Visual arts
The government supports visual artists through a range of initiatives and schemes including Artbank, the Resale Royalty Scheme, the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy.
Funding
Carlene West (painting) Amanda Dent (photography) (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program helps fund the operations of around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, and a number of art fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations that are at the heart of Australia’s world-famous Indigenous visual art movement.
Funding support programs
Artbank
Artbank is a one of a kind, Australian Government support program that acquires the work of living, Australian contemporary artists – making the collection available to the general public through a leasing program.
With a collection of around 10,000 artworks, and with one hundred percent of the leasing fees going back into supporting artists, Artbank has been collecting and promoting the value of Australian art for over 30 years.
Personal Property Securities Register
If you have artwork on consignment to galleries or dealers you can register that work with The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR).
It gives you a ‘security interest’ in your work if the gallery or dealer becomes insolvent. This gives you highest priority in the case of gallery bankruptcy and your work can be returned to you. PPSR has fact sheets to help artists.
What's new
Visual arts
Peter Lin from Artbank talks to us about how they support Australian artists and the importance of art at work.
Visual arts
The Australian Government has committed $18 million over four years to 36 of Australia's most outstanding contemporary visual...
Visual arts
Arts Minister Senator Mitch Fifield spoke at the opening of the National Visual Art Education Conference....
Visual arts
The Visual Arts and Craft Strategy supports a strong contemporary visual arts and craft sector. It is managed by the Australia...
