Jobs on the line as uni considers gallery closure, The Canberra Times, 6 December
- NAVA added five Auslan videos to the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design, which translate the summary of good practice recommendations for Access Rights for d/Deaf and Disabled People, Racial Equity and Representation, Intellectual Property, Awards, Prizes and Competitions, and Payment Standards, 6 December
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo attended Creative Workplaces sector briefing with Creative Australia, 7 December
- NAVA wrote in response to the Griffith University, change proposal outlining changes in relation to the Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM), 7 December
- Penelope Benton quoted by Grace Ellen Macpherson in ‘Original’ gig workers left behind by Labor’s IR Bill, ArtsHub, 7 December
- Penelope Benton quoted by Ben Eltham and Jessi Ryan in Fault lines across Australian cultural organisations in the wake of the horror in Israel and Gaza, Crikey, 7 December
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Tacita Dean, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 7 December
- Emma Pham met with Lauren Mackley, Executive Director, Arts North West, 7 December
- Emma Pham facilitated conversation with Pari Co-directors Tian Zhang and Naomi Segal on good practice frameworks for running and sustaining artist-run initiatives (ARIs), Pari, 9 December
- Penelope Benton met with the Climate Aware Creative Practices Network, 12 December
- Penelope Benton met with Sunil Kemppi, Senior Legal & Industrial Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Adam Portelli, Deputy Chief Executive, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 12 December
- Georgie Cyrillo participated in second roundtable - Workforce Planning consultation for the arts with SkillsEQuipped, the newly established Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) for the Arts, Personal Services, Retail Tourism and Hospitality sectors, 15 December
- NAVA made a submission to the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry, 15 December
- Penelope Benton attended the re-opening of Artspace, 15 December
- Penelope Benton met with Alexie Glass Kantor, Executive Director and Michelle Newton, Deputy Director, Artspace, 18 December
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Nicole During, Director, Craft, Sarah Feijen, CEO and Sian Watson, Membership and Administration Officer, Guildhouse, and Eve Fairhall, Membership Officer, Craft + Design Canberra, 18 December
- Penelope Benton participated in the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Review consultation 20 December
- NAVA office closed 22 December 2023 - 8 January 2024.
November 2023
- Penelope Benton attended Bodies of Work – A Symposium, presented by Vitalstatistix and Reset Arts and Culture, SA, 1-2 November
- Penelope Benton participated in panel discussion Winning cultural labour and income rights in the Australia, facilitated by Jessica Alice, Chair, Arts Industry Council of South Australia (AICSA) with Ben Eltham, David Pledger, Ian Milliss, Jennifer Mills, and Sam Whiting, 2 November
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Robyn Ayres, Katherine Giles, Jo-Anne Driessens, Suzanne Derry, Michael Bridges, Emily Phipps, Jessica Im and Ashna Govil, Arts Law Centre of Australia, 7 November
- Penelope Benton participated in National Advocates for Arts Education (NAAE) Term 4 meeting, 7 November
- NAVA announced Centrelink win: after years of lobbying, NAVA Members secure the recognition of professional arts activity undertaken to meet Centrelink’s mutual obligation requirements, 7 November
- NAVA published a summary of the Arts and Cultural Sector Discussion Paper issued by the Fair Work Commission, 7 November
- NAVA hosted Industrial Award Coverage in the Visual Arts, consultation meeting with Members of the Modern Awards Review, 8 and 14 November
- Penelope Benton met with Ashleigh Wheeler, Producer and Bradley Vincent, Acting Director, Gallery and Visual Arts, House of the Arts (HOTA), 8 November
- Penelope Benton met with Victoria Weekes and Julia Harvey, Windmill Trust, 9 November
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Sunil Kemppi, Senior Legal & Industrial Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Adam Portelli, Deputy Chief Executive, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 9 November
- NAVA mentioned by Osman Faruqi in The two open letters that have ripped the arts world apart, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November
- Penelope Benton met with Dr Tracey Callinan OAM, CEO, Regional Arts NSW, 13 November
- Holly Morrison met with Wiradjuri artist Paul Calcott, 13 November
- Penelope Benton participated in Arts and Recreation Services ANZSCO Code Round 3 Review Industry Roundtable, hosted by SkillsEQuipped, 13 November
- Penelope Benton met with Sophie Byrne, Government Relations Manager, Office of the CEO and Zoe Willox, Advocacy, Research and Policy, Creative Australia, 14 November
- Penelope Benton met with Ruby Langton-Batty, Pro Bono Lawyer, Ashurst, 14 November
- Penelope Benton met with the Contemporary Arts Organisation Australia (CAOA) network, 14 November
- Penelope Benton attended Psychosocial safety in the workplace - Red Flag Webinar, presented by the Governance Institute of Australia, 15 November
- NAVA mentioned by Richard Phillips in Australian artists denounce Labor’s support for Israeli assault on Gaza, World Socialist Website, 16 November
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Salote Tawale, I remember you, Carriageworks, 17 November
- Penelope Benton met with Grace McQuilten, Marnie Badham and Chloë Powell, RMIT University; and Kate MacNeill and Jenny Lye at The University of Melbourne for a presentation of Visual Arts Work: 2022 survey findings, 20 November
- Georgie Cyrillo met with met with Nicole During, Director, Craft, Sarah Feijen, CEO and Sian Watson, Membership and Administration Officer, Guildhouse, and Eve Fairhall, Membership Officer, Craft + Design Canberra, 20 November
- Holly Morrison met with artist Sue Jo Wright, 20 November
- Emma Pham met with artist Jeremy Sheehan and Olivia Parker, Executive Director, Arts Mid North Coast, 22 November
- NAVA Board meeting 22 November
- Robyn Fernandez met with Trudie Leigo, Regional Manager School of Education and the Arts, Central Queensland University, 22 November
- NAVA announced Vipoo Srivilasa as the 2023 Carstairs Grant recipient, 23 November
- NAVA released a Cheat Sheet for responding to the Modern Awards Review Arts and Culture Sector Discussion Paper, 23 November
