NAVA News 2 2025
This month's news: NAVA advocates for arts workers in FWC Case; Mutual obligation requirements for visual artists; Creative Australia’s failure to defend artistic freedom; and more.
NAVA advocates for better pay for arts workers in Fair Work Commission Case
In a critical submission to the FWC, NAVA recommended key changes to the Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020 to include and better protect arts workers.
Mutual obligation requirements for visual artists
Webinar recording and Q&A download now available.
Sending strength to NAVA Members affected by storms and floods
As severe weather warnings continue, please know that NAVA Members from all across Australia are standing right beside you.
NAVA statement in support of artist Khaled Sabsabi
NAVA calls on Creative Australia to reinstate Sabsabi and Dagostino, provide transparency around this decision and urges the Australian Government to reaffirm its commitment to arms-length funding.
NAVA News 1 2025
This month's news: NAVA launches its Disability Action Plan; Revising the Amusement Award: What Should Change?; Improved insurance for NAVA Members; Celebrating Clothilde Bullen on receiving an Order of Australia Medal; and more.
NAVA launches its Disability Action Plan
The plan reflects NAVA’s long-term commitment to challenging ableism and prioritising equitable conditions for d/Deaf and Disabled artists and arts workers.
Revising the Amusement Award: What Should Change?
Share your insights in NAVA’s short survey to help shape the revised Amusement Award and ensure it better reflects the realities of working in the arts sector
Invasion Day/Survival Day Statement of Solidarity 2025
NAVA supports the boycott of “Australia Day” on 26 January 2025 and stands in solidarity with First Nations peoples' rights to justice, sovereignty and self-determination.
Improved insurance for NAVA Members – New partners, better coverage
Exciting news! Starting February 2025, NAVA Members will enjoy improved insurance through our new partnership with Cover for Creatives.
NAVA News 11 2024
This month's news: NAVA in 2024: Sector wins and challenges; Arts Workforce Scoping Study Interim Findings; QUT urged to reverse decision to cut Art Museum programming; and more.
NAVA in 2024: Sector wins and challenges
This year, NAVA focussed on advancing its mission to improve fundamental conditions of work and practice.
Area Coded: Online Sessions
NAVA and Utp present ‘Area Coded’, an online knowledge sharing program spanning lessons and learnings from Pre-Emerging, Emerging, Mid-Career and Established Western Sydney artists, using the Code of Practice as a key reference.
NAVA welcomes Arts Workforce Scoping Study interim findings
The findings highlight critical workforce and skills shortages across the arts sector.
NAVA News 10 2024
This month's news: Fair Work Commission update; NAVA launches First Nations Policy and Innovate RAP; NAVA welcomes two new Board Directors; and more.
Fair Work Commission update: Changes to award coverage for visual arts workers
The Fair Work Commission will vary the Amusement, Events, and Recreation Award 2020 to recognise art as work.
NAVA launches First Nations Policy to strengthen cultural safety and self-determination
NAVA is proud to launch its new First Nations Policy to support an empowered First Nations workforce within NAVA.
NAVA welcomes two new Board Directors
Jamie Lewis and Liz Nowell have been welcomed as the newest Directors to the NAVA Board.
NAVA News 9 2024
This month's news: Important changes ahead for award coverage; New General Manager and First Nations Outreach Coordinator; Tax reform for artists; and more.
NAVA welcomes new General Manager and First Nations Outreach Coordinator
Georgia Mokak and Janel Yau, photo by Jamie James 2024.
NAVA statement in support of artist Leslie Eastman
NAVA defends Melbourne artist Leslie Eastman's artistic freedom following a coordinated intimidation campaign to have the exhibition shut down.
NAVA welcomes SaSCA’s Workforce Planning Report for the Arts
NAVA supports the new Workforce Planning Report, which addresses workforce challenges, skills shortages, and pay inequities in the visual arts sector.
NAVA News 8 2024
This month's news: Addressing workforce challenges; Early insights from the NAVA Member Survey; Mental health challenges and resources; and more.
Addressing workforce challenges: NAVA’s advocacy through the Arts SWAG
NAVA advocates to address First Nations workforce challenges, income instability, cuts to arts education and the broader inequities faced by artists and arts workers.
Early insights from the NAVA Member Survey
Members' main concerns include pay and working conditions, cost of living, freedom of expression, and funding issues, with racial and gender equity also highlighted.
Supporting mental health in the visual arts
Resources like the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline and Good Arts, Good Mental Health offer vital assistance, but more robust mental health support is essential to support those shaping our cultural landscape.
NAVA News 7 2024
This month's news: NAVA Member Survey; Amusement Award review for better visual arts coverage; NAVA secures Delivery Partners funding; and more.
NAVA Member Survey 2024
Share your thoughts on NAVA’s work for a chance to win a Premium Membership.
NAVA farewells Deputy Director Georgie Cyrillo
NAVA extends our heartfelt gratitude and wishes her the best in her new role.
NAVA News 6 2024
This month's news: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud #NAIDOC2024; Work with NAVA; Update to Payment Standards; and more.
Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud #NAIDOC2024
Join NAVA in celebrating NAIDOC Week and the significant contributions and leadership of First Nations visual artists and storytellers.
Update to Payment Standards in NAVA Code of Practice
The first annual increase to the Payment Standards in NAVA’s Code of Practice took effect on 1 July 2024.
NAVA News 5 2024
This month's news: NAVA Win: Archibald Prize finalists to receive artist loan fees; Indexation to be applied to NAVA's Payment Standards; NAVA welcomes new Directors to the Board; and more.
NAVA Win: Archibald Prize finalists to receive artist loan fee for the first time
Finalists in the Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman Prizes now receive an artist fee, marking a significant step towards the recognition of artists as workers.
Indexation to be applied to NAVA's Payment Standards
The first annual increase to the Payment Standards in NAVA’s Code will be implemented on 1 July 2024.
NAVA Talks AI program recap
These webinars provided an overview of the critical issues at the intersection of AI and arts practice, offering valuable insights and practical advice for artists navigating this evolving landscape.
Visual arts, craft and design organisations urged to contribute to Arts Workforce Study
NAVA strongly urges all arts organisations to take a vital survey aimed at identifying workforce challenges and skills needs before the Wednesday 19 June 2024 deadline.
NAVA welcomes new Directors to the Board
Sophia Cai, Kate Just and Janice Falsone have been welcomed as the newest Directors to the NAVA Board, while Brian Tucker CPA steps into the role of Treasurer for NAVA.
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National Reconciliation Week 2024
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for us all to consider our part in reconciliation.
Support NAVA's work this EOFY
Membership and donations are tax-deductible.
Proposed Closure of UQ's Museum Studies Programs Raises Alarm
The only tertiary qualifications offered in this specialised field in Queensland are under threat.
NAVA responds to the Federal Budget 2024-25 announcement
As expected, the budget presentation offered few surprises. The funding allocated for the arts both this year and last, aligns with the Government's National Cultural Policy, Revive.
NAVA News 4 2024
This month's news: Launch of the 2022 Countess Report reveals stagnation of gender equity; New First Nations Code of Practice Graphics; and more.
Counting Gender: The Countess Report’s urgent call for action
The slow progress in addressing gender equity in the visual arts emphasises the need for proactive measures to dismantle systemic barriers and promote diversity and inclusivity.
NAVA Talks AI: Online sessions
Join NAVA in May for a collaborative series of good practice conversations on the use and impacts of AI on work and practice in visual arts, craft and design.
NAVA News 3 2024
This month’s news: New Code of Practice Training Course; Qld Professional Development Program; Disability Action Plan survey; and more.
Introducing NAVA’s Code of Practice Training Courses
Enrol today and learn how to apply the Code’s recommendations to your work and practice.
