NAVA’s latest advocacy campaign calling for a new $5million government allocation for artist fees

On 31 January 2017, the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) launched its #FairPayForArtists campaign, asking people who care about ensuring the viability of artists' careers, to sign a petition calling for a new allocation by the federal government of $5 million a year to enable the payment of artists' fees by underfunded public galleries, at least at the standard rate listed in the industry's code of practice. Artists are both valued for their contribution to society and fairly remunerated for their time and skills. The campaign has three components: $5 million for artists’ fees; superannuation for artists and…