- Penelope Benton participated in Modern Awards Review 2023-24 Listing with Fair Work Commission Deputy President Millhouse in relation to the arts and culture sector, 23 November
- Penelope Benton participated in Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations quarterly meeting, 23 November
- Robyn Fernandez and Stephanie Parkin co-presented on the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design to 65 artworkers from across south-east Queensland as part of the Visual Arts Worker Symposium hosted by Ipswich City Council and NAVA, 27 November
- Robyn Fernandez presented at the Regional Art Services Network quarterly zoom meet up
- Penelope Benton met with Scott Howie, General Manager, Regional Arts Australia, 27 November
- Georgie Cyrillo met with A/Prof Brian Yecies, Communication and Media, School of The Arts, English and Media, University of Wollongong, 27 November
- Emma Pham and Madeline Poll co-presented on the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design to artists and arts workers at the Aboriginal Culture, Heritage and Arts Association of NSW (ACHAA) Conference, at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-op, 28 November
- Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan, Chief Executive, Indigenous Art Code, 29 November
- Penelope Benton interviewed by Patternmakers for Northern Rivers Creative Sector Mapping Project, 29 November
- Penelope Benton quoted by Linda Morris in Fewer opening hours, no more teaching: How the MCA might be forced to change, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Kate Murray, Director, Kingfisher & Co., 30 November
- Georgie Cyrillo participated in multi-artform Copyright Roundtable pre meeting hosted by Nicholas Pickard FRSA, Executive Director, Public Affairs & Government Relations, APRA AMCOS, 30 November
- Penelope Benton met with Sunil Kemppi, Senior Legal & Industrial Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Adam Portelli, Deputy Chief Executive, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 30 November
- NAVA referenced in the House Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services’ final report ‘Rebuilding Employment Services – Final Report on Workforce Australia Employment Services’, 30 November.
October 2023
- NAVA published Modern Award Review: Opportunity to mandate pay and working conditions, 3 October
- NAVA published Strengthening data on the arts: current consultations through the Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research (BCARR) and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 3 October
- NAVA announced Ellen Ferrier as the 2023 recipient of the Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists, 3 October
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Justine Youssef, 'Somewhat Eternal' at UTS Gallery and Vincent Namatjira, ‘Desert Songs’ at Yavuz Gallery, 5 October
- Holly Morrison met with Bianca Barling-Seden, Creative Director, Founder and Kate Fitzgerald, Agency Manager, Saltwater People, 9 October
- NAVA quoted by Jenny Lye, Joe Hirschberg, Grace McQuilten, Chloë Powell, Kate MacNeill, and Marnie Badham in The impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of Australian visual artists and arts workers, 9 October
- Penelope Benton, Georgie Cyrillo and Holly Morrison attended Creating Inclusive Workplaces webinar, hosted by Accessible Arts, 10 October
- Penelope Benton quoted by Andrew Stephens in How green are our galleries and museums?, Art Guide, 11 October
- The NAVA team attended Making Things Happen: centring people, partnerships and process in creative and cultural production, presented by Contemporary Art and Social Transformation (CAST), RMIT University, 11 October
- Penelope Benton met with Paul Davies, Campaigns Director, and Adam Portelli, Deputy Chief Executive, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 12 October
- Penelope Benton met with Grace McQuilten, Marnie Badham, Jenny Lye and Chloe Powell, CAST Contemporary Art and Social Transformation, RMIT University, 12 October
- Robyn Fernandez met with Courtney Strow, Coordinator, Creative Industries Development, Ipswich City Council, 13 October
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Nicole During Director, Craft, Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson, Membership and Administration Officer, Guildhouse, and Eve Fairhall, Membership Officer, Craft + Design Canberra, 16 October
- Holly Morrison met with Katrina Dunn-Jones, Projects and Administrations Coordinator and Christopher Haysom, Digital Solutions Manager, Studio A, 16 October
- Penelope Benton met with Guy Donovan, National Pro Bono Manager and Jennifer van Bronswijk, Special Counsel, Holding Redlich, 19 October
- Penelope Benton met with Sunil Kemppi, Senior Legal & Industrial Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), and Paul Davies, Campaigns Director, and Adam Portelli, Deputy Chief Executive, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 19 October
- Penelope Benton and Donnalyn Xu met with the Climate Aware Creative Practices (CACP) Network, 19 October
- Penelope Benton met with the consortium of multi artform peak bodies, 19 October
- Penelope Benton attended Governance vs. Management: Optimising the CEO, Chair and Board Relationship for Success, co-presented by Diversity Arts Australia and Creative Australia, 19 October
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Liveworks 2023, Performance Space, Carriageworks, 19 October
- NAVA Governance Subcommittee meeting, 20 October
- Penelope Benton quoted by Jessi Ryan in Just an Inquiry or a golden opportunity?, Arts Hub 22 October
- Penelope Benton met with Kate Murray, Director, Kingfisher & Co, 23 October
- Penelope Benton submitted feedback on the first draft of contracting choreography, Precarious Movements: Choreography and the Museum, 23 October
- NAVA mentioned by Arts Law in Copyright reform and Artificial Intelligence (AI), 24 October
- The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) sent a letter to Fair Work Commission President, Justice Hatcher, making recommendations for the arts and culture discussion paper, as part of the Modern Awards Review, 25 October
- Donnalyn Xu and Penelope Benton attended Reconciliation after the Referendum, Reconciliation Australia, 25 October
- Extraordinary NAVA Board Meeting, 27 October
- NAVA Disability Focus Group meeting, 30 October
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Eileen Camilleri, CEO, Australian Copyright Council, 31 October
- Penelope Benton met with Hamza Alameddine, Principal, Birchgrove Legal, 31 October.