NAVA Disability Action Plan: Community consultation survey
Please take NAVA's short survey to help understand the barriers d/Deaf and/or Disabled artists and arts workers face and how NAVA can better support you.
NAVA News 2 2024
This month's news: Ongoing advocacy for the recognition of art as work; NSW Professional Development Program: Update and Upcoming;and more.
NSW Professional Development Program: Update and Upcoming
With funding from Create NSW, NAVA is currently delivering a series of workshops, talks and new access tools focused on boosting awareness and application of the Code.
NAVA News 1 2024
This month's news: Visual arts sector advocates for award coverage; New Code of Practice Accessible Infographics; and more.
Visual arts sector advocates for award coverage
Visual artists and arts workers raised concerns of inadequate award coverage and low wages with the Fair Work Commission as part of the Modern Awards Review.
NAVA in 2023: A Year of Advocacy
NAVA reflects on a year marked by significant milestones.
Alarm as Griffith University Art Museum faces closure
Media Release
Vipoo Srivilasa awarded the 2023 Carstairs Grant
Media Release
NAVA News 10 2023
This month's news: Modern Awards Review discussion paper; Centrelink Win; COVID-19 response inquiry; and more.
Modern Awards Review: Discussion paper open for consultation
The Modern Awards Review 2023-2024 represents a pivotal opportunity for the visual arts to secure pay and improved working conditions.
Advocating to Recognise Art as Work: Centrelink Win
After years of lobbying, NAVA Members secure the recognition of professional arts activity undertaken to meet Centrelink’s mutual obligation requirements.
COVID-19 Response: Impact on the visual arts and hopes for the Inquiry
NAVA will be making a submission to the inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and encourages you to add your voice.
Letter to Fair Work Commission for Arts Awards Review
Following meetings with NAVA and the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) have sent a letter to Fair Work Commission President, Justice Hatcher. The letter makes recommendations for the arts and culture discussion paper due to be released on 6 November 2023, as part of the recently announced Modern Awards Review.
NAVA News 9 2023
This month's news: Modern Award Review; Strengthening data on the arts; Risk aversion impacting artists' insurance; Ellen Ferrier receives 2023 Windmill Trust Scholarship; NAVA Artist File: Nicole Foreshare; and more.
Modern Award Review: Opportunity to mandate pay and working conditions
The Modern Award Review was announced on 15 September 2023 and presents a significant opportunity to legislate pay for artists and arts workers.
Strengthening data on the arts
The importance of accurate data cannot be overstated, as it plays a pivotal role in shaping policies at all levels of government, regardless of political affiliation.
Show your support for industry good practice
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NAVA News 8 2023
This month's news: Insurance Update; August Advocacy Recap; NAVA Board Statement on the Voice; Equity in Arts Opportunities; NAVA events; and more.
NAVA Members’ Insurance Update
Changes are being made for arts workers and artists who work at heights.
Statement from the NAVA Board on the Voice
In the lead-up to the referendum, the NAVA Board encourages Members, subscribers and friends to approach your decision with respect, empathy, and a commitment to making an informed choice that reflects your values and concerns.
August Advocacy Recap
An update on key issues NAVA is working on for Members, including legislating an Award, recommendations for superannuation and tax reform, ABS data collection, and impacts of AI on copyright.
Equity in Arts Opportunities
To address inequities within the sector – such as gender, race and access – it is necessary to implement practical steps to support equitable application and selection processes.
$10,000 Carstairs Grant open for applications
Media Release
NAVA News 7 2023
This month's news: AI risks and benefits; COUNTESS: Spoiling Illusions Since 2008; NAVA Artist File: Samuel Luke; Structural transformation to support gender equity; Open Consultations; and more.
AI risks and benefits for contemporary arts practice
NAVA survey shows concern over the impacts of AI on copyright and employment prospects.
CoUNTess: Spoiling Illusions Since 2008
An excerpt from CoUNTess: Spoiling Illusions since 2008 by Melinda Rackham and Elvis Richardson.
Structural transformation to support gender equity in the arts
Institutions must take on a proactive role to address challenges around how women and gender diverse people are represented and how their work is presented, collected and valued.
NAVA seeks feedback on the use and impact of AI on artists’ practices
NAVA is conducting a survey in partnership with Arts Law and ASA on the use and impact of Artificial Intelligence on artists’ practices to help inform our contribution to discussions on proposed copyright changes.
NAVA News 6 2023
This month's news: For Our Elders #NAIDOC2023; Update to Payment Standards; AI and copyright survey; NAVA challenges ABC cuts; and more.
Update to Payment Standards in NAVA Code of Practice
Increases apply to the National Minimum Wage, superannuation, and Award minimum wages and allowances to reflect the national minimum wage increase.
For Our Elders #NAIDOC2023
Join NAVA in celebrating NAIDOC Week 2 – 9 July 2023 and the significant contributions and leadership of First Nations visual artists and storytellers.
Have leftover organisation budget? Join NAVA this EOFY
By donating or joining NAVA, you will directly contribute to our work for a vital, sustainable and equitable arts sector.
NAVA News 5 2023
This month's news: New local government toolkit; We're hiring; NAVA welcomes Board Director Ryan Presley; RAP Progress Report Jan-Apr; Guide to socially-engaged arts projects; and more.
Building Community: Guide to socially-engaged arts projects
Key to delivering beautiful and powerful community engaged projects are the recommended processes of relationship building explored in NAVA’s Code of Practice.
Reconciliation Action Plan Progress Report Jan-Apr 2023
An update on NAVA’s progress against our eight RAP commitments for January, February, March and April 2023.
National Reconciliation Week 2023
Image: Savi Ross (African American, Torres Strait Islander), Women Now, 2021, digital illustration.
NAVA Chair welcomes new Board Director Ryan Presley
Media release
Put your vision for arts into action
Join NAVA for a vital, sustainable and ethical arts sector.
NAVA 2023-24 Federal Budget response
NAVA welcomes the Budget allocations for the arts including $286m to support the delivery of Revive and the $535.3m funding boost to National Collecting Institutions.
NAVA Insurance Member Update
New premiums for use of kilns and open flames.
Supporting Racial Equity in the Arts
The new Racial Equity and Representation section in the Code of Practice demonstrates different ways in which issues of racial equity might be present, and the responsibilities of organisations and artists in addressing them.
NAVA News 4 2023
This month's news: May Day 2023; Insurance policy backflip: NAVA wins and next steps; Supporting Racial Equity in the Arts; and more.
Insurance policy backflip: NAVA wins and next steps
While the insurance win for NAVA Members is a great result, there is still more work to do to stay ahead of the shifting insurance landscape.
Insurance win for NAVA Members!
Changes to NAVA insurance with QBE Insurance and Local Community Insurance Services (LCIS) have been reversed.
Hardening insurance market pricing out artists and arts workers
It is crucial that policymakers and insurance providers take necessary steps to ensure insurance is widely available and accessible to all.
An important message regarding changes to NAVA insurance
Changes are being made to NAVA’s Premium Plus insurance policy we hold with Local Community Insurance Services (LCIS) and QBE Insurance.
NAVA News 3 2023
This month's news: NAVA launches its Reconciliation Action Plan and Strategic Action Plan; Access Rights in the arts; Call for NAVA Board Nominations; and more.
NAVA launches its Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-2024
Media release
NAVA Strategic Action Plan 2023-2025
NAVA shares its key aims and objectives for the next three years.
Access Rights in the arts: A shared responsibility
Open and ongoing conversations about access is an important part of building and maintaining positive relationships between organisations, artists and audiences.
Let’s ensure government policy is informed by artists’ perspectives
This month, a lot of our attention has been on responding to inquiries and consultations which have impact on the lives and livelihoods of artists, arts workers and organisations.
NAVA Members add your voice
NAVA will be submitting responses to these upcoming inquiries and consultations and encourages you to add your voice to help ensure that policy and investment is well informed and effective in supporting visual artists, arts workers and organisations.
