NAVA In Action

What we're working on this year...

Two people behind a table of NAVA and Code of Practice postcards and posters. The are wearing black tshirts with 'Recognise Art as Work' written in write, a graphic illustration by Nadia Hernandez. Behind them is two pink and white pull up banners.

Image: NAVA's Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham at UNSW Art & Design T3 Community Day, 2024

[ID: Photo of Donnalyn and Emma standing behind a table of NAVA and Code of Practice postcards and posters. The are wearing black tshirts with 'Recognise Art as Work' written in write, a graphic illustration by Nadia Hernandez. Behind them is a Code of Practice pull up banner as well as a bright pink banner with the NAVA logo.]

September 2024

  • Penelope Benton facilitated a National Visual Arts Roundtable meeting, 2 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Bronwyn Coulston, Stakeholder Liaison Manager, and Dishan Jayasekera, Research & Analysis Manager, Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA), 3 September
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of Equalessable curated by Countess.Report, Artbank, 3 September
  • Penelope Benton attended Industry Roundtable: Engaging with the Federal Budget, hosted by A New Approach (ANA), 4 September
  • Holly Morrison attended Creative Australia Multi Year Investment Reporting Webinar, 4 September
  • Penelope Benton attended the third meeting of the Attorney-General Department’s Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Reference Group (CAIRG), 4 September 2024
  • Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan CEO Indigenous Art Code, 5 September
  • NAVA made a submission to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Consultation Round 4, 9 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Marc Goldenfein, Co-founder, ArtsPay, 10 September
  • Penelope Benton met with researcher Ben Eltham, 11 September
  • Penelope Benton attended Copyright Orphan Works Scheme consultation with the Attorney-General’s Department, 11 September
  • Penelope Benton and Holly Morrison met with Rockethouse, 11 September
  • Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham hosted a NAVA information stall at UNSW Art & Design T3 Community Day, 11 September
  • NAVA mentioned by Kerrie O’Brien in When art and politics collide: The battles tearing our cultural bodies apart, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Nicole During Director Craft, Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson Membership and Administration Officer Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Eve Fairhall Membership Officer Craft + Design Canberra, Paul Thompson Operations Flying Arts, 16 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Kate Schaffner, Director, Louise Pine, Manager, Patrick McCarthy, Manager Strategic Initiatives and Engagement and Yeonjae Choi, Project Officer, Creative Workplaces, 16 September
  • Penelope Benton participated in a multi-artform roundtable discussion about addressing workforce challenges in the Australian creative industry, 17 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Nicole During Director Craft, Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson Membership and Administration Officer Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Eve Fairhall Membership Officer Craft + Design Canberra, Paul Thompson Operations Flying Arts, 17 September
  • NAVA Board meeting 17 September
  • NAVA’s Code referenced by Gina Fairley in New $125,000 art prize reminds us to ask questions, Arts Hub, 17 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Libby Baulch, Director Policy, Government and Member Relations and Josephine Johnston, CEO, Copyright Agency, 18 September
  • Penelope Benton met with José Da Silva, Director UNSW Galleries, Chair University Art Museums Australia, 18 September
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of Primavera 2024: Young Australian Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 18 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle de Vietri, Greens MP for Richmond Victoria, 19 September
  • NAVA made a submission to the Attorney-General’s Department’s Orphan Works Scheme Design Options Paper, 19 September
  • The NAVA team welcomed new General Manager, Janel Yau, 23 September
  • NAVA welcomed SaSCA’s Workforce Planning Report for the Arts, 23 September
  • Penelope Benton and Holly Morrison attended Creative Workplaces: Respect at work in the arts and culture sector, 24 September
  • Penelope Benton met with Guy Betts, Arts Advisor, Office of Susan Templeman MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, Special Envoy for the Arts, 24 September
  • NAVA published statement in support of artist Leslie Eastman, 25 September
  • Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham met with Tammi Gissell, Collections Coordinator, First Nations and Madeline Poll Assistant Curator, First Nations, Powerhouse, 25 September
  • NAVA published Important changes ahead for award coverage, 27 September
  • The NAVA team welcomed Georgia Mokak, First Nations Outreach Coordinator, 30 September.

