Area Coded: Established Artist
In the fourth and final session of Area Coded, Jason Wing will join us for the Established Artist session, speaking on nourishing an arts practice long-term through the highs and lows of an established career, and what can be learnt from NAVA's Code of Practice in this process, 1-2:30 pm AEST, Friday 23 May 2025.
Area Coded: Mid-Career Artist
Marikit Santiago joins NAVA and Utp to co-facilitate Area Coded's Mid-Career Artist session, delving into the realities of sustaining a full-time arts practice and how the Code of Practice remains a guide during this stage, 1-2:30pm AEST, Friday 25 April 2025.
Area Coded: Emerging Artist
Gillian Kayrooz, joins NAVA and Utp to co-facilitate Area Coded's Emerging Artist session, exploring how pre-emerging and emerging artists may use the Code of Practice to professionally and practically build up an arts career, 1-2:30pm AEDT, Friday 21 March 2025.
Area Coded: Pre-Emerging Artist
Utp rising student and artist, Grace Almansour, joins NAVA and Utp in co-facilitating Area Coded's Pre-Emerging Artist session, offering an introduction to the arts world via NAVA's Code of Practice, 1-2:30 pm AEDT, Friday 21 February 2025.
Workforce Australia: Mutual obligation requirements for Visual and Creative Artists
Online information session hosted by NAVA & DEWR on how artists and arts workers can meet mutual obligation requirements through professional arts activities, 1-2pm AEST, Thursday 5 December 2024.
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.
Barangga: First Nations Design Gathering
Discussion series with NAVA between First Nations and non-First Nations participants working across public art initiatives, presented by UNSW Galleries and UNSW Art & Design at UNSW Art & Design, Paddington NSW, 2:30-3:30pm, Saturday 26 October 2024.
BL:AK Camp
Mob only masterclass with NAVA and Copyright Agency on Kabi Kabi Country, coordinated by Libby Harward at Booloumba Creek, Sunshine Coast QLD, 1:30-2:30pm, Tuesday 15 October 2024.
NAVA at UNSW Art and Design Community Day
UNSW Art and Design students, come find NAVA's stall at T3 Community Day on campus, 11 September 2024, 12-4pm AEST.
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.
NAVA at DAAF
Come find NAVA's stall at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) 9-11 August 2024.
NAVA at CIAF
Come find NAVA's stall at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) 25 - 28 July 2024.
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.
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.
NAVA Talks AI in Arts Practice
Artist Kailum Graves joined NAVA to discuss his approach to incorporating AI in creative expression, 1-2 pm AEST, Wednesday 29 May 2024.
NAVA Talks AI and Copyright
Katherine Giles from Arts Law joins NAVA to shed light on the current application of copyright law to AI, 1-2 pm AEST, Wednesday 22 May 2024.
NAVA Talks AI and ICIP
Co-facilitated by NAVA and Shevaun Wright, artist and solicitor at Terri Janke and Company, this webinar delves into the intersection of AI and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), 1-2 pm AEST online, Monday 13 May 2024.
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
Exploring NAVA's Payment Standards
Join us for third instalment of NAVA's three-part online series with Arts North West, 'Exploring NAVA's Payment Standards', 5:30-6:30 pm AEDT online, Thursday 28 March 2024.
Understanding Good Practice around Artists’ Copyright and IP
Artist and arts worker Sandra McMahon joins us for the second of three online sessions held in collaboration with Arts North West, to chat copyright and Intellectual Property, 5:30-6:30 PM AEDT online, Thursday 21 March 2024.
Launch: Sector Resource for Choreographic Work in the Gallery
Precarious Movements launch new online Sector Resource for Choreographic Work in the Gallery at Buxton Contemporary, 2:30 - 4:30pm, Friday 15 March 2024.
Ethical Practices for Working with First Nations Artists
Hosted in partnership with Arts North West, explore NAVA's Code of Practice principles for working with First Nations artists and communities with Dr Lorina L. Barker and Dr Eliza Kent, 5:30-6:30pm AEDT online, Thursday 14 March 2024.
NAVA at Find: Public Art Summit
NAVA joins two-day program to discuss good practice frameworks within
public art as part of the Regional Arts Services Network Find: Public Arts Summit in Bundaberg, 22 and 23 February 2024.
