Workshop: Professional Development for Artists with NAVA
Join NAVA for an introductory workshop for Hawkesbury Now 2026 to learn about the Code of Practice, writing artist statements and pricing your artwork. Sunday 19 July, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, 11am - 2pm.
Venice Biennale 2028 Expressions of Interest
Creative Australia invites artistic proposals for the Australia Pavilion for the 62nd International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia in 2028.
Exhibitions Production Coordinator, Home of the Arts (HOTA)
HOTA is seeking a dynamic Exhibition Production Coordinator to play a pivotal role in delivering an engaging and diverse program for the HOTA Gallery.
Marketing Manager, Penrith Performing & Visual Arts
Penrith Performing and Visual Arts is looking for a Marketing Manager who can tell that story and sell it. Someone who understands that marketing in the arts is how audiences find us, how artists trust us, and how a Western Sydney organisation makes the case for itself to the rest of Sydney.
Gallery Manager, Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery
Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery is looking for a Gallery Manager who leads with vision and lands with rigour. Someone who understands the challenges and opportunities of Western Sydney, and the role that arts and culture can play in the growth of our region.
2027 Exhibition Program, Firstdraft
Firstdraft supports and platforms early-career, risk-taking and experimental art practices through a diverse program of solo and group exhibitions.
2027 Early-Career Curator Program, Firstdraft
Firstdraft's curator program is designed to support early-career arts workers and curators to deliver professional exhibitions.
2027 ARI in Residence, Firstdraft
Firsrdraft's ARI in Residence program is designed to support artists and arts workers contributing to their communities beyond their own studio practices.
Gallery Development Project Officer, Blak Circle
Blak Circle Gallery is seeking a Gallery Development Project Officer who can assist us to build the foundations for a thriving, sustainable gallery. This is a unique opportunity to support the future of an ambitious First Nations-led cultural space, establishing the systems, brand and audiences that will support long-term success.
Bindi Digital Art Prize 2026
Artists are encouraged to enter works which explore and celebrate the digital art medium in all its forms.the Bindi Digital Art Prize is open to all-abilities. It aims to progress critical, creative and inclusive ways of thinking about and appreciating artistic practice in our shared digital times.
City of Belmont Art Awards 2026
Entries now open to WA artists of all ages and artistic styles. Exhibit your work at the two-week exhibition and win up to $10,000 in Awards and prizes.
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2026
Submissions for the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2026 are now open.
2026 Fisher's Ghost Art Award
The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums.
General Manager, Tactile Arts
Tactile Arts is looking for an experienced General Manager to lead one of Darwin's most loved arts organisations. Full or part time considered.
Art Spaces Activation Partnership Funding, Creative Brimbank
Artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for funding to support arts projects in Brimbank. We encourage applications from artists in Melbourne’s western region, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and artists from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Low Cost Art Studio Opportunities in Brimbank 2026
We're currently seeking applications from arts practitioners working within any of the arts disciplines (visual, literary, performing, media) looking for a creative space in a supportive arts environment. Artists who live in Melbourne’s west are encouraged to apply.
New Women and Babies Hospital Project
WA Life are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from artists and creatives for a series of significant public art commissions for the New Women and Babies Hospital Project.
Dhiraamalang: Wesfarmers First Nations Arts Leadership Program 2026
The Dhiraamalang Program provides an opportunity for First Nations Arts professionals from across Australia to participate in an 11-day intensive residential program to network and learn about the creative arts and cultural sector.
Support Act x NAVA: First Nations Information Session
Join NAVA and Support Act for a free First Nations Information Session online, Tuesday 2 June, 12pm - 1pm AEST.
Arts and Disability Initiative
This initiative is for d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers. You can apply for funding to develop a new work, or to build your practice, skills and networks.
NAVA at Sector Sessions: Long Table
Join NAVA for one-on-one conversations offering practical guidance, hosted by Randwick City Council, Thu 14 May, Randwick Town Hall NSW.
NAVA Accessibility guidelines
NAVA’s Accessibility Guidelines is practical, straightforward guide for designers and content creators. This guide aims to make accessibility more practical and achievable. You’ll find handy tips which are easy to integrate into your everyday workflow.
MINI: Communication and Conflict
MINI: Communication and Conflict is a free online workshop for artists and arts workers, looking at the foundations of communication, the role of trust, and how misunderstandings form in the arts sector. Tuesday 12 May, 1.30pm – 2.30pm AEST.
NAVA stall at Creative Careers Expo 2026
Come find NAVA's stall at Campbelltown Arts Centre's Creative Career Expo 2026, Friday 1 May 2026, 8.45 am - 2.45 pm.
Professional Development: Introduction to the Code of Practice
Join NAVA for an online introductory workshop to the Code of Practice, hosted by Kingston Arts. 6.30pm - 7.30pm AEST, Wednesday 29 April 2026, online.