August 2024

  • Penelope Benton facilitated a National Visual Arts Roundtable meeting, 5 August
  • Penelope Benton participated in the SaSCA Arts Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG) Meeting, 6 August
  • Penelope Benton met with William Parton, Birchgrove Legal, 7 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Hannah Mathews, CEP Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 7 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Bronwyn Coulston, SaCSA's Stakeholder Liaison Manager, 8 August
  • Penelope Benton attended Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) induction and opening, 8 August
  • NAVA information stall at DAAF 9 - 11 August
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA), 9 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Cox Inall Ridgeway (CIR) as part of the Independent Review of the Indigenous Arts Code, 11 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Danielle Robson, Gilbert Guaring, and Natasha Smith, UAP Company, 13 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan, CEO Indigenous Art Code, 13 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Associate Professor Diana Young, University of Queensland, 13 August
  • Georgie Cyrillo and Penelope Benton met with Rockethouse, 14 August
  • Donnalyn Xu presented to National Art School students, 14 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 15 August
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of ZAHALKAWORLD – an artist’s archive at National Art School Gallery, 15 August
  • Georgie Cyrillo attended Copyright and AI webinar hosted by the Copyright Agency, 16 August
  • The NAVA team farewelled Georgie Cyrillo, 16 August 
  • Penelope Benton, Donnalyn Xu and Leya Reid met with Craft Victoria, Craft & Design Canberra, Guildhouse and Flying Arts, 20 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Bronwyn Coulston, Stakeholder Liaison Manager and Dishan Jayasekera, Research & Analysis Manager, Services and Creative Skills Australia (SaSCA), 21 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Anne Roberton, Executive Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV), 22 August
  • Penelope Benton met with Josh Lowe, Co-CEO Theatre Network Australia, 28 August
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Neha Kale in Women love the art world, but does the art world love women? in Art Guide Australia, September/October 2024 p78-85
  • Penelope Benton presented to Arts Management students in the Museum Studies masters program, University of Queensland, 29 August.

July 2024

  • NAVA applied the first annual increase to the Payment Standards in the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design (the Code), 1 July
  • NAVA received funding from the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) Program to increase access, awareness and application of the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design to First Nations audiences, 1 July
  • NAVA attended the DAAF Information Session for Art Centres, Industry Specialists and Fashion Trade stalls, 2 July
  • Georgie Cyrillo and Emma Pham attended Adapting to AI in the Creative Industries webinar, hosted by UNSW, 4 July
  • NAVA’s Chair, Clothilde Bullen, listed in First Nations power list: 41 recent appointments making a difference, by Gina Fairley in Arts Hub, 8 July
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Jamie Davidson, Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance, 10 July.
  • Penelope Benton met with Stella Rosa McDonald, Curator and Manager, and Connie Anthes, Assistant Curator, UTS Gallery & Art Collection, 17 July
  • Media Release: NAVA welcomes review of Amusement Award for better visual arts coverage, 18 July
  • Emma Pham met with Jane Wade, Creative Producer, Utp, 18 July
  • NAVA quoted in Wages are no laughing matter, ArtsHub, 19 July
  • Emma Pham met with Paula Abood, 19 July
  • Holly Morrison met with Debra Keenahan, 22 July
  • Penelope Benton met with Scotia Monkivitch, Executive Officer, Creative Recovery Network, and Pippa Bailey, Creative Producer, From Creative Practice to Climate Justice Action, 23 July
  • Penelope Benton and Leya Reid met with Kate Schaffner, Director, Louise Pine, Manager, Patrick McCarthy, Manager Strategic Initiatives and Engagement and Monique Williams Communications & Engagement Manager, Creative Workplaces, 24 July
  • Penelope Benton met with Nicole DeLosa, co-President of Visual Arts and Design Educators Association of NSW (VADEA), 24 July
  • Robyn Fernandez attended the opening of Ryan Presley, Mongrel, Janet Fieldhouse, Material Culture, Naomi Hobson, Life On The River And Tommy Pau, Ilan Oman at Cairns Art Gallery, 24 July
  • Penelope Benton met with Trish Puzzi, A/Senior Grants Manager, Grants Assurance Team, Arts Queensland, 25 July
  • Georgie Cyrillo and Penelope Benton attended cross artform AI + Creative Industries meeting, 25 July
  • NAVA made a submission to the inquiry into arts and music education and training in New South Wales, 25 July
  • Robyn Fernandez attended the CIAF 2024 Opening Night Party, 25 July and CIAF Fashion Performance: Light The Fire, 25 July, Tanks Arts Centre, 26 July
  • Libby Harward and Robyn Fernandez hosted NAVA’s stall at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), and spoke with artists, arts workers and teachers about the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design, 26 - 28 July
  • Holly Morrison met with Paul Calcott, 29 July
  • Penelope Benton met with Genevieve Grieves, co-Founder Garuwa, 30 July
  • Penelope Benton presented to the Joint Select Committee on Arts and Music Education and Training in New South Wales, Parliament House, NSW, 30 July
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of Claudia Nicholson, If The Mountain Is Burning, Let It Burn, UTS Galleries, 30 July
  • NAVA farewelled Robyn Fernandez as Queensland Professional Development Coordinator, 31 July.

