NAVA In Action
What we're working on this year...
Image: Dr Lorina L. Barker and Dr Eliza Kent explore NAVA's Code of Practice principles for working with First Nations artists and communities in online webinar Ethical Practices for Working with First Nations Artists, co-presented by NAVA and Arts North West, 14 March 2024 via Zoom.
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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.
