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Alarm as Griffith University Art Museum faces closure

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Vipoo Srivilasa awarded the 2023 Carstairs Grant

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Stop the genocide in Gaza

An open letter from artists in Australia calling for an immediate stop to the genocide in Gaza. Addressed to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, this letter represents a diverse cohort of more than 1,000 signatories and was first published in Overland.

Another insurance win for NAVA Members

Policy backflip for Members working at heights.

NAVA commits to paying artists on its board of directors

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Revive: National Cultural Policy – a Visual Arts Perspective

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Federal Budget 2022-2023: Much more to be done for the arts

NAVA’s analysis of the October 2022-2023 Federal Budget.

You Can’t Sit With Us! Visual arts omitted from support initiatives

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NAVA launches New Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design

Following extensive collaboration across the sector, NAVA today soft-launches the new Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design.

NAVA welcomes elected Board Members from four states

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(L) Sue-Lyn Aldrian Moyle, photo by Bohdan Warchomij; (R) Michelle Vine, photo by Heather Faulker.

2021 Carstairs Prize increases to $10,000

Today NAVA announces the Carstairs Prize has been given a boost from $3,000 to $10,000 to support socially-engaged arts practice.

Visual arts sector urgently requires crisis funding

Urgent measures are needed to ensure hard-hit artists and arts workers have access to vital financial support.

$10,000 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists now open for applications

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Image: Debbie Taylor-Worley, 2021

NAVA joins criticism of Dark Mofo plan to soak British flag in Indigenous blood for art project

NAVA urges Dark Mofo to release an urgent public statement, reconsider the decision to program Sierra’s artwork and engage rigorous community and cultural consultation for all future commissioned works.

Unemployment payment changes still well below poverty line

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NAVA defends anti-police sentiments in artwork

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Shahmen Suku awarded the 2020 Carstairs Prize

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SA Government donates $50,000 to Artists’ Benevolent Fund

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Creative industry unites to secure Australia’s cultural life

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NAVA and Art Month Sydney invite donations for a new Artists’ Benevolent Fund

Photo: Bert Flugelman, reflected in his public artwork The Spheres, Rundle Mall, Adelaide.

Why can’t a $7.1bn surplus fund a $7.1bn vision?

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Gender acCOUNTability in the arts

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