June 2024

  • NAVA facilitated National Visual Arts Roundtable, 3 June
  • NAVA published Archibald Prize finalists to receive artist loan fee for the first time, 3 June
  • NAVA mentioned by Victoria Gillespie in University of Queensland to phase out Museum Studies, Honi Soit, 4 June 
  • Penelope Benton attended Creative Workplaces Webinar with Director Kate Schaffner and Chair Kate Jenkins, 6 June
  • Penelope Benton met with Rebekah Butler, Executive Director, Museums & Galleries Queensland, 6 June
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), 7 June
  • NAVA participated in the Creative Australia/SaCSA Arts Workforce Survey, 6 June
  • NAVA Board meeting 11 June
  • Penelope Benton submitted feedback on the Services and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) Scoping Study Interim Report, 11 June
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Rachel Cunningham and Jonathan Brown from Townsville City Council 11 June
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of undo the day, curated by Gina Mobayed, National Art School (NAS) Galleries, 13 June
  • NAVA and Utp co-facilitated a workshop with the Utp Rising cohort on an introduction to NAVA and the Code of Practice, Bankstown Arts Centre, 15 June
  • Penelope Benton met with William Parton, Birchgrove Legal, 17 June
  • Penelope Benton attended HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons Symposium 2024, 18 June
  • Georgie Cyrillo attended ‘Briefing: imminent electoral reforms and what they mean for charity advocacy’, Australian Democracy Network, 19 June
  • Penelope Benton met with William Parton and Hamza Alameddine, Birchgrove Legal, 25 June
  • Penelope Benton submitted feedback on “Shaping Tomorrow” Workforce Plan – Arts | 2024, by SaCSA, 25 June 2024
  • Robyn Fernandez presented a free workshop on 'Understanding Artists' Fees and Wages' in partnership with CQ RASN and the Pomona and District Community House at Lawson Shed, 26 June 
  • NAVA and Firstdraft co-hosted an online webinar with multidisciplinary artist Abdul Abdullah on pricing your work for auctions, 26 June
  • Robyn Fernandez presented a free workshop on 'Understanding Artists' Fees and Wages' in partnership with CQ RASN and the Pomona and District Community House at Gympie Regional Gallery, 27 June
  • Penelope Benton participated in Arts Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG) meeting, 27 June
  • Georgie Cyrillo met with Grant Ellmers, Professor, Communication and Media, University of Wollongong, 27 June
  • Penelope Benton visited MCA Collection: Jonathan Jones, naa (to see or look) and Julie Rrap: Past Continuous at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 228 June.

