NAVA and Arts Law News

PPSR information:

Seminar - The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 and how it affects artists
The Arts Law Centre is partnering with the Australian Government Solicitor to present a free seminar in Melbourne on the Personal Property Securities Act and the Personal Property Security Register which enables people to register their interest in personal property.

The seminar will outline the main features of the Act and Register and how it operates, with a focus on how artworks and intellectual property rights are treated.
Thursday 22 May 2012, 6-7:30pm
Australian Government Solicitor Melbourne
Level 21, 200 Queen Street
» To find out more, or RSVP, contact E: rsvpmel@ags.gov.au

NAVA opportunities

Flannery Centre Art Prize
The Flannery Centre is a world-class green skills and sustainability centre recently built in Bathurst. Named The Flannery Centre after Tim Flannery - renowned environmental advocate and 2007 Australian of the Year, the building is designed to offer state-of-the-art training facilities. In celebration of the Flannery Centre’s official opening (to be held in May this year), artists across Australia are invited to create a piece of artwork that responds to the following statement:Humanity is now living in ways which outstrip the capacity to provide an equitable, healthy lifestyle for future generations. With 7 billion people a number of planetary boundaries have been reached which will drive fundamental changes to the way we live and work.This artwork can take any (permanent) form and be designed for an indoor or outdoor space. The winner of Skillset’s acquisitive Flannery Centre Art Prize will receive the cash prize of $5,000. All details and entry conditions at: http://www.skillset.com.au/ArtPrize
Entries close 4 May 2012
Web Address : http://www.skillset.com.au/ArtPrize

Future Generation Art Prize - Call for Entries
The Prize is open to all artists up to the age of 35 with the aim of acknowledging and giving long-term support to a future generation of artists. The Prize is unique because of its global reach and highly democratic form of application via the Internet. Application procedure for the second edition of the biannual Future Generation Art Prize, launched by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, is closing on May 6, 2012. Applications available online at the competition’s website: futuregenerationartprize.org

Coonawarra Vignerons Association Acquisitive Sculpture Prize
Following the success of its inaugural Prize in 2011, the Coonawarra Vignerons Association is again offering an Acquisitive Sculpture Prize as part of the Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival 17-27 May 2012. Entries for the $5,000 Prize are invited using the theme “Reflecting the energy and quality of Coonawarra”. Any medium can be used but the sculpture must be suitable for outdoor display. A statement from each artist is also required explaining the inspiration behind the work. All sculptures will be displayed at Balnaves of Coonawarra throughout the Festival with the winner announced at 3.00 pm on Saturday 19 May. Web Address : http://www.coonawarra.org

For more opportunities check the NAVA website: www.visualarts.net.au