Understanding Artists Fees and Wages - a NAVA presentation in Port Macquarie
Fees and Wages workshop hosted by NAVA and Arts Mid North Coast at Glasshouse - Art Lab, Port Macquarie, 3pm-4:30pm AEDT, Saturday 20 January 2024.
Understanding Artists Fees and Wages - a NAVA presentation in Coffs Harbour
Fees and Wages workshop hosted by NAVA and Arts Mid North Coast in Coffs Harbour, 10am-11:30am AEDT, Saturday 20 January 2024.
NAVA and Pari talk ARIs
Deadline: Dec. 9, 2023NAVA joins Pari for an in-conversation chat on good practice frameworks for running and sustaining artist-run initiatives (ARIs).
Industrial Award Coverage in the Visual Arts
Consultation meetings hosted by NAVA, 2-3pm AEDT Wednesday 8 November and 12-1pm AEDT Tuesday 14 November, 2023.
Bodies of Work – A Symposium
Waterside Workers Hall, Port Adelaide, Yartapuulti, 1 – 3 November 2023. Presented by Vitalstatistix and Reset Arts and Culture, SA.
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.
BL:AK Camp
Masterclass on Kabi Kabi Country, 10am-4pm Wednesday 6 September 2023.
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.
NAVA at CIAF
Come find NAVA's stall at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) 13 - 16 July 2023.
A Fool's Work Never Ends
Panel discussion hosted by Passage Gallery at Powerhouse Theatrette, Ultimo, NSW, 6pm AEST Thursday 22 June 2023.
Practice 101: Insurance
Online information session hosted by Arts Northern Rivers and presented by NAVA on insurance policies for artists, 12-1pm AEST Thursday 22 June 2023.
First Nations Visual Artists & the Law Webinar
Online webinar hosted by Arts Law and NAVA, 12-1pm AEST Monday 19 June 2023.
Cultivate & Create - Intro to the NAVA Code of Practice
Introductory workshop to NAVA's new Code of Practice at Gosford Regional Gallery, 5:30-7:30pm AEST 11 May 2023.
Embedding the NAVA Code of Practice - Tertiary Workshops
Two introductory workshops on NAVA's new Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design for tertiary academics and teaching staff (3 April), and university and TAFE students (20 April).
NAVA's Code endorsed in National Cultural Policy. What does that mean?
5.30pm AWST Thursday 13 April 2023 at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).
Art is a Real Job: Money Matters
Artist-led online event which draw on recommendations made in NAVA's new Code of Practice, Thursday 30 March.
Art is a Real Job: Working with Galleries
Artist-led online event for secondary school students and educators which draws on recommendations made in NAVA's new Code of Practice, Thursday 23 March.
Art is a Real Job: Ethics & Environmental Responsibility
Artist-led online event for secondary school students and educators which draws on recommendations made in NAVA's new Code of Practice, Thursday 16 March.
Art is a Real Job: Exhibiting Your Work
Artist-led online event for secondary school students and educators which draw on recommendations made in NAVA's new Code of Practice, Thursday 9 March.
Educator Briefing: Industry Practice in the Visual Arts Classroom (Repeat)
Wednesday 1 February 2023 (times listed below)
Free - registrations required
Online (Live) via Zoom
For all educators
1:00 - 1:45pm AWST Perth
2:30 - 3:15pm ACST Darwin
3:00 - 3:45pm AEST Brisbane
3:30 - 4:15pm ACDT Adelaide
4:00 - 4:45pm AEDT Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney
Educator Briefing: Industry Practice in the Visual Arts Classroom
Wednesday 14 December 2022.
Free - registrations required
Online (Live) via Zoom
4 - 4.45pm ACDT
For all educators
NAVA's new Code of Practice
A free introductory webinar into NAVA's new Code of Practice focused on new First Nations and Access Rights sections, 2-3pm AEDT Thursday 17 November 2022.
Educator Briefing: Industry Practice in the Visual Arts Classroom (WA only)
Thursday 10 November 2022. 9.00am - 4:30pm AWST. Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Western Australia.
NAVA's Know Your Worth workshop at PIVOT
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (AWST) Saturday, November 5, 2022. Online or in-person. Ticketed Event - free for NAVA members. PIVOT is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA.