NAVA Code of Practice: An ethical framework for working with First Nations artists and communities
The newly-added First Nations section in NAVA’s revised Code of Practice offers a critical ethical framework for implementing industry good practice.
NAVA News 1 2023
This month's news: Revive National Cultural Policy launched; Art is a Real Job; An ethical framework for working with First Nations artists; Royalty income for artists in Australia; and more.
Royalty income for artists in Australia
Find out how to register your artwork to collect potential royalty payments.
Invasion Day/Survival Day Statement of Solidarity
The NAVA team will be joining and supporting nationwide events, protests and fundraisers for Invasion Day/Survival Day. We call on members of our community to stand with First Nations peoples on the right side of history by listening, showing up and paying the rent.
Recognise Artists as Workers
Sign the open letter for a legislated Visual Arts Award to be included in the new National Cultural Policy.
NAVA News 9 2022
This month's news: Federal Budget: Much more to be done for the arts; An Award for Artists: Send a message to your Arts Ministers; Outsourcing development of generic curriculum planning will disempower teachers; Juanita McLauchlan receives 2022 Windmill Scholarship; and more.
An Award for Artists: Send a message to your Arts Ministers
With the National Cultural Policy launching before the end of this year, it is time to amplify our voices. Contact your political representatives to let them know why decent fees and wages matter to you.
Federal Budget 2022-2023: Much more to be done for the arts
NAVA’s analysis of the October 2022-2023 Federal Budget.
NAVA News 8 2022
This month's news: NAVA launches New Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design; mandated payment standards necessary to sustain visual artists as workers; EOIs open for Visual Arts Educators to join Community of Practice; and $10,000 Carstairs Grant open for applications.
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.
$10,000 Carstairs Grant open for applications
Media release
EOIs open for Visual Arts Educators to join Community of Practice
NAVA welcomes Educators to a Community of Practice for strengthening secondary Visual Arts teaching and learning with industry best practice.
NAVA News 7 2022
This month's news: Why and how to add your voice to National Cultural Policy; Govt report confirms Fake Indigenous Art Harms Culture but fails to ban them; and more.
NAVA's new Code of Practice... almost there
A final progress update on NAVA's revision of the Code of Practice.
Govt report confirms Fake Indigenous Art Harms Culture but fails to ban it
Photo by Jamie James, 2017
NAVA News 6 2022
This month's news: Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! #NAIDOC2022; Visual Arts Work survey; New points-based system for jobseekers compromises artists’ work; and more.
Visual Arts Work survey: Help us improve working conditions
Calling all visual artists, craft practitioners & arts workers! We need your help. Tell us about your practice and career in our short 10 minute survey, writes Marnie Badham.
Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! #NAIDOC2022
Join NAVA in supporting and engaging with your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country, making a donation, and buying First Nations arts.
Our work is possible because of you
Join our vision for the future of the contemporary arts sector by renewing your Membership or becoming a NAVA Member today.
NAVA News 5 2022
This month's news: NAVA welcomes new Government; National Reconciliation Week; Instituting Care; Recently elected Board Members from four states; and more
Instituting Care
A reflection on Precarious Movements: Precarity and Practices of Care for Dance and the Museum, a conference organised by the Precarious Movements research team.
NAVA welcomes elected Board Members from four states
Media Release
(L) Sue-Lyn Aldrian Moyle, photo by Bohdan Warchomij; (R) Michelle Vine, photo by Heather Faulker.
National Reconciliation Week
Image: Dylan Mooney, Blak Superheroes Series, digital illustration, 2021.
NAVA welcomes new Government and Arts Minister
Media Release
Federal Election Report Card 2022
Australia votes on 21 May 2022. What arts and culture vision do the Liberal-National Coalition, Labor and The Greens offer?
NAVA News 4 2022
This month's news: Why arts policy is essential; #VoteForArt Campaign Update; Code drafting underway, EOIs open for Writers; Visual Arts Work Survey; and more.
Why arts policy is essential
A strategic vision for arts and culture across the three tiers of government could stimulate long-term sustainability for arts and culture by working toward a set target.
#VoteForArt Campaign Update
NAVA is busy meeting with candidates, speaking to media, appearing on panel discussions, and speaking to artists, arts workers and audiences to promote our #VoteForArt campaign and put arts and culture back on the political agenda.
Code of Practice drafting underway, plus opportunities for writers
Progress update, overview of recent consultations, and upcoming opportunities to contribute to the Code revision.
EOIs open for Code of Practice Writers
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is seeking writers to contribute to the major revision of its Code of Practice.
NAVA News 3 2022
This month's news: #VoteForArt: Federal Election Campaign 2022; NAVA responds to the Federal Budget; Environmental Sustainability Consultation; NAVA seeks Board nominations; Notice of Annual General Meeting; and more.
Code of Practice Environmental Sustainability Consultation
Graphic by Sarah Firth.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice of NAVA's Annual General Meeting, 3pm AEST Thursday 26 May 2022.
NAVA seeks nominations for elected positions on its Board of Directors
Nominations close on 27 April 2022.
Flood emergency for visual arts
Information on financial and mental health support, NAVA’s emergency response, recovery resources, and how you can help flood affected artists and arts workers.
#BreakTheBias
International Women's Day, held on 8 March each year, is a valuable call to action for accelerating gender equity and safety in the visual arts and craft sector. Let’s take a look at recent projects that are critically engaging with gender equity in the sector.
NAVA News 2 2022
This month's NAVA News: Flood emergency for visual arts; #BreakTheBias; Code of Practice consultations; and more.
Code of Practice Revision: Consultations
A progress update on NAVA's revision of the Code of Practice and opportunities to get involved.
Strength from NAVA through this extreme flood emergency
As severe weather warnings continue this week, please know that NAVA Members from all across Australia are standing right beside you.
NAVA News 1 2022
This month's news: Omicron Struggle for Visual Arts; Proposed changes to Copyright Act pose threat to artists’ rights; Code of Practice update; and more.
Proposed changes to copyright laws pose threat to artists’ rights
NAVA concerned draft legislation may lead to increased instances of copyright infringement.
Omicron Struggle for Visual Arts - Pulse Survey data
Recent research by NAVA reinforces need for crisis funding for independent visual artists, a federally-backed insurance scheme and a new artwork fund.
Code of Practice Revision: Accomplishments and Next Steps
A progress update on NAVA's revision of the Code of Practice, plus upcoming opportunities to get involved in the drafting process.
NAVA Invasion Day Solidarity Statement 2022
Image: Charlotte Allingham, Always was, Always will be Aboriginal land, A5 digital illustration, January 2018.
Farewell Mimi Crowe
NAVA’s Co-Director, Mimi Crowe, has announced her resignation from NAVA. Her last day is 23 December 2021.
NAVA News 12 2021
This month's news: NAVA receives Australia Council funding for Code education program; Farewell Mimi Crowe; We're hiring; and more.
Have your say: Code of Practice Discussion Papers
NAVA is seeking feedback on best practices for Commercial Galleries and Representation, Festivals, Hiring Space, Temporary Public Art, Touring, Funding, and Commissioning New Work.
International Day Of People With Disability
Join us in celebrating by attending a range of events and activities or by accessing the following resources on accessibility and inclusion.
Code of Practice revision - independent arts workers
Illustration by Emily Johnson.
NAVA News 11 2021
This month's news: National insurance scheme key to boosting arts sector confidence; Saluhan awarded the 2021 Carstairs Prize; Code revision - independent arts workers; and more.
A national insurance scheme is key to boosting visual arts sector confidence
NAVA continues to advocate for the creation of a national insurance scheme for visual artists, organisations and touring agencies impacted by exhibition cancellations.