September 2023
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Nathan Beard's A Puzzlement, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, 1 September
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Paul Davies, Campaign Director, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), 4 September
- NAVA Board meeting, 4 September
- Penelope Benton participated in initial roundtable - Workforce Planning consultation for the arts with SkillsEQuipped, the newly established Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) for the Arts, Personal Services, Retail Tourism and Hospitality sectors, 5 September
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Sarah Feijen, CEO Guildhouse, 5 September
- Leya Reid attended 2023 Government Relations Masterclass - Pre-Training with Australian Progress, 5-7 September
- The NAVA Board of Directors published Statement on the Voice, 6 September
- Stephanie Parkin, co-Founder and Principal Solicitor of Parallax Legal presented the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design on behalf of NAVA to First Nations artists on Kabi Kabi country (Sunshine Coast, Cambroon), as part of BL:AK Camp, coordinated and managed by Libby Harward Director of Munimba-ja, 6 September
- NAVA notified Members of working at heights changes to the Premium Plus insurance package and released an impact survey, 6 September
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Sydney Contemporary 6-7 September
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 7 September
- Penelope Benton quoted by Liz Hobday in Artists painting the streets to lose height cover, Perth Now, 7 September
- Penelope Benton quoted in Insurer cancels cover for Australian artists working more than five metres off the ground, The Guardian, 7 September
- Penelope Benton quoted in Insurer cuts coverage policy, affecting Australian artists working at heights, ArtReview, 7 September
- Penelope Benton, Georgie Cyrillo and Sarah Feijen (Guildhouse) met with Rob Kosova, General Manager, Commercial, QBE, 7 September
- Penelope Benton quoted in Height limit a new low for public art, In Daily, 8 September
- Penelope Benton quoted in Artists urge QBE to rethink height rule policy changes, Insurance News, 8 September
- Robyn Fernandez met with Trish Adjei, Director, Visual Arts and Design Policy, Office for the Arts, 8 September
- Penelope Benton quoted by Liz Hobday in Insurer winds back planned carve-outs for 6000 artists, The West Australian, 9 September
- Leya Reid participated in Government Relations Masterclass, hosted by Australian Progress, 11-12 September 2023
- Penelope Benton, Georgie Cyrillo and Sarah Feijen (Guildhouse) met with Rob Kosova, General Manager, Commercial, QBE, 11 September
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Rockethouse, web development and design, 11 September
- Donnalyn Xu published Equity in art opportunities, Arts Hub, 12 September
- NAVA published Another insurance win for NAVA Members with amendments to the changes for Members working at heights, 13 September
- Penelope Benton attended the openings of Tarek Atoui: Waters' Witness & Primavera 2023, Museum of Contemporary Art, 14 September
- NAVA appealed to the sector to Show support for industry good practice by joining NAVA or donating to ongoing work on the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design, 18 September
- Penelope Benton met with Andrew Bassingthwaighte, Director, Xcelerate, 18 September
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 19 September
- Robyn Fernandez met with RADF arts officer group, South East Queensland, 19 September
- Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham attended Disability Confidence Training, hosed by Accessible Arts, 20 September
- Penelope Benton attended Top 10 takeaways from the 2022 National Arts Participation Survey, Creative Australia, 20 September
- Penelope Benton presented an introduction to NAVA and overview of the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design to the Office for the Arts Visual Arts and Design team, 21 September
- Penelope Benton, Georgie Cyrillo and Holly Morrison met with Dr Simon Longstaff AO FCPA
- Executive Director, The Ethics Centre, 21 September
- Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham presented an introduction to the Code of Practice workshop to University of Sydney students, and an information stall at the USYD Festival of Creativity, 21 September
- Penelope Benton met with the consortium of multi artform peak bodies, 21 September
- Robyn Fernandez met with Stephanie Parkin, co-founder Parallax Legal, 22 September
- Penelope Benton published How risk aversion is impacting insurance for artists, 23 September
- Penelope Benton met with Christy Flaws, Producer (CaPT Strategy & Programs), Theatre Network Australia, 25 September
- Penelope Benton met with Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson, Membership and Administration Officer, Guildhouse, Belinda Neame, Assistant Director of Communications and Eve Fairhall, Membership Officer, Craft + Design Canberra, Nicole During Director, Craft, and Paul Thompson, Executive Officer, Flying Arts Alliance, 25 August
- NAVA launched Recognise Art as Work campaign with a 5-question survey to identify gaps in Award coverage in the visual arts, craft and design, 26 September
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Megan Cope’s monumental public artwork Whispers and the start of the Opera House’s 50th Birthday Festival, 26 September
- Arts Hub published How risk aversion is impacting insurance for artists, 27 September
- Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham met with the team at Fairfield City Museum And Gallery, 27 September
- NAVA published Safer Spaces at NAVA Policy which provides guidance to those participating in NAVA events (including meetings and consultations) on how we can be responsible to each other and create a safer space for everyone, 27 September
- Holly Morrison attended MYOB Webinar - Optimising Employee Workflow Management, 27 September
- NAVA quoted by Jo Pickup in Arts organisations’ statements on the Voice (part 2), Arts Hub, 27 September.
