Call for NAVA Board Nominations - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Director
Nominations close 22 April 2025.
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is seeking nominations for one elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Director (identified role) to join the NAVA Board.
NAVA Board Directors are NAVA Members who are respected by their peers, have strong standing within the visual arts sector, and can activate relationships that help extend NAVA’s national reach in achieving its strategic goals.
In recognition of the expertise and contributions of First Nations Directors, honorarium payments are provided in line with NAVA’s Artists and Arts Worker Fee Policy, with amounts determined by the Board in alignment with comparable bodies.
About the role
Board Directors play a vital role in ensuring good governance through strategic oversight and risk management. The NAVA Board takes a long-term, sector-engaged view of the organisation, supporting its mission while upholding ethical standards. It is not an artistic advisory committee – all Directors contribute equally across all areas of decision-making.
We encourage nominations from individuals with experience in ethical decision-making and governance, which may be demonstrated through previous involvement with boards, committees, ARIs (Artist-Run Initiatives), or advisory groups.
Eligibility and nomination process
- Nominees must be current NAVA Members.
- Nominations must be made by another NAVA Member.
- Self-nominations are not permitted under NAVA’s Articles of Association.
Key dates
- Nominations close: 22 April 2025
- If required, voting will open: 28 April 2025
- Voting closes: 18 May 2025
Image credit
NAVA Board and staff following a Board meeting. L-R: Janel Yau, Liz Nowell, Janice Falsone, Penelope Benton, Clothilde Bullen OAM, Jamie Lewis, Sophia Cai, and Kate Just, 6 March 2025.
ID: Eight people standing in a row on a building walkway, smiling and facing the camera. Behind them, city buildings and trees are visible in the background.
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) acknowledges Traditional Owners, Custodians and knowledge-holders of the unceded lands on which we live, learn and work.
The NAVA Board, and artists whom we represent are based across hundreds of sovereign nations and unceded lands throughout the continent that has become colonially known as Australia.
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first artists and makers on this continent, and pay respect to First Nations communities' ancestors and Elders.
Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