Saluhan awarded the 2021 Carstairs Prize
Media Release
NAVA News 10 2021
This month's news: ‘It’s our job to take risks’: Artists reflect on the climate crisis; Reopening Resources for Galleries and Museums; and more.
‘It’s our job to take risks’: Artists reflect on the climate crisis
NAVA asked several Members and visual artists to share their thoughts on making art in the context of a climate emergency.
Reopening Resources for Galleries and Museums
Is your gallery or museum planning to reopen? Access NAVA's free resources for a COVID-safe reopening.
NAVA News 9 2021
This month's news: Reading the roadmaps: the visual arts sector prepares; Code Revision September Update; and more.
Code Revision September Update
An overview of discussions held during the Code of Practice Revision Accessibility Focus Group and the Accessibility Open Consultation.
NAVA strongly encourages visual arts applicants for RISE Funding
Applications for the remaining $40 million in RISE Funding close 24 October 2021 at 23:59 AEDT.
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.
NAVA News 8 2021
This month's news: Update from NAVA's Co-Directors; Local artists call for protection of Afghan artists; and more.
Update from NAVA's Co-Directors
NAVA continues to raise the profile of the impacts of lockdowns and restrictions on the visual arts and craft.
Local artists call for protection of Afghan artists
Image: Journalists in Kabul, photo courtesy of Elyas Alavi.
Visual Arts in Australia - Pulse Survey
To best support you and your work, we need data. Please share your experiences of 2021 in this sector pulse survey.
Joint statement and call to action in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
The statement requests that the Australian Government take immediate humanitarian actions to protect vulnerable Afghan people and their immense contribution to world cultures and heritages.
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.
NAVA News 7 2021
This month's news: NAVA members asked to join national survey; NAVA’s Curriculum Review Submission; Accessing the Code of Practice, and more.
NAVA Members asked to join national survey
Image: ONE & ALL arranged on a smartphone by Ceri Hann.
COVID-19 Support Package – what we know so far
The government recently announced more support and thankfully sole traders and small businesses received a mention.
NAVA News 6 2021
This month's news: Developing a National Arts, Culture and Creativity Plan; Overview of NAVA’s Curriculum Consultation; updated COVID-19 info; Code Revision update, and more.
Overview of NAVA’s Curriculum Consultation
Michelle and Cherry, NEO-Learning Digital Lab. Photo by Leith Alexander, 2019, courtesy of Big hART.
Developing a National Arts, Culture and Creativity Plan
Kaylene Whiskey, Dolly visits Indulkana, 2020 projected onto the Sydney Opera House’s eastern Bennelong sails as part of Badu Gili: Wonder Women. Photo by Daniel Boud, courtesy Sydney Opera House.
Code Revision June Update
A recap of the second Accessibility Focus Group meeting and four discussion papers for your feedback.
RISE Funding: NAVA info session recording and transcript
Recording and transcript of NAVA's RISE Fund info session by the Office for the Arts.
Can you spare a few dollars to support our friends in Victoria?
A little amount goes a long way towards building the resilience of our sector.
NAVA News 5 2021
This month's news: New Advocacy Director, new Chair, and new Board Member; Four new Code Revision discussion papers; Australian Curriculum Review, and more.
NAVA announces new Advocacy Director Mimi Crowe and new Chair Clothilde Bullen
Image L-R: Mimi Crowe in front of Kungkarangkalpa‑ Seven Sisters by Pitjantjatjara artist Nyunmiti Burton, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © the artist | APY Art Centre Collective, photo by Saul Steed; Clothilde Bullen, photo by Jamie James, 2021.
NAVA Chair welcomes new Board Member Bianca Beetson
Bianca Beetson, in front of Dibirdibi Country 2008 by Mirdidingkingathi Juwarrnda (Mrs Gabori), Brisbane City, 2021. Photo by Chloë Callistemon, courtesy of QAGOMA.
Major review of the Australian Curriculum
Image: Chenise Cameron, Untitled, 2020. Ngarluma Country (Roebourne), WA.
NAVA responds to the federal budget
Image: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivering the 2021-2022 Budget with Scott Morrison and Ken Wyatt in background at Australian Parliament House, Canberra. Screenshot from ABC News 2021.
Tasmania Election 2021 Report Card
Tasmania votes on 1 May 2021, almost a year earlier than expected. What arts and culture vision do the major parties offer?
NAVA News 4 2021
This month's news: "Commonwealth’s approach to the arts” falls short; Code Revision Update; Advocacy Director job closing soon; Notice of AGM; and more.
Fletcher’s “significant re-imagining of the Commonwealth’s approach to the arts” falls short
Image: Minister for the Arts Paul Fletcher, (background) Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo by Matt Blyth/Getty.
Code Revision Update
Image: Tian Zhang addresses artists and arts workers in conversation at a NAVA roundtable on the Code of Practice, Firstdraft Sydney 2019. Photo by Document Photography.
NAVA News 3 2021
This month's news: New Leadership Model for NAVA; NAVA survey data; We're hiring - Advocacy Director; and more.
Visual arts sector far from recovery, NAVA survey reveals
Illustration by Emily Johnson.
New Leadership Model for NAVA
NAVA is re-structuring to a Co-Director model of leadership to take the organisation into its next chapter and to align more with the work we do.
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.
Western Australia Election 2021 Report Card
Western Australia votes on 13 March 2021. What arts and culture vision do the major parties offer?
NAVA News 2 2021
This month's news: Call on the government to #SupportArt; Code of Practice consultations; Collaborative Mentorship announcement; and more.
Call on the government to #SupportArt through COVID-19
Be heard. Talk to your MP. Together we can make so much more noise.
Upcoming inquiries and consultations
NAVA will be submitting responses to these upcoming inquiries and consultations and encourages you to add your voice.
Code of Practice Consultations
Newest Insights into Festivals; Hiring Space; Selling & Commercial Galleries as well as an update on NAVA's callout for writers to co-author the new Code.
NAVA News 1 2021
This month's news: NAVA's 2021 priorities; Code of Practice revision 2021 timeline; Have your say on 4 new discussion papers; and more.
Reset, Recreate
What's NAVA doing in 2021?
NAVA News 11 2020
This month's news: University cuts risk losing Australia's next generation of artists; What NAVA's been up to; Zoom sessions for NSW Aboriginal practitioners; and more.
Code of Practice, advocacy work and Members update
Updates on our Code of Practice work; cuts to arts, craft and design at universities; Inquiry into the arts; Indigenous Visual Arts Action Plan; Copyright Reforms; and important Membership information.
NAVA News 10 2020
This month's news: Politicians failing to focus on those hit hardest by COVID-19, What NAVA's been up to this month, Code of Practice consultation, plus latest Industry News, guides and opportunities.
NAVA hears, speaks, participates
This month has focused our attention on hearing what you have to say, and using that information effectively to represent your interests in some important national forums.
Why are politicians failing to focus on who the pandemic has hit the hardest?
It is Australia’s first service-sector recession, and this should be reflected in the focus of our recovery and job creation programs.
Queensland Election 2020 Report Card
Queensland voting closes on Saturday 31 October 2020. What arts and culture vision do the major parties offer?
Code of Practice October Consultation
Illustration by Emily Johnson.
Industry News October 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, October 2020.
ACT Election 2020 Report Card
ACT votes on Saturday 17 October 2020. What arts and culture vision do the major parties offer?
Make your submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry by 22 October
NAVA has prepared a Toolkit with all you need to know to add voice.
Have your say on the Code of Practice discussion papers
You're invited to provide feedback on three discussion papers as part of our major revision of the Code of Practice.
The arts sector is already suffering. This year's budget just pours salt on the wound
The Coalition has demonstrated its lack of interest in helping a job-rich industry hit hard by COVID-19.