August 2023
- Leya Reid published Building community: guide to socially-engaged arts projects, Arts Hub, 2 August
- Penelope Benton presented to undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Photography at RMIT, 2 August
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Brian Yecies, lead researcher on Empowering Australia’s Visual Arts via Creative Blockchain Opportunities, University of Wollongong (UoW), 3 August
- Georgie Cyrillo attended the opening of Waste Not: A Year's Worth of Garbage by Yasmin Idriss at Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, 3 August
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Magical Thinking by Abdul Abdullah at Yavuz Gallery, 3 August
- Penelope Benton attended 2023 Firstdraft Auction Artists Party, 4 August
- Robyn Fernandez met with Belinda Simonsen, RADF officer Noosa Regional Council 4 August
Robyn Fernandez attended the Refinery Showcase Creative Incubator 5.0. 7 August - Georgie Cyrillo attended conference 50 Good Reasons, hosted by Fifty Acres, Canberra, 8 August
- Holly Morrison attended Webinar: Not-For-Profits & Taxable Status: What You Need To Know! presented by Jennifer Moltisanti, Assistant Commissioner - Not For Profit Centre, Australian Tax Office, 8 August
- Penelope Benton met with Sabina Wynn, Arts Advisor, Independent Member for Wentworth, 8 August
- Penelope Benton met with Nicole Beyer, Executive Director Theatre Network Australia, 8 August
- Holly Morrison participated in Disability Arts Needs analysis focus group - Peak Bodies, 9 August
- Penelope Benton met with Ruby Langton-Batty, First Nations Pro Bono Lawyer and Daniel Fawcett, Senior Associate at Ashurst, 10 August
- Robyn Fernandez met with Courtney Strow, Coordinator Creative Industries, Ipswich City Council, developing opportunities/workshops for Local Government arts workers to be informed on the NAVA Code of Practice. 11 August
- NAVA submitted a response to Supporting responsible AI consultation, 11 August
- Penelope Benton attended Pattern / Perception, curated by Sophia Cai, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, 11 August
- Penelope Benton attended Belvoir St Theatre & Biennale of Sydney Voice Town Hall, 14 August
- Penelope Benton met with Zoe Theodore Precarious Movements Project Coordinator and Associate Professor Erin Brannigan, School of the Arts and Media (SAM) UNSW, 15 August
- NAVA Governance Subcommittee meeting, 16 August
- Penelope Benton, Holly Morrison and Leya Reid met with Gabrielle Mordy, CEO/Artistic Director, Studio A, 16 August
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 16 August
- Robyn Fernandez met with Libby Harward and Steph Parkin to co-design Code of Practice workshop/conversations for First Nations artists at BL:AK Camp run by Libby Harward from Munimba-ja.
- Penelope Benton met with Hannah Mathews, CEO Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 17 August
- Robyn Fernandez met with Shaye Harsidy and Ketekaii Jewson Brown from 2nd space Nambour to discuss Code of Practice and their Namba community arts, photography and installation project
- Penelope Benton met with Sarah Feijen CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Artistic Director, Craft + Design Canberra, Nicole During Director and Claire Robertson Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Craft, and Peter Grant Artistic Director & CEO, Artsource, 21 August
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in How can we cover the arts without arts journalists?, Arts Hub, 21 August
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Guy Donovan, National Pro Bono Manager at Holding Redlich and Katherine Giles, Head of Legal and Operations, Arts Law Centre of Australia, 22 August
- NAVA submitted a response to the 10 Year Vision for Culture and the Arts in Western Australia consultation, 22 August
- Alise Hardy facilitated Community of Practice for Art Educators meeting nine, 23 August
- NAVA submitted a response to the Cultural and Creative Activity Satellite Accounts Methodology Refresh consultation, 23 August
- NAVA attended the launch of Creative Australia, 24 August
- Georgie Cyrillo participated in an AI & Creator Rights follow up pre roundtable meeting with peak bodies across artforms, 25 August
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Olivia Lanchester, CEO Australian Society of Authors and Katherine Giles, Head of Legal and Operations, Arts Law Centre of Australia, 25 August
- Penelope Benton attended the openings of somewhere on the edge of you by Tom Polo and BODYDOUBLE 24 X A SECOND by Sarah Contos at Roslyn Oxley 9 Gallery, 25 August
- Leya Reid published Structural transformation to support gender equity in the arts, Arts Hub, 27 August
- Penelope Benton attended Creative Business Coach in Residence Session with Sharpe Advisory hosted by Brand X and the City of Sydney, 29 August
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Georgia Betros, Deputy Chief of Staff, Arts and Parliament and Jade Christian, Arts Advisor, Office of the Federal Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and the Arts, 29 August
- Imogen Beynon, Director on NAVA Board, hosted Artists, Unions, at Radical Collective Strategies, University of Melbourne Southbank campus, 29 August
- Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan, CEO, Indigenous Art Code, 29 August
- Penelope Benton met with Sarah Feijen, CEO, Guildhouse, 30 August
- Robyn Fernandez met with Feral Arts and the Lighthouse project as part of the Horizon Festival to discuss opportunities and co-design/programming on the Code of Practice, 30 August
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 31 August
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Grace McQuilten, Jenny Lye, Kate MacNeill and Marnie Badham, RMIT School of Art Visual Arts Work: sustainable strategies for the Australian visual arts and craft sector, 31 August
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Sophie Johnston, Adviser to the Hon Stephen Jones MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, 31 August
- Penelope Benton attended Board Representation: Promoting Cultural Safety and Addressing the Power Gap hosted by Diversity Arts Australia and Creative Australia, 31 August
- NAVA made a submission to Shaping policy for the arts and cultural sector in NSW consultation 31 August.
