NAVA issues lots of news – and also has a newsfeed from its website where you can tackle the latest controversial issues. Today's (26th May) naturally enough is a discussion on the photographic exhibition by Bill Henson. Well, all forms of art – including the written word, are subject to misinterpretation. Read the articles and see if they provide food for thought.
Artistcareer
One of the really exciting initiatives NAVA is involved with through a partnership with the Australia Business Arts Foundation is a new website portal www.artistcareer.com.au. It is still being populated with content but is worth having a look to get the flavour of what will become a rich source of professional practice training and resource information over the next few months. It aims to be a connection point for art practitioners to easily find what is offered by the many different providers around Australia.
Artists Resale Royalty
This is a landmark moment for Australian arts development and artists' rights.
The recent federal budget had some very good news in it for NAVA members and for Australian artists generally. The allocation of $1.5 million over three years for the establishment of a resale royalty scheme for Australian visual artists, was warmly welcomed by NAVA. This is a strong indicator that the government is keen to make good its election promise and it is likely that the scheme will become a reality in 2009. After 20 years of lobbying for this right to be legislated, NAVA is celebrating a huge success. Arts Law, Viscopy, the Australian Copyright Council and NAVA are in agreement about how the scheme should work and further advice currently is being given to the federal arts department. For Australia's Indigenous artists in particular, the benefits should become quickly evident.
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