Workforce Australia: Mutual obligation requirements for Visual and Creative Artists

Join the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) for a free online information session to help artists and arts workers navigate mutual obligation requirements under Workforce Australia’s Points Based Activation System (PBAS). The Department of Social Services will also be in attendance to discuss the income testing rules.

If you’re a freelancer or part-time arts worker receiving JobSeeker or other unemployment payments, you can now earn PBAS points through professional arts activities like applying for grants, submitting exhibition proposals, volunteering, or meeting with curators.

In this session, you’ll:

• Learn how professional arts activities count towards expanded mutual obligations.
• Explore the resources available, including Workforce Australia’s fact sheet offering practical guidance for creatives.
• Share your experiences and challenges accessing income support directly with Workforce Australia representatives.

Event details

1-2pm AEST, Thursday 5 December 2024
Online via Teams
Free - registration required

Access
These sessions will be Auslan interpreted and live captioned. If you have any additional access requirements, please contact nava@visualarts.net.au as soon as possible.

Members are encouraged to send questions to nava@visualarts.net.au in advance to ensure the session addresses your concerns.

NAVA has long advocated for Centrelink to recognise that art is real work. This session builds on 20 years of efforts to remove barriers and burdens for artists and arts workers navigating the income support system.

This session is open to all artists and arts workers, including NAVA Members and non-Members, across all art forms. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to align your professional arts activities with PBAS requirements while contributing to ongoing advocacy for better conditions for artists.

NAVA acknowledges and pays respects to the rightful custodians of the many First Nations Lands upon which this online event will be streamed and received. We recognise all Custodians of Country throughout all lands, waters and territories, and pay respect to First Nations communities' Ancestors and Elders. Sovereignty was never ceded.