July 2023
- The NAVA team met in Sydney for operational planning, 3 July
- NAVA conducted a survey in partnership with Arts Law and the Australia Society of Authors on the use and impact of Artificial Intelligence on artists’ practices to help inform our contribution to discussions on proposed copyright changes, 4-17 July
- Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan, Chief Executive, Indigenous Art Code, 5 July
- Penelope Benton met with Steven Alderton, CEO, National Art School, 6 July
- NAVA co-signed a letter from national industry peak bodies to the Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts; Hon Michelle Rowland MP, Minister for Communications; and Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science on behalf of Australian creators, artists, creative industries and rights holders’ raising concerns re Generative AI, 7 July
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in When the money is given back … something is terribly wrong, Arts Hub, 7 July
- Georgie Cyrillo attended BACK AND FORTH: An intergenerational conversation at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 8 July
- Emma Pham and Donnalyn Xu began in new job share role as NSW Professional Development Coordinator in addition to their ongoing work as NAVA Membership and Projects Officers, 10 July
- Penelope Benton quoted by Linda Morris in Major art commission axed at world heritage listed Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July
- Penelope Benton quoted by Liz Hobday in Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up, Australian Associated Press, 10 July
- NAVA made a submission to the Independent Evaluation of the JobKeeper Payment consultation by Treasury, 12 July
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Leadership Week hosted by the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA), 10 - 14 July
- Penelope Benton attended the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) and talked to artists, arts workers and teachers about the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design 13 - 16 July
- Penelope Benton attended Past, Present, Future, an exhibition from the Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (CAIA) program at the Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith University, Court House Gallery, Cairns, 14 July
- Penelope Benton attended Judy Watson: bagging colonialism, Archie Moore: Pillors of Democracy and Simone Arnol: seeRED, Cairns Regional Gallery, 14 July
- Penelope Benton met with Anne-Louise Dawes, Creative Industries, and Sam Browne, Acting Director, Visual Arts and Design/Creative Industries Branch, Office for the Arts, 16 July
- Georgie Cyrillo and Naomi Segal met with Sarah Feijen, CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director and Eve Fairhall, Membership Officer, Craft + Design Canberra, 17 July
- Penelope Benton quoted by Jo Pickup in When can artists afford to retire?, Arts Hub 17 July
- Penelope Benton met with Associate Professor Grace McQuilten, RMIT School of Art, 18 July
- Penelope Benton attended Creative Spaces: National Public Galleries Summit, hosted by RGASA, at Lot Fourteen Adelaide, 18 - 20 July
- Artist Thomas Readett presented How to work with First Nations artists in the classroom from NAVA’s Teacher Toolkit at Creative Spaces: National Public Galleries Summit, 19 July
- Donnalyn Xu presented Payment & Pricing webinar, hosted by Flying Arts Qld, 20 July
- NAVA opened applications for the Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists, 24 July
- Penelope Benton met with Mary Darwell, CEO, Museums of History NSW, 25 July
- Alise Hardy facilitated Community of Practice for Art Educators meeting eight, 25 July
- Robyn Fernandez joined the NAVA team as Queensland Professional Development Coordinator, 26 July
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Kerrie Finlayson a/g Director, Caroline Nguyen-Kim Assistant Director, and Chris Chu Graduate, Attorney-General's Department Copyright Reform and Policy Section, 26 July
- Penelope Benton met with Sebastian Goldspink, 26 July
- Penelope Benton met with artist Deborah Kelly, 26 July
- Penelope Benton attended the Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations quarterly meeting, 27 July
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Doing it Differently: Fit-for-purpose governance models presented by Diversity Arts Australia and Australia Council for the Arts, 27 July
- Penelope Benton attended Adam Linder: Hustle Harder, Museum of Contemporary Art, 28 July
- Georgie Cyrillo attended artists talks as part of F*CK YOU PAY ME - curated by Christian Sirois, Tributary Projects, ACT, 29 July
- NAVA made a submission to the Inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence in the Australian education system, 31 July
- Penelope Benton attended Safe and Responsible AI in Australia virtual town hall hosted by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, 31 July.
June 2023
- Penelope Benton met with Annette Pitman Chief Executive, and Peter Wood Acting Senior Manager, Arts Funding & Development, Create NSW, 1 June
- Penelope Benton attended the Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations meeting, 1 June
- Georgie Cyrillo attended A new way forward: how inclusive leadership is driving change, presented by ArtsHub and Creative Victoria, 2 June
- Penelope Benton attended Fambo Glow, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2 June
- Penelope Benton was quoted by Alana Schetzer in The value of creative culture, Australian Educator, 5 June
- NAVA launched ‘Love Your Local’ toolkit to help artists engage with local government, 7 June
- Georgie Cyrillo participated in the Attorney-General’s Department’s Second Roundtable on Copyright, 6 and 7 June
- Penelope Benton met with Grace Dewar Project Manager, Arts Northern Rivers, 7 June
- NAVA announced as Create NSW Arts & Cultural Funding Program, 2022/23 Round 2 recipient to develop a new program that increases access, awareness and application of the new Code of Practice, 8 June
- NAVA referenced by Otis Filley in Broken Hill council to stop paying traditional owners for performing welcome to country, The Guardian, 10 June
- NAVA announced as Queensland Arts Showcase Program Round 2 recipient to develop a new program that increases access, awareness and application of the new Code of Practice, 13 June
- Penelope Benton met with artist Alex Seton, 13 June
- NAVA wrote to Mayor Kennedy, Broken Hill City Council, 13 June
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in New toolkit to help artists engage with local government, Arts Hub, 13 June
- Donnalyn Xu and Naomi Segal met with Rosanna Arciuli, Belinda Layton and Charli Pope, Copyright Agency, 14 June
- Penelope Benton met with Sabina Wynn, office of Allegra Spender MP, Federal Member for Wentworth, 14 June
- Media Release: NAVA defends Badiucao’s exhibition against censorship by Chinese government, 15 June
- Penelope Benton attended the launch of Barangga: First Nations Design, and visited Turrangka…in the shadows, survey of James Tylor’s work at UNSW Galleries, 17 June
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Laura Pike, Cultural Projects Coordinator, City of Sydney, 19 June