May 2024

April 2024

  • NAVA called for nominations for elected positions on its Board of Directors, 2 April
  • Robyn Fernandez attended the North Queensland Creative Recovery Group meeting, 2 April
  • NAVA launched the Code of Practice Training Course, 3 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Judy Grady, Head of Visual Arts and Tristan Chant, Visual Arts Stakeholder and Community Manager, Copyright Agency, 3 April
  • Penelope Benton attended the launch of Juanita McLauchlan, Standing at the Heart of Seven Generations at NSW Parliament, 3 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Tamara Winikoff, 4 April
  • NAVA and ATypical filmed a new set of NAVA Artist Files, 8 April
  • NAVA Board meeting, 9 April
  • Penelope Benton presented to the Copyright Agency Board, 9 April
  • Penelope Benton and Robyn Fernandez met with Tania Hall, Executive Director, Partnerships and Investment, Arts Queensland, 10 April
  • Donnalyn Xu met with artist Carla Gottgens, 10 April
  • Emma Pham attended DFS24 - Indigenous Sovereignty and AI, 10 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Susan Templeman MP, Federal Member for Macquarie and Special Envoy for the Arts, 11 April
  • Donnalyn Xu met with Dr Amanda Stuart, artist and art educator, and Natalie Bateman, artist, 11 April
  • Penelope Benton visited Nicholas Mangan, A World Undone, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 12 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Miranda Samuels, Countess, 15 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Jane Morey, Morey Media, 15 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Anne Robertson, Executive Officer, Public Galleries Association of Victoria, 15 April
  • Penelope Benton met with Joshua Lowe, Co-CEO, Theatre Network Australia, 15 April
  • Penelope Benton facilitated National Visual Arts Roundtable, 15 April
  • Georgie Cyrillo met with Nicole During Director Craft, Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson Membership and Administration Officer Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Eve Fairhall Membership Officer Craft + Design Canberra, 15 April
  • Emma Pham met with Jane Wade, Creative Producer at Utp, 16 April
  • Emma Pham met with Paula Abood, Community Cultural Worker, 16 April
  • Leya Reid attended the AC Arts Creative and Cultural Sector Group Meeting 1 2024, 18 April
  • Donnalyn Xu co-presented Commissioning Art in Public Space with artist Carla Gottgens, hosted in partnership with South Coast Arts and Kiama Municipal Council, 23 April
  • Nominations closed for the NAVA Board of Directors, 24 April
  • Emma Pham met with artist Khaled Sabsabi, 29 April
  • Emma Pham met with Jane Wade, Creative Producer at Utp, 30 April
  • NAVA backed the launch of the Countess Report, 30 April
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Linda Morris in Landmark report shows men still dominate Australian arts, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 April
  • Penelope Benton mentioned by Liz Hobday in Gender equality flatlines in Australia's visual arts, The Canberra Times, 30 April
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Kelly Burke in Male artists overrepresented in Australian galleries and museums, research shows, The Guardian, 30 April
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Anne Freeland in Countess Report findings show Australian visual arts institutions are lagging on gender equity, ABC Arts, 30 April
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Brendan Foster in First Nations artists are unrepresented in the art space, report finds, National Indigenous Times, 30 April.

March 2024

  • Emma Pham hosted a stall at NAS Open Day, 1 March
  • Penelope Benton attended online webinar Speaking (out) on Palestine, hosted by Australian Palestine Advocacy Network, 4 March 
  • Robyn Fernandez attended North Queensland Creative Recovery Group meeting, 5 March
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of the 24th Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 5 March
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of the 24th Biennale of Sydney, UNSW Galleries, 5 March
  • Penelope Benton met with Tristan Chant, Visual Arts Stakeholder and Community Manager, Copyright Agency, 6 March
  • NAVA submitted feedback on the final draft of Precarious Movements: Industry Resource for Choreographic Works in the Museum, 7 March
  • Emma Pham met online with Hareen Johl, General Manager Utp, and Amy Prcevich, Producer, Utp, 7 March
  • Emma Pham met online with community cultural worker Paula Abood, 8 March
  • Penelope Benton attended the 24th Biennale of Sydney, White Bay Power Station, 10 March
  • NAVA mentioned by Caitlin Crowley in Country Qld driving demand for public art projects, Country Crawler Regional News, 11 March
  • NAVA Governance Subcommittee met with Hamza Alameddine Principal and William Parton Senior Associate, Birchgrove Legal, 13 March
  • Penelope Benton met with Judy Grady, Head of Visual Arts, Copyright Agency, 13 March
  • Emma Pham presented Ethical Practices for Working with First Nations Artists, hosted in partnership with Arts North West, with Dr Lorina L. Barker and Dr Eliza Kent, 14 March
  • Penelope Benton met with Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia, 14 March
  • Penelope Benton met with Lisa Cahill, CEO and Artistic Director, Australian Design Centre, 14 March
  • Penelope Benton participated in Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research (BCARR) workshop for the Cultural and Creative Activity Satellite Account Refresh - Round 2 Consultation, 15 March
  • Launch of Precarious Movements: new online Industry Resource for Choreographic Work in the Gallery at Buxton Contemporary, 15 March
  • Penelope Benton attended the 24th Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery of NSW, 15 March
  • Georgie Cyrillo met with Nicole During Director Craft, Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson Membership and Administration Officer Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Eve Fairhall Membership Officer Craft + Design Canberra, 18 March
  • NAVA submitted feedback to the Draft Project Plans for Creative Arts in the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons, 18 March
  • Penelope Benton met with Melissa Ryan, First Assistant Secretary for the New Employment Services Model Division, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and 
  • Juliette Edwards, National Manager, Jobseeker and Participation Programs, Services Australia, 20 March Penelope Benton met with Danielle Robson, Principal, Senior Curator UAP Company 20 March
  • Penelope Benton attended Anti Racism Training with Gloria Tabi and Mohamad Tabbaa on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination presented by The Red Rattler and Addi Road, 21 March
  • Donnalyn Xu presented Understanding Good Practice around Artists’ Copyright and IP, hosted in collaboration with Arts North West, with artist and arts worker Sandra McMahon, 21 March
  • NAVA referenced in Agony Aunt : NAVA vs IWCN, 25 March
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Linda Morris in More than a building: Carriageworks makes new pitch to music fans and families, Brisbane Times, 27 March
  • Penelope Benton participated in the first Services and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) Arts Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG) meeting, 28 March
  • Donnalyn Xu presented Exploring NAVA's Payment Standards in collaboration with Arts North West, 28 March.