NAVA responds with concern to 2020 budget
Media Release
NAVA News 9 2020
The highly visible advocacy work and increased collegiately across the sector during this pandemic has opened a door to conversation with the Australian Government. It’s now really important that we wedge that door and open it wider.
Industry News September 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, September 2020.
Protesting arts funding: sensationalist and inaccurate
Claire Bridge and Chelle Destefano, What I Wish I'd Told You, 2020 with Haley Martin, Worimi and Daingatti woman, Too Loud, multi-channel video (video stills)
Welfare rules and regulations are failing artists
While the ATO seems to understand how artists’ incomes fluctuate year by year, Centrelink does not; nor do its guidelines help artists sustain their careers, a situation NAVA is keen to see changed.
Speak up and be counted
NAVA will be submitting responses to these upcoming inquiries and consultations and encourages you to add your voice.
NAVA News 8 2020
In keeping with 2020’s theme of change and expecting the unexpected, the NAVA team has a new profile and a new home – be assured though: we are focused on these turbulent times, the commitments we’ve made and navigating the best outcomes we can for our Members and the sector.
What is NAVA doing in these changing times?
Photo by Sia Duff, taken at NAVA's Best Practice: Commissioning Art in Public Space, ACE Open, Adelaide, June 2019.
New Australia Council research shows that art is relied upon by millions of Australians
Image: TOY by All the Queens Men. Photo by Ben Vos Productions, courtesy of Australia Council for the Arts.
Industry News August 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, August 2020.
Amplify your voice: NAVA Members speak up
NAVA will be submitting a response to the inquiry into the integrity, efficacy and value for money of NSW Government grant programs and encourages you to add your voice.
Creative approach crucial to economic recovery
Image: Esther Anatolitis presenting at In these critical times. Photo by Daniel Gardeazabal, 2019.
NAVA News 7 2020
A great deal has changed since we developed our current strategic plan three years ago – a great deal of that being this year alone! – which makes now the perfect time to revisit that plan. And we’re going to need your help.
Amplify your voice
Image: Esther Anatolitis and Minister for the Arts, Paul Fletcher MP at Arts Day on the Hill 2019. Photo by Irene Dowdy.
The Artists’ Benevolent Fund thanks you wholeheartedly
Image: Nadia Hernández, 2020.
Industry News July 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, July 2020.
NAVA News 6 2020
In occupying a public space, we disrupt urban spaces, false histories with or without permission.
Code of Practice June Consultation
Illustration by Emily Johnson.
Public Memory: The role and curation of commemorative monuments and public art
Image: Luke Currie-Richardson. Photo by Jamie Morris.
If everyone donates just $3 we'll hit our matched funding target!
Illustration by Emily Johnson.
Industry News June 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, June 2020.
Fact-checking the role of arts and culture in economic recovery
Image: Make or Break, Influence Operation (Campbelltown), 2019, curtains, LED tickers programmed with custom bots, office space, monitors, twitter feed, fortnightly ‘news hack’ sessions. Installation view at Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2019. Photo by Document Photography.
NAVA News 5 2020
A strange set of divisions mar the way Australians relate to what we value most – and the more we look into it, the less sense those divisions make.
Finding a new equilibrium in an increasingly precarious world
Image: Kay Abude, WORK WORTH DOING, Castlemaine State Festival 2019, hand silkscreen on linen, dimensions variable. Project supported by a 2018 Arts Vic Grant from Creative Victoria, LaTrobe Art Institute, Shedshaker Brewery and Taproom and The Mill Castlemaine. Photo by Kay Abude.
Industry News May 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, May 2020.
COVID-19 Action: What have we achieved so far?
Image: Artists in conversation at a NAVA roundtable. Photo by Document Photography, 2019.
Why arts and culture should be the policy leader, not the afterthought, in economic crisis recovery
Photo by Tanja Bruckner, 2017.
NAVA News 4 2020
If art creates the future, and politics is the art of the possible, then politicians have the fundamental duty to create Australia’s future. In this issue, we explore the opportunities we have to focus our voices on what comes next as we reset Australia – beyond any ‘new normal’ and towards a truly better place.
#CreateAustraliasFuture
Image: Giselle Stanborough, Cinopticon, Carriageworks. Photo by Mark Pokorny 2020.
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020
Notice of NAVA's Annual General Meeting, 2-3pm AEST Tuesday 26 May 2020.
'If our government wants cultural life to return, it must act now': an open letter from Australia's arts industry
Over 130 arts groups call on minister Paul Fletcher for urgent action over coronavirus hit to industry.
Industry News April 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, April 2020.
NAVA News 3, 2020
With the urgency of the world’s focus on protecting our lives at a scale we have never known, it can be difficult to put creative practice in perspective. This issue discusses the grounding role of art in world building futurisms.
Art creates the future
Image: Luke John Matthew Arnold, Don't Cancel Creativity, 2020. Digital illustration.
Creative industry letter to the Prime Minister, ministers and lord mayors on COVID-19 action
Image: Glenn Sloggett, Lose, 2019. Photo by J Forsyth.
Industry News March 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, March 2020.
Second COVID-19 stimulus: what does it mean for the arts?
The Australian Government's second COVID-19 stimulus was announced on Sunday morning 22 March. What does it mean for us?
COVID-19: Minister Fletcher acts quickly to ensure whole-of-government response is informed by arts industry
The Hon Paul Fletcher met with arts leaders today to understand how best to support the industry amid the widespread economic impacts of COVID-19 across the sector.
NAVA News 2, 2020
In the latest NAVA News, we take a look at the smallest scale of government and the big impacts it has on the arts.
Industry News February 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, February 2020.
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.
IP Australia designs system review
IP Australia is currently conducting a survey to better understand the Australian design ecosystem and the role of intellectual property within it.
NAVA News 1, 2020
Welcome to the new decade - one in which artistic leadership will matter more than ever before.
Revising the Code of Practice
NAVA's approach to revising the Code of Practice aims to cover all key areas of the sector while at the same time acknowledging that these areas overlap and interact. Photo by Sia Duff.
Industry News January 2020
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, January 2020.
NSW Artists' Grant Recipients Announced
The last round of NSW Artists’ Grants sees a total of $12,500 shared between 10 artists.
Draft guidelines for Commissioning Art in Public Space
Feedback open until 20 January 2020.Industry News November 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, November 2019.
Strength and courage from everyone at NAVA
Through this extreme fire emergency.
Best Practice: Commissioning Art in Public Space
NAVA is inviting feedback from artists and the sector on draft new guidelines for commissioning art in public space.
NAVA Response to Draft Pay Standards Feedback
Statement from the Chair of the NAVA Board, James Emmett, and Executive Director, Esther Anatolitis
Shivanjani Lal awarded the 2019 Carstairs Prize
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is pleased to announce Shivanjani Lal as the 2019 recipient of the $3,000 Carstairs Prize for socially engaged practice. An additional highly commended prize of $1,000 was awarded to Laura Jade.
Industry News October 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, October 2019.
Industry News September 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, September 2019.
Update on the draft New Pay Standards for Artists & Arts Workers
NAVA's next steps in collaboration with the sector. Illustration by Emily Johnson.
Global Climate Strike
NAVA will be closed for the global climate strike on Friday 20 September 2019.
Revision of NAVA's Fees & Wages Schedule
Image: Marnie Badham and Penelope Benton discuss artists' fees at NAVA's Best Practice: Commissioning Art in Public Space || Adelaide, June 2019. Photo by Sia Duff.
Industry News August 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, August 2019.
Dale Collier receives the 2019 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists
Albatross, 2019. Performance documentation. Digital Photograph on Aluminium Composite Board. 40 x 60cm.