- NAVA co-hosted First Nations Visual Artists & the Law Webinar with Arts Law, 19 June
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Sarah Feijen CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Artistic Director and Moraig Mckenna Public Programs Manager, Craft + Design Canberra, Nicole During Director and Claire Robertson Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Craft, Paul Thompson CEO Flying Arts, and Peter Grant Artistic Director & CEO, Artsource, 19 June
- Penelope Benton met with Stephanie Parkin, Co-Founder and Principal Parallax Legal, 20 June
- Penelope Benton met with Adam Lindsay Projects Director, National Gallery of Australia, 20 June
- Alise Hardy facilitated Community of Practice for Art Educators meeting seven, 20 June
- Penelope Benton met with Anne Robertson Executive Officer of Public Galleries Association of Victoria, 21 June
- NAVA presented Practice 101: Insurance webinar, hosted by Arts Northern Rivers, 22 June
- NAVA mentioned by Madeleine Thornton-Smith in Well, art is officially work now, Art Guide, 22 June 2023 Penelope Benton met with artist Madeleine Thornton-Smith, 22 June
- Penelope Benton spoke on panel discussion A Fool’s Work Never Ends, alongside Consuelo Cavaniglia, Kay Abude and Marco Rinaldi, hosted by Passage Gallery as part of Powerhouse Late: Art and Labour, 22 June
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid attended the opening of proppaNOW: OCCURRENT AFFAIR, National Art School Gallery, 22 June
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Briefing: potential changes to federal electoral laws and what this means for civil society, Australian Progress, 22 June
- Penelope Benton met with Zoë Rodriguez, Director Artbank, 23 June
- Penelope Benton met with Oliver Watts, Senior Curator Artbank, 23 June
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Katherine Giles, Head of Legal and Operations, The Arts Law Centre of Australia, 23 June
- NAVA Governance Subcommittee meeting, 26 June
- Penelope Benton quoted by Linda Morris inCan’t afford a million dollar artwork? Rent an Olsen or a Nolan for five grand, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June
- Media Release: NAVA challenges ABC decision to dissolve its standalone arts unit, 27 June
- Penelope Benton met with artist and researcher Siân McIntyre, 27 June
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in Taking a machete to the ABC … again, Arts Hub, 27 June
- Penelope Benton met with Brianna Munting Senior Manager Key Organisations, Create NSW, 28 June
- Penelope Benton quoted by Linda Morris in Backlash to ABC cuts grows as artists, authors and performers urge rethink, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 June
- Leya Reid published ABC dissolves arts coverage prompting anger from sector, Independent Australia, 28 June
- Penelope Benton interviewed by Richard Watts on RRR, 29 June
- Penelope Benton attended the Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations meeting, 29 June.
May 2023
- Penelope Benton met with Anne Robertson, Executive Officer of Public Galleries Association of Victoria, Ricky Arnold, Arts Consultant, and Theo Costantino, Executive Director of Art on the Move, 1 May
- Penelope Benton published May Day 2023: Standing up for the rights of artists and arts workers, 1 May
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Sarah Feijen, CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director and Moraig Mckenna, Public Programs Manager, Craft ACT, Nicole During, Director and Claire Robertson, Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Craft Victoria, Paul Thompson, CEO Flying Arts, Peter Grant, Artistic Director & CEO, Artsource, Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Nicola Grayson, Head of Public Affairs, Australia Council for the Arts, and 2 May
- Penelope Benton met with Liz Hobday, Journalist, Australian Associated Press, 2 May
- Donnalyn Xu published Supporting Racial Equity in the Arts, 2 May
- Leya Reid published Insurance policy backflip: NAVA wins and next steps, 2 May
- Penelope Benton attended National Cultural Policy & Creative Australia: 'First Nations First' briefing, 3 May
- Leya Reid attended Creative Cultural Diversity Network May CaLD Roundtable, 3 May
- NAVA attended CUT N POLISH: Artist Car Boot Sale at Carriageworks NSW with an information stall to talk to artists and support them with any information they may need, 7 May
- Leya Reid published Economic security is crucial to a prospering Australian arts scene, Independent Australia, 7 May
- NAVA win! After years of advocacy, Workforce Australia announced a new range of eligible activity for creative and freelance workers to meet mutual obligation requirements, 9 May
- NAVA team gathered in the Sydney office to record video for the the upcoming online course, Introduction to the Code of Practice, 9 May
- Leya Reid and Penelope Benton met with Erin Madeley, Chief Executive, Matthew Chesher, Director, Legal and Policy, and Paul Davies, Director, Musicians, MEAA, 10 May
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid published NAVA 2023-24 Federal Budget response, 10 May
- Leya Reid and Penelope Benton met with Miranda Samuels, Countess Report, 11 May
- Emma Pham facilitated Cultivate & Create: Introduction to the NAVA Code of Practice, Gosford Regional Gallery, 11 May
- Penelope Benton interviewed by Danae Gibson on the changes to artist insurance, RTRFM 92.1, 12 May
- NAVA quoted in Budget 2023-24: the sector responds, 12 May
- Penelope Benton met with the Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOA) network at Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS) and joined them in meetings with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, Anne-Louise Dawes, Creative Industries, and Sam Browne, Acting Director, Visual Arts and Design/Creative Industries Branch, Office for the Arts, Sarah Ozolins, Director Public Diplomacy Programs and Barbara Poliness, Assistant Director, Soft Power Strategy, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), 12 May
- Georgie Cyrillo met with intern Ilundi Tinga, Michelle Ely, Team Leader Arts Investment, and Julie Monaghan, Creative City Initiatives Lead, City of Melbourne, as part of Creative Funding Framework peak body consultation, 15 May
- Penelope Benton met with Michael Moran, Acting Director, Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), 16 May
- Penelope Benton met with Max Delaney, Artistic Director & CEO, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), 16 May
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Webinar: How rising inflation is impacting audiences: Audience Outlook Monitor, 17 May
- NAVA welcomed Ryan Presley, newly elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Director on the Board at Annual General Meeting (AGM), 23 May
- Alise Hardy facilitated Community of Practice for Art Educators meeting five, 24 May
- Leya Reid published National Reconciliation Week 2023, 26 May
- Penelope Benton featured in Hardening insurance market pricing out artists and arts workers, produced by Aryana Mohmood for The Wire, 2Sea 104.7FM, South East Access Radio, 29 May.
