Artists at Work: Rights, Standards and Professional Practice
Join NAVA for a free in-person workshop on navigating professional opportunities in the arts. Hosted by Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery, on Friday 24 July 2026, from 11am to 12pm.
About the Session
Learn how to navigate the arts industry in ways that are equitable and ethical as you build your arts practice
NAVA is a Membership organisation which brings together the many voices of the contemporary arts sector to improve fundamental conditions of work and practice. We do this through advocacy, education and the Code of Practice.
In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to navigate the arts industry in ways that are equitable and ethical as you build your arts practice. Learn about the Code, what it covers, how to access it, navigate it, and when to use it. Participants will walk away with an understanding on how to get paid fairly and advocate for their worth; important learnings for sustaining professional practice in the current climate. There will be a Q&A at the end of the session, where you can ask questions about working in the arts sector.
Venue
Sonia Farley Studio 2
Lewers, Penrith Regional Gallery
86 River Road
Emu Plains NSW
Parking
Free parking is available onsite and in the surrounding streets.
NAVA acknowledges the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of Penrith and the Nepean River. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and honour the deep cultural knowledge, creativity and storytelling shaping this region since the beginning.
Image: Ancher Points: Emerging Artist Program 2025. Photography by Richard Trang, Ancher Points 2025 participant.
ID: Black and white photo. Three people sit talking around a patio table in a courtyard at Penrith Regional Gallery.