Purrumpa - First Nations Arts & Culture National Gathering
NAVA presents on the new Code of Practice, 4 November 2022, Adelaide Convention Centre
ACUADS Conference
NAVA's Revised Code of Practice: Towards a Sustainable Sector, 12.45pm AWST Friday 28 October 2022
Cultural Data Imaginaries: GLAM, Research and Policy
10am - 3pm AEDT Wednesday 19 October 2022 at Powerhouse Theatrette, Ultimo NSW.
Exploring NAVA's Code of Practice
6.30pm - 8pm AEST Monday 26 September 2022 at 107 Projects, Redfern NSW. Hosted by the Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group (SAMAG).
Know Your Worth: Artist Fees & Wages
10am – 11am (AEST) Wednesday 14 September 2022
FREE online event – bookings essential
The Country Air: Service Organisations
6-7pm AEST Wednesday 7 September 2022 via Zoom
National Cultural Policy: Visual Arts Voice
NAVA hosted five 1-hour Zoom workshops to amplify the voices of the visual arts, craft and design sector to the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, 2 - 4 August 2022.
Artistic Courage: reimagining work, ambition, and equity in the arts
Symposium hosted by RMIT, 12-5pm AEST Friday 29 July 2022.
Creating Out Loud industry briefing
Online launch of a new small-group peer coaching program designed with and for the Australian arts and culture sector, 14 July 2022 via Zoom.
Breaking the pattern of policy neglect for the arts
6:30pm - 8:00pm Wednesday 11 May 2022 at The Paint Factory, Qld
The Arts and Arts Education in Crisis
5-7pm Monday 2 May 2022, ATYP Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3, Eora Country
Visit NAVA at CUT N POLISH: Artist Car Boot Sale
Come find NAVA's stall at CUT N POLISH, a high energy, one-day event centred on artists from Greater Sydney, 11-5pm, May 1 2022.
Code of Practice March Consultation 2022
NAVA is hosting a one-hour conversation on environmental sustainability for our major revision of the Code of Practice.
Easing Restrictions and Increasing Responsibility
Free webinar 2-3pm AEST Thursday 21 October 2021.
Accessing the Code of Practice
A consultation meeting hosted by NAVA and Accessible Arts via Zoom 1:00pm - 3:00pm AEST Monday 6 September 2021.
RISE funding: NAVA info session by Office for the Arts
Information session on the federal RISE funding progam via Zoom, 3-4pm AEST, Friday 11 June.
NAVA Curriculum Consultation
NAVA is hosting an open consultation via zoom on the changes in the Australian Curriculum, 4pm 17 June 2021.
Get that art grant workshop for Northern Beaches Council
Free workshop, 6-8pm Thursday 20 May 2021 for artists local to Northern Beaches.
Code of Practice February Consultation 2021
NAVA is hosting our third round of one-hour conversations for our major revision of the Code of Practice, 23-24 February 2021.
Creative Associations. Should you join?
Lunchtime Workshops Series hosted by the City of Ballarat, 12.30pm Friday 5 February 2021.
Collaborative Mentorship Initiative
NAVA are offering four paid mentorship opportunities for early-career visual arts, craft and design practitioners, specifically for those with a current project in development.
NSW Aboriginal visual arts practitioners to be heard
NAVA and Create NSW are hosting four Zoom workshops to amplify the voices of the NSW Aboriginal visual arts sector to the Indigenous Visual Arts Action Plan consultation, 1 - 10 December 2020.
Auslan interpreted Grant Writing Success Workshop for artists local to Octapod
Free online workshop, 1-3pm Tuesday 17 November 2020 for artists based in the Lower Hunter Regions of NSW.
Valuing Your Work Workshop for 'This Business Called Art'
'This Business Called Art' is a weekend long professional development seminar designed to support and develop the skills of emerging artists from the Dubbo Region.
Know My Name
Conference hosted by the National Gallery of Australia, featuring NAVA's Georgia Mokak and NAVA Board Member Genevieve Grieves, Tuesday 10 – Friday 13 November 2020.
Code of Practice October Consultation
NAVA and research partners from RMIT School of Art are hosting our second round of one-hour conversations for our major revision of the Code of Practice, 12-14 October 2020.
Public Art workshop with RMIT, NAVA and Arts Law
5.00 - 6.30pm AEST Monday 24 August. Hosted by Hatch Contemporary Arts Space and Banyule Arts and Culture.