April 2023
- Andrée Ruggeri hosted Embedding the NAVA Code of Practice - Tertiary Academics Workshop, 3 April
- Alise Hardy met with Carla Spano, Education Program Coordinator HOTA, 3 April
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Sarah Feijen, CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director and Moraig Mckenna, Public Programs Manager, Craft ACT, Nicole During, Director and Claire Robertson, Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Craft Victoria, Paul Thompson, CEO Flying Arts, Peter Grant, Artistic Director & CEO, Artsource, Emma Window, Account Broker LCIS, and Oana Spoiala, Account Executive LCIS, 5 April
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, 5 April
- Penelope Benton met with Maud Page, Deputy Director and Director of Collections, AGNSW, 6 April
- Penelope Benton met with Peter Wood, Acting Senior Manager, Arts Funding & Development Create NSW
- NAVA submitted a response to the Australian Universities Accord discussion paper, 11 April
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Kate Lidbetter, CEO Symphony Services Australia and Peter Kerin, Allianz, 12 April
- NAVA Board meeting, 13 April
- Penelope Benton facilitated NAVA's Code endorsed in National Cultural Policy. What does that mean? at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 13 April
- Penelope Benton presented at the National Cultural Policy public hearing, 14 April
- Penelope Benton delivered Code of Practice training for staff at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, 14 April
- Penelope Benton delivered Code of Practice training for emerging artists at Penrith Regional Gallery, 18 April
- NAVA published An important message regarding changes to NAVA insurance, 20 April
- Andrée Ruggeri hosted Exploring the NAVA Code of Practice - University & TAFE Students Workshop, 20 April
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Laura Pike, Cultural Projects Coordinator, City of Sydney, 20 April
- Penelope Benton and Clothilde Bullen, NAVA Chair, met with Ruby Langton-Batty and Alison Elliot, Pro Bono Counsel, Ashurst, 20 April
- NAVA published Hardening insurance market pricing out artists and arts workers, 26 April
- Leya Reid, Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director, Arts ACT, 26 April
- Alise Hardy facilitated Community of Practice for Art Educators meeting five, 26 April
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of Kay Abude, (DON’T) BE AN ARTIST, Passage Gallery, 26 April
- Penelope Benton attended Indigenous leadership in the visual arts and crafts sector, hosted by the Productivity Commission, 27 April
- NAVA published Insurance win for NAVA Members! 28 April
- Penelope Benton quoted by Liz Hobday in Artists in limbo as insurer QBE does policy backflip, The Canberra Times, 28 April
- Penelope Benton quoted by Liz Hobday in How thousands of struggling artists took on insurance giant - and won, In Queensland, 28 April
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director, Arts ACT and Stuart Watters, Australian Live Music Business Council, 28 April.
March 2023
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Building Public Support to Win Ambitious Change for First Nations Justice webinar, Australian Progress, 1 March
- Penelope Benton and Kate Joannou continued to participate in an Australian Institute of Directors – Foundations of Directorship course, supported through the Australia Council Leadership Program, 1 and 8 March
- Alise Hardy met with Art Education Australia Chair Abbey MacDonald, 2 March
- NAVA published media release NAVA commits to paying artists on its board of directors, 7 March
- Penelope Benton quoted by Celina Lei in Artists on NAVA’s board to be paid, 7 March
- Holly Morrison attended Secure Jobs, Better Pay: An overview of the changes to Australian Workplace Laws, Fair Work Ombudsman, 8 March
- NAVA made a submission to National Cultural Policy Senate Inquiry, 9 March
- NAVA hosted an artist-led online event for secondary school students and educators Art is a Real Job: Exhibiting Your Work, 9 March
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Succession Planning, Institute of Community Directors Australia, 9 March
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Sarah Feijen, CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director and Moraig Mckenna, Public Programs Manager, Craft ACT, Nicole During, Director and Claire Robertson, Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Craft Victoria, 9 March
- Penelope Benton participated in Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations meeting, 9 March
- NAVA Development Sub-Committee meeting, 13 March
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Janice Falsone, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 14 March
- Penelope Benton met with Nicole Beyer, Executive Director Theatre Network Australia, 14 March
- NAVA Governance Sub-Committee meeting, 15 March
- NAVA hosted artist-led online event for secondary school students and educators Art is a Real Job: Ethics & Environmental Responsibility, 16 March
- Penelope Benton, Leya Reid and Imogen Beynon met with Erin Bulluss, Director (Acting) Pay Equity and Awards, and Alexa Kuzyk, Senior Research Officer, Modern Awards, Fair Work Commission, 16 March
- Penelope Benton met with Tristan Chant, Visual Arts Stakeholder and Community Manager, Copyright Agency, 16 March
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Australia Council, 20 March
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in Your NSW Election arts policy checklist, Arts Hub, 21 March
- Penelope Benton, Georgie Cyrillo and Naomi Segal met with Sarah Feijen, CEO Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham, CEO and Artistic Director and Moraig Mckenna, Public Programs Manager, Craft ACT, Nicole During, Director and Claire Robertson, Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Craft Victoria, and Peter Grant, Artistic Director & CEO, Artsource, 21 March
- Penelope Benton presented to the Tamborine Mountain Arts Collective as part of MONEY MATTERS - Paying for the Arts, 21 March