AI + Ethics and Your Creative Work
In collaboration with Fairfield City Council, join NAVA's Penelope Benton in conversation with digital artist Jane Fan and Westen Sydney film maker Ryan Cauchi, as they share how AI is impacting their work and the opportunities and challenges they encounter. 6 - 8pm AEST, Tuesday 28 April 2026, Fairfield City HQ.
A visual artist's guide to Generative AI
This guide by Oliver Bown offers valuable considerations for visual artists considering working with Generative AI tools.
REWIRE: Understanding Mental Health in the Visual Arts
REWIRE: Understanding & Supporting Mental Health in the Visual Arts is a free 90-minute online workshop designed specifically for artists, curators, arts workers, producers and creative teams across the visual arts sector. Wednesday 18 March, 1.30pm – 3pm AEDT.
Front of House Assistant EOI, Artspace
Artspace invites Expressions of Interest from enthusiastic individuals for Front of House Assistant roles. Assistants support smooth operation of public spaces through welcoming customer service, gallery invigilation, and assistance with exhibitions, programs, and events.
Untangling Insurance 2026
This webinar brings together insurance brokers Cover for Creatives and artist Keroshin Govender to help untangle the world of insurance for arts practice, a year after the launch of NAVA's new industry package, Wednesday 25 February, 1-2.15pm AEDT.
Reconciliation Action Plan Progress Report September 2024 - December 2025
An update on NAVA’s progress against our RAP commitments.
NAVA News 10 2025
This month's news: Caring as a Practice; Tax Reform Advocacy Toolkit; Payday Super; NAVA welcomes government decision to reject AI copyright exemption; and more.
Information for donors - The Cultural Gifts Program (CGP)
Find out more about The Cultural Gifts Program (CGP), which encourages Australians to donate items of cultural significance to our public collecting institutions by offering tax deductions for eligible donations.
Applying for a deductible gift recipient (DGR) endorsement as a cultural organisation
Check if your NFP meets the criteria as one of the specified cultural forms.
Artist Studio Protection Guide
Whether you’re looking for a new studio or improving your current space, use this guide by CERF+ to reduce risk to yourself, your artwork, and your practice.
Studio Safety Poster
This poster by CERF+ provides information on Studio Safety.
Creative Impact webinar: Artist payment standards
A free expert-led discussion providing artists, creative practitioners and arts workers with practical guidance on meeting good practice standards, Tuesday 22 July, 1-2pm AEST, online.
Artists on boards: Essential perspectives
This guide by Julie Ewington discusses how working on an arts board offers great opportunities to contribute to the growth of the arts ecology, but also brings weighty responsibilities.
Activate Your Activism: An Access, Ethics and Cultural Rights Workshop
Join NAVA, Bedelia Lowrencev, M. Sunflower & Imogen Yang for a gathering as artists, activists and arts workers living in and responding to a world in crisis, marked by ongoing genocide, biodiversity loss and climate collapse, 2-4pm AEST, Monday 2 June, Darling Square Library, Sydney.
The Artist’s Guide to NFTs
This guide by Sophie Penkethman-Young outlines what an NFT is, its environmental impacts, and Intellectual Property and Copyright concerns.
NAVA at Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists
Visit NAVA at the Revealed Market Stall 2025 at WA Museum Boola Bardip, Saturday 12 April, 9.30am - 5pm, and join the panel discussion "Creative Sovereignty & Legacies", Sunday 13 April, 2pm - 3.30pm.
Workforce Australia Mutual obligation requirements for Visual and Creative Artists
Information session and Q&A from Workforce Australia.
NAVA at UNSW Art and Design Community Day 2025
Come find NAVA's stall at UNSW Art and Design's T1 Community Day on campus, Wednesday 19 February 2025, 12-4pm.
Respecting ICIP in Collecting Institutions
Join First Nations arts workers Tammi Gissell and Madeline Poll for an online webinar on how collecting institutions can respect Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), Thursday 14 November, 6pm - 7pm AEDT.
NAVA RAP Working Group EOI
NAVA invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives to join its Reconciliation Working Group (RWG). These external representatives will play a crucial role in guiding NAVA’s ongoing RAP deliverables and will be remunerated for their time and contributions.
Mylyn Nguyen
Mylyn Nguyen is a Sydney-based artist known for creating intricate paper miniature sculptures, often inspired by local buildings and childhood memories, to evoke curiosity and wonder.
NAVA x NAS: Art Forum Lunchtime Lectures
Join NAVA at the National Art School for a discussion on navigating the arts industry in ways that are equitable and ethical, using the Code of Practice as your guide. Open to the public, staff and students in the Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney, Wednesday 14 August 2024, 12.45 – 1.30 pm AEST.