NAVA Advocacy Program: Weekly Workshops Online
Online art advocacy workshop every Wednesday 4:00-5:30pm AEST, 22 April - 19 August 2020.
Moving major cultural institutions online
Deadline: July 20, 2020Webinar hosted by Portable featuring NAVA's Esther Anatolitis and Al Cossar, Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, 1pm - 2pm AEST Thursday 13 August 2020.
Grant Writing Success Workshop for Murray Art Museum Albury
Free online workshop, 1-3pm Wednesday 12 August 2020 for artists local to Murray Art Museum Albury.
Arts Day on the Hill 2020
Let’s achieve a critical mass of constructive advocacy on Wednesday 12 August 2020 with a focus on Question Time.
Public Art Projects: Planning and Delivery
A webinar for teachers and educators, presented by NAVA and hosted by Flying Arts Alliance.
Valuing Your Work Workshop for Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
Free online workshop via Zoom, 1-3pm Wednesday 29 July 2020 for
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, NSW.
What's Next for the Visual Art, Craft & Design Sector?
Online conference with special guest Rupert Myer AO, 11:00am-1:00pm AEST Thursday 16 July 2020.
Grant Writing Success Workshop for Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
Free online workshop, 3-5pm Wednesday 01 July 2020 for
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, NSW.
Code of Practice June Consultation
NAVA and research partners from RMIT School of Art are hosting a week of one-hour conversations to kick-start full consultation for our major revision of the Code of Practice, 1pm and 3pm, 22 - 25 June 2020.
Auslan Interpreted Grant Writing Success Workshop with Accessible Arts
Free Auslan interpreted online workshop for artists with disability, 10am-12pm Wednesday 03 June 2020 with Accessible Arts, NSW.
Creative Industries and COVID-19
7pm Tuesday 26 May, join Esther Anatolitis for a free Zoom seminar hosted by the Master of Arts and Cultural Management Program at Deakin University.
Online Professional Practice Talk for Cabra Creatives
10-11:30am, Friday 24 April, online Professional Practice webinar for Cabra Creatives, Studio 2166
WNTTA Where do I stand? Government stimulus package arts edition
Deadline: April 23, 20202-3pm Thursday 23 April, Zoom meeting
Smart Arts 2020: Valuing Your Work
NAVA presents 'Valuing Your Work' online for Murray Arts in conjunction with City of Wodonga's Smart Arts Program on Saturday April 18 2020 10am-12pm.
Creative Industry Pedagogies in a Chaotic World
Deadline: March 16, 202016 March, State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston St VIC
The Past Becomes Our Future: in conversation with artist activist 78ers
6-8pm, Wednesday 11 March, I.C.E. 8 Victoria Road, Parramatta NSW
Developing Arts Criticism
Deadline: Nov. 24, 2019Conversation on developing visual arts criticism in Australia, Sunday 24 November at PARI, Parramatta NSW
ARIs: What's Next for Artist Led Action?
Facilitated by Justine Youssef as part of HOBIENNALE (2.0) 6.30-8.30pm, Tuesday 19 November 2019, Studio 65, Hobart
Windmill Trust Scholarship presentation - Dale Collier
5.30pm Friday 15 November, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington
How to: get paid as a professional artist
Free webinar hosted by Flying Arts, 12-1pm Thursday 22 August.
Local practice, national politics
NERAM hosts a NAVA Members' Gathering, 6 - 7:30pm Tuesday 6 August 2019.
Arts Day on the Hill
Arts Day on the Hill is NAVA’s annual focus on national advocacy development for sustained government engagement with a long-term policy focus.
NAVA at CIAF
Come find NAVA's stall at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) 2019, Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal (CCLT).
Best Practice: Commissioning Art in Public Space || Adelaide
A feedback consultation on commissioning art in public space, 3 - 5pm 26 June 2019 at ACE Open in Adelaide.
SHARE.EAT.CONNECT
This event is exclusively for First Nations artists.
Art/Life Balance
Presented in partnership with Parramatta Artist Studios as part of Movers and Makers 2019
Artist Run World
In the lead up to the Federal Election, Bek Conroy facilitated a conversation about redesigning the world, 9 May 2019 at 107 Projects Redfern NSW.