- Alise Hardy facilitated Community of Practice for Art Educators meeting four, 22 March
- NAVA hosted an artist-led online event for secondary school students and educators Art is a Real Job: Working with Galleries, 23 March
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Stephanie Gheller, Workplace Relations Adviser and Sophie Byrne, Arts Adviser to Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Minister for the Arts; Natalie Ratcliffe, Tara Williams, and Ariel Chong, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and Anne-Louise Dawes, Creative Industries, and Sam Browne, Acting Director, Visual Arts and Design/Creative Industries Branch, Office for the Arts, 27 March
- Penelope Benton and Georgie Cyrillo met with Sophie Byrne, Arts Adviser to Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Minister for the Arts, Anne-Louise Dawes, Creative Industries, and Sam Browne, Acting Director, Visual Arts and Design/Creative Industries Branch, Office for the Arts, 27 March
- Penelope Benton met with Steven Alderton, Director and CEO, National Art School, 28 March
- Alise Hardy attended HOTA Gallery and Education Panel Meeting, 28 March
- NAVA hosted Art is a Real Job: Money Matters, 30 March
- Penelope Benton met with Cath Haridy, CEO, Australian Music Centre, 30 March
February 2023
- Penelope Benton attended National Cultural Policy and Creative Australia - whole of sector briefing, hosted by the Australia Council, 1 February
- NAVA Board meeting, 7 February
- Donnalyn Xu, Emma Pham and Naomi Segal held O Week information stall at UNSW Art & Design, 8 February
- Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Associate Professor Lizzie Muller at UNSW Art & Design
- Alise Hardy attended Artificial Intelligence in Creative Industries and Practice as part of the Australia Council’s Digital Skills Program, 9 February
- Penelope Benton attended the Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations meeting, 9 February
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of 'The Air is Electric', David McDiarmid in America, Bondi Pavilion Gallery, 9 February
- Clothilde Bullen quoted by Helen Musa in Bringing the arts down to earth and into action, Canberra City News, 10 February
- Georgie Cyrillo attended Sharing Stories Arts Exchange - Public Information Session, ANU, 13 February
- Penelope Benton hosted National Visual Arts Roundtables, 14 February and 16 February
- Penelope Benton met with Nicole Beyer, Executive Director Theatre Network Australia, 14 February
- Penelope Benton attended to opening of ‘O’, HOSSEI, UTS Gallery, 14 February
- Alise Hardy attended Art Education Australia (AEA) executive meeting, 14 February
- NAVA published NAVA Members add your voice, 15 February
- Penelope Benton attended the launch of Queer Contemporary at the National Art School, 16 February
- NAVA made a submission to the Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Registers Reform consultation, 19 February
- NAVA made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Disaster Resilience, 20 February
- NAVA quoted by Jennifer Mills in The artist as essential worker, Overland, 20 February
- Penelope Benton met with Rosanna Arciuli, Manager Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement and Belinda Layton, Visual Arts Licensing Manager, Copyright Agency, 21 February
- Penelope Benton and Kate Joannou began Australian Institute of Directors – Foundations of Directorship course, supported through the Australia Council Leadership Program, 22 February
- Georgie Cyrillo met with Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOA) network, 22 February
- Penelope Benton attended Queer Art After Hours, Art Gallery of NSW, 22 February
- Alise Hardy facilitated Educator Community of Practice meeting, 22 February
- NAVA made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022, 24 February
- Penelope Benton met with Catherine Haridy, CEO, Australian Music Centre, 28 February
- NAVA made a submission to the Inquiry into Workforce Australia Employment Services, 28 February.
January 2023
- NAVA’s Code of Practice quoted by Janine Lapworth in In review: art disputes in Australia Lexology, 6 January
- Penelope Benton attended Video Commission at Ngununggula, 6 January
- Penelope Benton attended Thea Anamara Perkins, Stockwoman and Paul Yore, WORD MADE FLESH at Carriageworks, 8 January
- NAVA reopened 9 January
- Penelope Benton attended the Consortium of Peak Arts Organisations meeting, 12 January
- Penelope Benton attended the opening of THE PARTY at UNSW Galleries, 14 January
- NAVA published Invasion Day/Survival Day Statement of Solidarity, 16 January
- Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, 19 January
- Artist Abdul Abdullah joined the NAVA Board, replacing Rohin Kickett who resigned late 2022, 20 January
- Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan, CEO of the Indigenous Arts Code, 23 January
- Alise Hardy facilitated the second Educator Community of Practice meeting, 25 January
- Penelope Benton attended Ngalu Warrawi Marri (We Stand Strong) at Australian Museum, 25 January
- NAVA team joined and supported nationwide events, protests and fundraisers for Invasion Day/Survival Day, 26 January
- NAVA made a Pre-Budget Submission to Treasury, 27 January
- Penelope Benton met with Sophie Byrne, adviser to Tony Burke MP, Minister for the Arts, 29 January
- Holly Morrison attended the National Cultural Policy launch at The Espy and the NAVA team streamed online, 30 January
- NAVA's Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design endorsed by the federal government in new National Cultural Policy - Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place, 30 January
- Leya Reid and Penelope Benton published media release Revive: National Cultural Policy – a Visual Arts Perspective, 30 January
- Penelope Benton quoted in Labor's national cultural policy includes streaming quotas, reimagined Australia Council, and new body targeting misconduct in arts industry, ABC News, 30 January
- Penelope Benton quoted by Gina Fairley in This is what you’ve told us: sector responses to Revive, Arts Hub, 31 January.