Matthew Linde awarded The Freedman Foundation International Scholarship for Curators
Installation view Passageways: On Fashion's Runway, curated by Matthew Linde, 13 October – 2 December 2018 Kunsthalle Bern
Maria Vamvakinou MP at Arts Day on the Hill launch
Maria Vamvakinou MP's speech, Arts Day on the Hill launch; Inauguration of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Contemporary Arts and Culture, 30 July 2019.Tony Burke to artists: “We don’t just respect and appreciate what you do, we need what you do.”
The Hon Tony Burke MP's speech, Arts Day on the Hill launch & Inauguration of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Contemporary Arts and Culture, 30 July 2019.Conversations: Arts Day on the Hill
Esther Anatolitis and Georgia Mokak joined our eight Arts Day On The Hill advocates to discuss the ways the Arts can become a greater priority in the national conversation.Industry News July 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, July 2019.
NAVA announces Arts Day on the Hill participants
Today NAVA announces the eight Arts Day on the Hill participants who will gather in Canberra during the Parliament’s winter sitting to set the contemporary arts agenda.Industry News June 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, June 2019.
Industry News May 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, May 2019.
2019 Recipients of The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists Announced
Image: Laetitia Olivier-Gargano Finger Bun (2018). Silicone, polymer clay, bread, pigment, varnish. 15 x 8 x 6 cm approx.
Artists need NAVA
Support NAVA by filling in our annual Member survey, join or renew your Membership and/or make a tax deductible donation.
NAVA releases Election Report Card
UPDATED 14.05.2019 to reflect latest campaign commitments.
How to use the NAVA Advocacy Toolkit
NAVA is calling on all parties to Invest in Artistic Courage and we need your help – all tens of thousands of you! – to get that message directly to your local member.
Industry News April 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, April 2019.
Why can’t a $7.1bn surplus fund a $7.1bn vision?
Media Release
NAVA’s team strengthened by two new experts
NAVA welcomes Rebecca Conroy and Georgia Mokak to the national team dedicated to achieving a contemporary arts sector that’s ambitious and fair.
Industry News March 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, March 2019.
Industry News February 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, February 2019.
Artists' Fees & Payments Survey
NAVA needs your help to benchmark artist payments nationally and update our Fees & Payments Schedule for the benefit of artists and organisations across Australia.
Industry News January 2019
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, January 2019.
NAVA deeply concerned about continued Create NSW funding delays
The latest Arts & Cultural Projects funding round from Create NSW is still yet to be announced.
Your voice is a national voice: NAVA Members speak up
NAVA will be submitting responses to these upcoming consultations and encourages you to add your voice to help ensure that arts and cultural policy is well informed and effective in developing ambitious and fair working conditions.
Industry News November 2018
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, November 2018.
Victorian Election Report Card
Victoria votes on 24 November 2018.
What arts and culture vision do the major parties offer?
Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley and Dr Alex Gawronski awarded NAVA Visual Arts Fellowship 2018
Image: Burchill/McCamley, Simone Weil 2017. Vinyl lettering, nail and rope (left); 24/7 shield (centre) Brutopia (right). TCB, Melbourne.
Industry News October
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, October 2018.
Torika Bolatagici awarded the 2018 Carstairs Prize
Torika Bolatagici receives the Carstairs Prize.
Celebrating two years of NAVA Queensland
Today NAVA’s current Queensland project work draws to a close, and sadly, we farewell Sophie Chapman as Queensland Program Coordinator.
Industry News September
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, September 2018.
NAVA responds to South Australia’s shift in arts policy
Media Release
NAVA Visits Canada and the US to Investigate World’s Best Practice Models for Australian Artists
Tomorrow NAVA’s Executive Director, Esther Anatolitis, will travel to Canada and the US to meet with counterpart organisations, artists and advocates with thanks to an IGNITE Grant from the Copyright Agency.
First Nations need a Voice, not an envoy
The Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (JSC) is seeking additional submissions until 17 September 2018.
Industry News August
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, August 2018.
Proposed overhaul of the ABN system
In 2018, Treasury sought feedback on possible changes to the ABN system.
Artists call for a contemporary arts sector that’s ambitious and fair
Media Release - Post-Future/Forward
Image: Zan Wimberley
Artistic courage: our strategic plan
Image: Tony Albert, David C Collins and Kieran Smythe-Jackson, Warakurna Superheroes #5 2017, archival pigment print on paper, 100 x 150cm
‘Strengthening’ the MPA Framework
The Australian Government is calling for responses to a survey on “how to strengthen the Major Performing Arts Framework.”
Let’s do this.
Future/Forward is all about national standards and navigating the politics of policy change. What do we need to get right for a contemporary arts sector that’s ambitious and fair? What’s it going to take to make that happen?
Industry News July
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, July 2018.
NAVA Visual Arts Fellowship recipients to showcase work at Centre for Contemporary Photography
Image: Sonia Leber & David Chesworth, Geography Becomes Territory Becomes, 2018. 8-channel HD video installation, non-sync playback, 14 minutes.
City of Melbourne Creative Strategy
Here are some questions for artists, organisations, workers and residents to consider in responding to the draft in writing or via consultation sessions:
Industry News June
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, June 2018.
Dr Fiona Foley receives the 2018 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists
Image: Fiona Foley, Flotsam and Jetsam #11, 2011. Gouache and graphite on Arches paper 31x41cm
Industry News May-June
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, May / June 2018.
NSW sector service share concerns on Create NSW funding and offer advice to prevent future delays
Joint statement from NAVA, Playwriting Australia, Theatre Network NSW and Regional Arts NSW.
NAVA statement on Create NSW funding announcement delays
NAVA responds to concerns raised by Members.
GENDER EQUITY: Next steps
An update from NAVA two months after releasing our open letter: ‘Dear Person I’ve Been Reluctant To Keep Engaging With But Have Had To For Professional Reasons’.
Industry News Apr-May
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, April / May 2018.
Recipients of the NSW Artists' Grant (Round 1) announced
Image: Thom and Angelmouse, Rush Hour at Cloud Heaven (excerpt), 2017, 3-channel video installation, 16:9, stereo sound, 5 minutes.
Industry News Mar-Apr
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, March / April 2018.
Media Release: The first South Australian arts policy in twenty years?
NAVA Report Card for SA election
Media Release: A vision for arts and culture?
NAVA releases Report Card for Tasmanian state election.
Industry News Feb-Mar
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, February / March 2018.
Media Release: artsagenda
From today, artists are informing Parliament’s first sitting week with their passions, concerns and bold expectations for addressing the nation’s key priorities.
#artsagenda
Join NAVA in building a critical mass of advocacy for the arts during the first sitting week of Parliament – setting a confident national agenda that’s led by artists.
Industry News
Latest industry news from the visual and media arts, craft and design sector, January / February 2018.
NAVA's 2017 Visual Arts Fellowship and Australian Artists' Grant recipients announced
Image: Sarah Goffman, 'Excess' 2007. Found fabric, sewing machine, table installation view.
Fair Pay for Artists: campaign update
Progress report on developments in NAVA's Fair Pay for Artists campaign.
Letter to members on marriage survey outcome
From NAVA's Chair and Executive Director
NAVA welcomes Kate Fielding’s New Approach
MEDIA RELEASE
Hello from NAVA's new Executive Director
What an honour to be behind the Executive Director’s desk at this crucial organisation. It’s been a delightful day so far as I’ve been settling in, asking questions, and making plans with the impressive women who drive NAVA.
Abdullah M. I. Syed wins the 2017 Carstairs Prize
Image: Abdullah M. I. Syed, Bucking: Sydney, 2015, live performance, Photography: Zan Wimberley, Image courtesy the artist and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, Australia.NSW Artists' Grant Recipients (Round 3) Announced
Round three of the funding program sees a total of $12,500 shared between 10 artists across NSW.
NAVA Marketing Coordinator
Unique opportunity for a dynamic, arts-loving and community-minded individual to join the NAVA team on a short-term basis and make an important contribution to Australia's leading arts advocacy organisation.