Meta AI: The use of Facebook and Instagram content to train generative AI
This Arts Law article considers the use of Facebook and Instagram content to train generative AI and what you can do to protect your work.
Gympie (Kabi Kabi) - Understanding Artists' Fees and Wages - A NAVA Presentation
Join us for a free workshop on 'Understanding Artists' Fees and Wages' presented in partnership with CQ RASN and the Pomona and District Community House, 4.30 – 6 pm AEST, Gympie Regional Gallery Workshop, Thursday 27 June 2024.
Introduction to Collaborative Arts Practice
This guide by Make or Break (Bec Gallo and Connie Anthes) explores good practice for working collaboratively between artists.
NAVA x Firstdraft: Auction Pricing 101
Join multidisciplinary artist Abdul Abdullah for an online webinar hosted by NAVA and Firstdraft and learn some tips and tricks on pricing your work for auctions, Wednesday 26 June, 6pm - 7pm AEST.
Pomona (Kabi Kabi) - Understanding Artists' Fees and Wages - A NAVA Presentation
Join us for a free workshop on 'Understanding Artists' Fees and Wages' presented in partnership with CQ RASN and the Pomona and District Community House, 4.30 – 6 pm AEST, Lawson Shed, Pomona, Wednesday 26 June 2024.
National Reconciliation Week 2024
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for us all to consider our part in reconciliation.
Know Your Worth - Creatives in the Neighbourhood
Join local artist Khaled Sabsabi as he gives his perspective on NAVA’s Code of Practice as one tool in the artist's toolkit to help sustain a professional career and practice, Wednesday 1 May, 6pm-8pm AEST, The Workary, Whitlam Library, Cabramatta.
Public Art Commissions: An Artist’s Rights and Responsibilities
In this online workshop hosted by Kiama Municipal Council, learn about contracts, rights, and ethical considerations for Public Art Commissions with NAVA and artist Carla Gottgens, Tuesday 23 April 2024, 12.00pm-1.30pm AEST
Respecting ICIP in Collecting Institutions
Drawing on NAVA’s Code of Practice, this guide by Nathan Sentance, Tammi Gissell and Madeline Poll examines how collecting institutions can authentically respect and embed Indigenous cultural rights into their practices.
NAVA and Pari talk ARIs
NAVA joins Pari for an in-conversation chat on good practice frameworks for running and sustaining artist-run initiatives (ARIs).
Non-fungible Token (NFT) Information Sheet
This information sheet by Arts Law explains what Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are and how they are commonly used. It will cover some basic technological concepts involved with NFTs, including “blockchain”, “smart contracts”, “minting”, and “cryptocurrencies.” It will also cover legal issues to be aware of when dealing with NFTs.
Vipoo Srivilasa awarded the 2023 Carstairs Grant
Media Release
NAVA - Tips and Tricks Workshop at the USU: Festival of Creativity
Verge Gallery, 2-3pm AEST on Thursday 21 September 2023.
USU: Creative Fair
Visit the NAVA stall at the Refectory, Holme Building (A09), 4-8pm AEST on Thursday 21 September 2023.
Equity in Arts Opportunities
To address inequities within the sector – such as gender, race and access – it is necessary to implement practical steps to support equitable application and selection processes.
Payment & Pricing with NAVA
Webinar hosted by Flying Arts and presented by NAVA that explains the standards for artist fees and wages in the new Code of Practice, 12-1pm AEST 20 July 2023.
Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft
Bundjalung woman Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft is an artist, activist, mentor, and writer.
Supporting Racial Equity in the Arts
The new Racial Equity and Representation section in the Code of Practice demonstrates different ways in which issues of racial equity might be present, and the responsibilities of organisations and artists in addressing them.
Sasha Hill
Sasha Hill is a Yamatji/Noongar artist whose practice includes painting, jewellery and weaving.
NewAccess for Small Business Owners
Beyond Blue’s NewAccess for Small Business Owners is a guided self-help mental health coaching program. It’s free, confidential and convenient. Available nationally by phone or video call, no GP referral is required.
Environmental Sustainability Toolkit for the NSW Arts & Cultural Sector
This comprehensive resource investigates ways to integrate environmental best practice into arts and cultural organisations’ strategic planning, operations and artistic programming, focusing on public museums and galleries.
Jayanto Tan
Jayanto Tan explores hidden cultural and self-identity through performance and installation using found objects, ceramic sculptures and authentic food.
NAVA Code of Practice: An ethical framework for working with First Nations artists and communities
The newly-added First Nations section in NAVA’s revised Code of Practice offers a critical ethical framework for implementing industry good practice.
Toolkit on Environmental Sustainability in the Museum Practice
CIMAM's Toolkit aims to help contemporary art museum professionals start implementing the necessary changes to become carbon neutral.