February 2024

  • Penelope Benton with Beatrice Rubio-Gabriel and Emily Hubbard, artists and front-of-house staff at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), and artist and independent arts worker Channon Goodwin presented to Deputy President Millhouse, Fair Work Commission, 1 February
  • Penelope Benton met with Blanche Tidden, artist and contemporary jeweller, 1 February
  • Penelope Benton with Ana Tiquia and Jordan Marani, artists and arts workers  presented to Deputy President Millhouse, Fair Work Commission, 1 February
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of BLINDSIDE X MIDSUMMA, 1 February
  • Penelope Benton with Simone Tops, artist, designer and arts worker, and Angela Powell, artist and arts worker presented to Deputy President Millhouse, Fair Work Commission, 2 February
  • Emma Pham met online with Community Cultural Practitioner, Paula Abood, 2 February
  • NAVA Governance Subcommittee meeting, 5 February
  • Emma Pham met online with researcher and artist, Lorina L. Barker, and researcher, Eliza Kent, 5 February
  • Georgie Cyrillo, Emma Pham and Robyn Fernandez met with Katherine Giles, Head of Legal and Operations, Arts Law Centre of Australia, 6 February
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Scotia Monkivitch, Executive Director, Creative Recovery, 6 February
  • Robyn Fernandez and Emma Pham met with artist, Kalium Graves, 7 February 
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Zohar Spatz Head of Community and Experimental Artform Development, Creative Australia, 8 February
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Sophie Delaney, Flying Arts and Lauren Collard, Regional Arts Fund, 8 February
  • NAVA quoted by Linda Morris in Creative jobs fall between the cracks into a wages no-man’s-land, SMH, 12 February
  • Robyn Fernandez joined the North QLD Creative Recovery Group weekly meeting, 13 February
  • Penelope Benton and Holly Morrison met with Caroline Bowditch CEO and Nikki Zerella Deputy CEO / General Manager Arts Access Victoria, Gaelle Mellis Creative Director and Linda Williams General Manager Tutti, Jenine Mackay CEO and Creative Producer Incite Arts, Sharon Bromley Director ArtGusto, Liz Nowell Executive Director Arts Project Australia, and Rebecca Young Chief Executive Access2Arts, 14 February
  • NAVA Development Subcommittee meeting, 14 February
  • Emma Pham ran a NAVA stall for UNSW ADA Community Day, 14 February
  • NAVA Board meeting at Buxton Contemporary, 19 February
  • Penelope Benton met with Victoria Weekes Windmill Trust Management Committee and Tracey Callinan, CEO Regional Arts NSW, 20 February
  • Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) announced the appointment of Penelope Benton on the new Arts Strategic Workforce Advisory Committee (SWAG)
  • Robyn Fernandez with Stephanie Parkin, author of the First Nations section in Principles, Ethics and Rights chapter of NAVA’s Code and the Working with First Nations Art Centres section, presented good practice frameworks for public art at the Find: Public Art Summit hosted by Regional Arts Services Network (RASN), Queensland, 22 February
  • Penelope Benton participated in a quarterly meeting with the consortium of peak arts organisations, 22 February
  • Penelope Benton met with Nicole During Director Craft, Sarah Feijen CEO and Sian Watson Membership and Administration Officer Guildhouse, Jodie Cunningham CEO and Eve Fairhall Membership Officer Craft + Design Canberra, 26 February
  • Penelope Benton met with Gabrielle Sullivan CEO Indigenous Art Code, 28 February
  • Georgie Cyrillo met with Libby Baulch Director Policy, Government and Member Relations Copyright Agency, 28 February
  • Penelope Benton and Holly Morrison met with Nikki Zerella Deputy CEO / General Manager Arts Access Victoria, 28 February
  • Penelope Benton met with Josephine Johnston CEO Copyright Agency, 29 February.