20th Anniversary Windmill Trust Exhibition
14 September to 22 October 2017 at the Maurice Chick Family & MacLeod-Miller Adamshurst Gallery, MAMA.
Collaborative duo win the 2017 Windmill Trust Scholarship for NSW Regional Artists
The Windmill Trust together with the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) are pleased to announce that Rachel Peachey and Paul Mosig are this year’s recipients of the 20th annual Windmill Trust Scholarship for NSW Regional Artists which was doubled this year to $10,000.
What You Have Been Saying About Artists’ Fees
Tamara Winikoff reports on the outcomes of a series of consultation roundtables NAVA has been hosting this year on its Fair Pay for Artists campaign.
NAVA Queensland Artists' Survey
Calling all Queensland artists, complete our artist survey.
Responses to Tamara's resignation
Following on from Tamara Winikoff's announcement of her resignation as Executive Director of NAVA, we share some of the messages from the sector celebrating her achievements and contributions to the visual arts sector.
NAVA's Key Achievements 1995-2017
Read below some of NAVA's key achievements 1995-2017.
The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship Recipients 2017
Media Release - Four emerging artists receive travel scholarships of $5,000.
Change of Leadership for NAVA
After twenty-two years, Tamara Winikoff OAM has announced her resignation as Executive Director of NAVA, the peak national body protecting and promoting the Australian visual arts sector.
Art Wires - May 2017
NAVA's May 2017 Issue of Art Wires is on Industrial Relations. View online here.
Galleries commit to paying artists fees
We all know how hard it is for artists to earn income and accrue superannuation from their practice, so when organisations make a commitment to pay artists, we celebrate them.
Art Wires - April 2017
NAVA's April 2017 Issue of Art Wires is on Queensland. View online here.
ArtsPeak welcomes return of money to Australia Council
Media Release
Art Wires - February 2017
NAVA's February 2017 Issue of Art Wires looks at the launch of the small to medium report. View online here.
Art Wires - January 2017
NAVA's January 2017 Issue of Art Wires looks at fair pay for artists. View online here.
Fair Pay for Artists
NAVA Media Release
ArtsPeak welcomes creation of a new national arts voice
Media Release
ArtsPeak’s Response to the National Opera Review
Media Release
Senate Backs VET Training Support for Arts
Media Release
NAVA highlights
Find out what NAVA has been doing this last quarter including campaign work, events, forums and more.
VET FEE-HELP essential for professional arts training
Media Release
2016 Sainsbury Sculpture Grant awardees announced
Media Release
On the Prospect of Restoration of Arts Funding
Media Release
Shoufay Derz wins the 2016 Carstairs Residency Prize
NAVA and the Bundanon Trust are pleased to announce that Shoufay Derz is this year’s recipient of the Carstairs Residency Prize.
Open letter to the Prime Minister in response to his statements this week on Q&A
Read NAVA's open letter this week to the Prime Minister.
National Day of Arts Action Launch
Media Release
NAVA warmly welcomes Labor’s new Arts Plan
Media Release
NAVA warmly welcomes the Greens' arts policy
Media Release
Changed outlook for NAVA
Media Release
Government turns its back on the opportunity to fix arts funding mess
ArtsPeak Media Release
‘Fair Use’ - the wrong direction at the wrong time for Australian artists
ArtsPeak Media Release
Art Wires - April 2016
In our April 2016 Issue of Art Wires we look at the visibility of craft. View online here.
Art Wires is NAVA's monthly newsletter featuring news and opinion, interviews with arts practitioners, focus on exhibitions and events around the country, opportunities and more. To subscribe to our mailing list sign up here.
The rise of maker spaces in Perth
With the rise and fall of the mining boom, and now a city in the throes of construction, Perth is also undergoing a creative boom with independent makers and artists banding together to form new communal studios and artist run spaces including MANY 6160 and Success in Fremantle, Another ARI and Daphne. Anna Dunnill reports.
ArtsPeak responds to Catalyst funding results
ArtsPeak Media Release
ArtsPeak takes up the Leadership Challenge with Expanded Executive Team
ArtsPeak Media Release
The Future of Australian Craft
Media Release
Art Wires - March 2016
In our March 2016 Issue of NAVA Art Wires we look at women in Australian art. View online here.
To subscribe to our mailing list sign up here.
Arts at Edith Cowan University
In reference to Tamara’s interesting article entitled What’s Happened To Australia’s Art Schools I would like to correct the facts regarding a perceived reduction in the arts at Edith Cowan University by offering a rare success story.
ArtsPeak calls for Government to act on Senate Inquiry recommendations
ArtsPeak Media Release
Art Wires - February 2016
In our February 2016 Issue of NAVA Art Wires we look at tertiary education and beyond. View online here.
To subscribe to our mailing list sign up here.
Australia Day Honours List 2016
NAVA congratulates the following individuals who were among those recognised in the 2016 Australia Day Honours Lists for their service to the visual arts and craft sector.
ArtsPeak signals unsustainability of Australian arts
ArtsPeak media release
Senate Inquiry Report Says It All
NAVA Media Release
Senate Committee delivers arts inquiry report
After an intensive 4 months of holding public hearings around the country, the Committee for the Senate Inquiry into arts funding has finally delivered its report.
READ ONLINE HERE
This draws from a staggering 2718 submissions and the evidence delivered at the hearings by over 200 witnesses.
It is important to read the summary of that material and the 12 recommendations for action by the Government in the majority report.
Photo: Joan Cameron-Smith.
2015 Sainsbury Sculpture Grant awardees announced
NAVA is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2015 Sainsbury Sculpture Grant: Jamie O'Connell, Roberta Rich, Salote Tawale, and Tim Woodward
NAVA responds to Arts Minister's decision on NPEA
Media release
It is with very mixed feelings that the visual arts sector has greeted the Arts Minister, Mitch Fifield's announcement of the long awaited resolution of uncertainty surrounding government funding for the arts.
ArtsPeak: New arts minister fronts the sector
Return the money to the Australia Council was the strong message from over 60 arts delegates from around the nation who met with Federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield at a National Arts Sector meeting in Sydney today. The delegates also heard from Labor Senator Jacinta Collins, Greens MP Adam Bandt and the Shadow Arts Minister Mark Dreyfus MP.
Media Release from ArtsPeak: the confederation of peak national arts organisations
National Arts Sector Roundtable
Free the Arts is organising a National Arts Sector Roundtable in Sydney on 6th November from 10.00am - 4.00pm at Performance Space, Carriageworks.
NAAE welcomes final endorsement of The Australian Curriculum: The Arts
Media release from National Advocates for Arts Education
ArtsPeak seeks urgent meeting with the Arts Minister Fifield
Letter from ArtsPeak to Senator Mitch Fifield sent on 16 October 2015.
ArtsPeak calls for new measures to deal with state/territory arts budget impact
ArtsPeak media release
Call for Turnbull to fix the arts mess
National Association for the Visual Arts
Media Release
Tuesday 15 September 2015
NAVA at Sydney Contemporary
NAVA will be at Sydney Contemporary and we need your help! We’re looking for volunteers who are available throughout the art fair from the 10th to 13th September to help us staff the NAVA stall in the Media Hub area and to be part of our roving team. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of Sydney's thriving contemporary art scene over the four days.
Hobart Public Hearing
A public hearing for the Senate Inquiry into the impact of the 2015/16 and 2016/17 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the Arts will be taking place in Hobart this Thursday. Many of Tasmania's key arts personnel and artists have been called as expert witnesses. (CAT's Chair, Neil Hadden and Director, Michael Edwards will speak.)
The hearing is open to the media and the public. There will be limited seating available.