Australian Cultural Policy: The Next Decade
A one-day symposium on the future of Australian culture participants, presented by NAVA and Monash University Masters of Cultural & Creative Industries.
POLITICAL CONFUSION, ARTISTIC COURAGE
Join NAVA for this urgent discussion and let’s collaborate on national action.
Accessible Arts - Code of Practice
This free workshop is open to artists with disability across all art forms and career stages, who are keen to learn more in partnership with Accessible Arts, presented by Esther Anatolitis.
Best Practice: Public Art Commissioning || Melbourne
A forum and roundtable with artists, policy makers and planners around best practice in public art, 12 - 3pm 26 Nov 2018 at RMIT in Melbourne.
Public Art: Roundtable || Sydney
A forum and roundtable with artists, policy makers and planners around best practice in public art, 3-6pm at The Gunnery Woolloomooloo.
The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists Exhibition
Image: Caroline Garcia Queen Of The Carabao (2018), 2-Channel Digital Video, 30mins
Blak Curatorial Exchange
A curatorial exchange program in Queensland for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
Sustainability of practice
a participatory forum which explores opportunities in building strong and sustainable practices for artists. Including guest speakers: Hamish Sawyer, Vernon Ah Kee, Jo St Baker, Donna Davis and facilitated by Katie Edmiston
What’s Holding Us Back? Frameworks for Artist-Led Futures
Panel Discussion: What’s Holding Us Back? Frameworks for an Artist-Led Future.
Independent Publishing Now
A public forum which discusses the opportunities that independent writing and publishing that present for artists and curators.
The Art of Mentoring - Movers and Makers
Presented in partnership with Parramatta Artist Studios as part of Movers and Makers 2018
Future Platforms for the Arts
Future platforms for the arts: From festivals to federal budgets.
A LORD MAYOR FOR THE ARTS?
Ahead of the Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor by-elections, the Executive Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts, Esther Anatolitis, will be hosting a panel of Lord Mayor candidates outlining their position on the arts.
Who's afraid of Australian artists?
A discussion about the intersection of art and politics in contemporary Australia. Facilitated by Esther Anatolitis, with guest speakers Simon Hunt, Sara Saleh & Alex Seton.
Where to next...?
A career management intensive for mid-career artists presented by NAVA and Flying Arts Alliance. Applications to participate close 16 February.
NAVA Book Club
What actions do we need to take to ensure Indigenous artists’ rights are protected? How do critical Indigenous methodologies change the ways we work? NAVA Book Club coinciding with VOLUME 2017 | Another Art Book Fair.
The Artist as Entrepreneur
A professional development forum for emerging and mid career artists in partnership with Print Council of Australia.
Prizes and Awards. What comes next?
Panel discussion presented by UNSW Art & Design, the Copyright Agency and NAVA.
Best practice: working together with artists
NAVA and Artisan present a professional development intensive for emerging arts workers. Through a program of talks and discussions, participants will engage with industry professionals to examine best practices of working together with artists.
Art, Agency, Action: Melbourne
A social change forum for artists and activists to discuss models for change and strategies for the future of our arts ecology, held at Testing Grounds.
Art, Agency, Action: Sydney
A social change forum for artists and activists to discuss models for change and strategies for the future of our arts ecology, held at Firstdraft Gallery.
Reimagining Equality
Reimagining Equality is a forum event with artists and curators to discuss equality in the arts at Bankstown Arts Centre.
Contemporary Curating: The Gig Economy
A public forum presented by NAVA, QCA Griffith University and QUT Art Museum, supported by ACUADS.
Making a Career in the Arts
Presented by SAMAG in collaboration with NAVA and Artspace.
Western Sydney Jam
A visual arts forum looking at the opportunities and challenges facing the arts in Western Sydney.
Let's talk about curating, baby
Presented in partnership with Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), this forum unpacked some of the debates and tensions of what it means to be a contemporary curator in Australia today.
Beyond Rhetoric
This Melbourne forum explored the role of the contemporary curator in light of the findings of the Elvis Richardson produced, CoUNTess Report.
Let's Talk
A series of NAVA and Artspace Sydney hosted ‘town hall’ style public discussions exploring current issues affecting the S2M arts sector.
Ethics, money & art
A public forum at Sydney College of the Arts discussing the ethics of money and art.