January 2024

  • NAVA reopened 8 January
  • Penelope Benton met with Jennifer van Bronswijk, Special Counsel, Holding Redlich, 9 January
  • NAVA made a supplementary submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Review 2023-2024, 15 January
  • Donnalyn Xu and Emma Pham met online with arts worker, Sandra McMahon, 15 January
  • Penelope Benton met with Nick Garner, Producer, Atypical, 15 January
  • Penelope Benton quoted by Jessi Ryan in RED Gallery changing hands, artists still owed money, Arts Hub, 17 January
  • Penelope Benton and Donnalyn Xu met with Ruby Langton-Batty, First Nations Pro Bono Lawyer, Ashurst, 18 January 
  • Emma Pham co-facilitated a workshop on ‘Understanding Artist Fees and Wages’ with artist and educator Jeremy Sheehan at Yarilla Place, Coffs Harbour, 20 January
  • Emma Pham co-facilitated a workshop on ‘Understanding Artist Fees and Wages’ with artist and educator Jeremy Sheehan at Glasshouse, Port Macquarie, 20 January
  • Penelope Benton participated in the Fair Work Commission’s consultation with interested parties of the arts and culture sector for the Modern Awards Review 2023–24, 22 January – 2 February
  • NAVA made another supplementary submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Review 2023-2024, 22 January
  • Penelope Benton met with Kate Schaffner Director of Creative Workplaces and Sophie Byrne Government Relations Manager, Creative Australia, 22 January
  • Penelope Benton met with Anne Robertson Executive Officer, Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV), 22 January
  • Penelope Benton and Anne Robertson presented to Deputy President Millhouse for the Fair Work Commission’s consultation with interested parties of the arts and culture sector for the Modern Awards Review 2023–24, 23 January
  • Penelope Benton and Claire Watson Director NETS Vic, Claire Richardson Executive Director Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Tracy Burgess Executive Director Gertrude Contemporary, and independent artist and arts worker Madeleine Thornton-Smith presented to Deputy President Millhouse, Fair Work Commission, 24 January
  • Penelope Benton met with Josh Lowe, Co-CEO, Theatre Network Australia (TNA), 24 January
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Wiradjuri artist Felicity Chapman, Deadly Weavers, 23 January
  • Emma Pham met with artist Khaled Sabsabi, 25 January
  • NAVA made a Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25 to Treasury, Australian Government, 25 January
  • Penelope Benton attended the opening of LA SALLE DES TAUREAUX, Mikala Dwyer & Paul Yore at Gertrude Glasshouse, 25 January
  • NAVA team joined and supported nationwide events, protests and fundraisers for Invasion Day/Survival Day, 26 January
  • Penelope Benton met with artist, writer and curator Andy Butler, 30 January
  • Penelope Benton met with Natalie Turmine CEO, Lisa Lillis Director, Stakeholder Engagement, Bronwyn Coulston Stakeholder Liaison Manager, SkillsEQuipped, 31 January
  • Penelope Benton and Andy Butler, Eugenia Lim, Dr Rebecca Coates Director of Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), and Professor Grace McQuilten, Associate Professor Marnie Badham and Research Assistant Chloë Powell from RMIT University’s School of Art Visual Arts Work research team presented to Deputy President Millhouse, Fair Work Commission, 31 January
  • Penelope Benton met with artist and arts worker, Channon Goodwin, 31 January
  • Penelope Benton met with artist and arts worker, Ana Tiquia, 31 January
  • Robyn Fernandez met with Stephanie Parkin, co-Founder and Principal Solicitor of Parallax Legal, 31 January.