LNP snubs arts funding inquiry
Media release from #freethearts
Arts sector gearing up for Senate Inquiry public hearings
Media release by Free the Arts
Senate Inquiry Hearings
Five public hearings have been confirmed for the Senate Inquiry into the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the arts and will take place across Australia over the next six weeks.
ArtsPeak Laments Real Impact of Australia Council Cuts
Media Release
Harrie Fasher wins the 2015 Windmill Trust Scholarship
Media release
The Windmill Trust and the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) are delighted to announce Harrie Fasher as the recipient of the 2015 Windmill Trust Scholarship.
Huge Response to Senate Inquiry into Arts Funding
Media release
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) applauds the huge response - over 2260 submissions from around the country and overseas - to the Senate Inquiry into the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the arts. (continues below)
ArtsPeak responds to announcement of NPEA guidelines
Media release
NPEA Value for Money?
Media Release
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) the peak body representing the professional interest of Australia’s visual and media arts, craft and design sector, today responded to the release last night of the draft guidelines for the ‘National Program for Excellence in the Arts’ (NPEA), by pointing out that they are similar to, but much narrower than the programs already offered by the Australia Council for the Arts.
Our Future In Our Hands: National Arts Sector Meeting #2
A message from Free the Arts
Make a submission to the Senate Inquiry
Senate Inquiry investigating the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the Arts
National Arts Gathering Calls for Immediate Halt to NPEA
Media Release - Free the Arts
Impact of budget cuts on the visual arts sector
As a journalist, I’m called upon to travel to Canberra annually to report on the federal budget. In most years, issues such as health, education and defence are paramount. This year’s budget was different. One of the most interesting announcements was a short section in the budget papers concerning the Ministry for the Arts.
Regional gallery faces shadow of uncertainty
Since its establishment in 1992 KickArts Contemporary Arts has earned a reputation as a vital entity within Australia’s creative ecology. It has done so by consistently delivering over 25 exhibitions and projects yearly from emerging and established artists.
State and Territory Impact of the Federal Arts Budget
A letter from ArtsPeak, The Confederation of Peak National Arts Organisations to state and territory arts ministers
Australia Council Funding Cuts - National Call to Action
Take Action to Protect Australian Arts from Deadly Cuts
Queen's Birthday Honours List
NAVA congratulates the following individuals who were recognised in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for their service to the visual arts and craft sector.
ArtsPeak Calls for Senate Inquiry
Media release
Mass Dance Action - Friday 22nd May - Nationally
This is a national call to action in response to Minister Brandis' plan to take $104.8 million from the Australia Council and transfer it to a proposed National Centre for Excellence in the Arts. Organisers are calling on artists, artsworkers and art-lovers all over to join together in a mass dance action across Australia on Friday 22 May at 1:30pm EST.
Federal Arts Budget Changes
In the 2015 Federal Budget, there was an announcement by the Government of proposed cuts to the Australia Council's budget to establish a new parallel program called the National Programme for Excellence in the Arts.
Crowdfunding for the Visual Arts
Crowdfunding is when a group of people come together to support a project, often in exchange for a perk or reward. Not just a one-off fundraising tool, an artist can expand their connections as well as bring their creations to life. Anna Maguire, author of Crowdfund it! shares her top tips to maximise your chance of crowdfunding success.
Public Art EOI Survey
NAVA is currently conducting a survey to collect feedback from artists about their experiences with public art commissions.
The information compiled from this survey will be used to inform a round table discussion with various government bodies that commission public art works.
Please follow this link to have your say.
Artists and the City
NAVA Executive Director Tamara Winikoff discusses the use of artists to provide vitality and excitement in public spaces and the problems that arise in the process of commissioning public art projects.
A Very Beautiful Laundromat
Using the laundromat as a small business model and place of public gatherings, Rebecca Conroy's latest artist led project attempts to strike the balance between the feast and famine of creative work.
Creativity in the Public Domain
Rachel Healy, City of Sydney Executive Manager Culture (Cultural Policy), discusses the City's goal for creative interventions to transform Sydney, provide new work opportunities for artists and remake the urban experience for its residents and visitors.
Artists Resale Royalty Scheme meeting
At a meeting on 20th March 2015, members of the visual arts sector had fruitful discussions with Senator George Brandis QC, Minister for the Arts and his Arts Adviser Michael Napthali about the Artists Resale Royalty Scheme.
The importance of mentorships
Tony Albert talks about the power of mentorships and the importance of sharing knowledge with fellow artists.
8 tips for staying connected
The life of an artist can sometimes be a lonely one - but only if you let it. Monica Davidson of Creative Plus Business details 8 tips for isolated artists to stay connected.
Protect the Resale Royalty scheme for Australian Artists
Become your own advocate and make your voice heard to protect Australian artists' resale royalty rights.
A bite from the Big Apple
Michael Zavros, a recent beneficiary of the Australia Council for the Arts' residency program, gives a glimpse into his time at Greene Street studios and the effects on his practice.
Status of the artist
Pavol Kral, MA, President of the Slovak Union of Visual Arts, provides insight from an international perspective on the goal to improve the legal and social status of artists.
Designs System Review
In response to the Federal Government's 'Review of the Designs System', NAVA has lodged a submission which calls for changes to the crossover between copyright and designs registration, patent law, lowering the cost of registration and harmonisation of Australian law with an international agreement.
Racial Discrimination Act change?
The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has reignited a debate in Australia about whether changes should be made to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, that bans language that offends, insults or humiliates people.
Review of the Cultural Property Act
In the wake of the return by the National Gallery of Australia of what have been revealed as stolen artworks – the Seated Buddha statue and last year the Dancing Shiva – Federal Arts Minister, George Brandis has announced a review of Australian legislation governing the export and import of cultural property.
Why now is the time to invest in craft
Liana Heath, CEO of Artisan, discusses the impact of investing in craft.
NAVA at the IAA 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
Going straight from Sydney summer to midwinter in Seoul, Korea gave a strong incentive for NAVA's Executive Director, Tamara Winikoff to have indoor meetings. She was one of the delegates to the International Association of Art (IAA) 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference where she had useful discussions with people from more than a dozen countries around the world about potential collaborations.
Future/Forward Day One Plenary
Hannah Mathews provides a summary of the points raised and key observations of the first day of the Future/Forward summit.
Future/Forward Day Two Plenary
Dr Biljana Jancic distills the core themes and discussions of the second day of the Future/Forward summit, highlighting the underlying theme of artist as agent.
Arts education in schools is under attack
In late October 2014, representatives of the National Advocates for Arts Education (NAAE) of which NAVA is a member, went to Canberra and met with advisers to the Education Minister and senior members of his department to explain our objections to the recommendations in the Review of the Australian Curriculum – Final Report. We are also arranging meetings with Education Ministers in every state and territory prior to the COAG meeting in early December.
Congratulations to our recent grant recipients
Congratulations to all of our recent grant recipients for the New South Wales Artists' Grant, Australian Artists' Grant, Sainsbury Sculpture Grant and Carstairs Residency Prize.
Seen & Heard at Future/Forward
For those who couldn't attend Future/Forward, NAVA has collected some comments, tweets and pictures from speakers and attendees.
Contemporary Art, Pop-up Exhibitions and the “New Normal”
Joanna Mendelssohn discusses the current trends of exhibiting contemporary art in Australia.
Back to Normality
Ben Eltham looks at cultural policy in Australia where the 'new normal' is a replication of the old.
NAVA launches Future/Forward
Register now for Future/Forward - a two-day summit to provoke new thinking about Australian visual arts. Held from the 6 to 7 November 2014 at Carriageworks, NSW.
For the Love of Art
Ursula Sullivan, owner of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, discusses her love of art fairs and how they are essential in developing audiences for galleries and artists alike.
The Melbourne Season for Art Fairs
Eve Sullivan, the new Executive Editor of Artlink Magazine, talks about the proliferation of art fairs and their sign of a healthy and growing market.
