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Key Roles

Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) is the national association and peak advocacy body representing the museums and galleries sector nationally.

The Museums Australia merged a number of separate museums associations long existing in Australia in 1994 (the Council of Australian Museums Associations, the Museums Association of Australia, the Art Museums Association of Australia, and the Museum Education Association of Australia.)

The work of this Association is primarily enabled through its members ,Membership fees support the Association’s activities across all States and Territories. But for some specific programs or some national projects, they sought funding from department or state governments.

As a national membership association they provide advice, representation, support and services to enable organisations and individuals to thrive; and as a peak body they advocate on behalf of the sector to communicate the value of museums and galleries, raise professional standards, inform policy, and promote ethical practice.

key initiatives

They aim to support the creative industries with key initiatives like the Museum Accreditation `Program and Victorian Collections.

What They Do:

They have branches in different regions，for example in vic，they provide services including

Assistance with accreditation, training, and exhibition needs.

Site visits to museums each year.

hold relevant Conference and Forum.

set up a free, easy to use, online cataloguing system called Victorian Collections.

publishing 24 issues member e-bulletin.

Events, workshops and seminars for museum volunteers and paid staff across the state.

Policies：

code of ethics for art history & science museums

Continuous Cultures,Ongoing Responsibilities（Principles and guidelines for Australian museums working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage）

Museums and sustainability

Women’s Policy

Gay & lesbian policy guidelines for museum programs and practice

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Founded in 1983, The National Association for the Visual Arts is the national peak body for the protection and promotion of professional interests in visual and media arts, crafts and design sector in Australia. As a membership organization, it advocates and provides various services to achieve the prosperity of the Australian visual arts sector and sets best practice standards for the industry, aiming to create a more unique and ethical cultural environment.
First, the relationship between NAVA and policy. NAVA's advocacy work is based on research into the nature of visual and media arts, crafts and design in Australia，to identify policy and strategic actions that can be taken. It champions artists, is a leader in advocacy, policy and action in contemporary art in Australia, and it is an expert policy adviser to key decision makers. It is committed to speaking up for the visual arts sector and making recommendations to industry and government. It has actively carried out many successful campaigns, influenced policy and legal changes and even created new policies, fought for important rights for artists and improved conditions for the whole visual arts environment. For example, NAVA maintained the freedom of expression of artists within the law and promoted the amendment of the sedition act for this purpose. In addition, it greatly promoted the spiritual rights of artists and the legislation on resale royalties of them.
Then, about NAVA's capital operation. It is mainly funded by state and federal governments, various foundations and private donors, such as The Visual Arts and Craft Strategy (VACS) & The Freedman Foundation. It makes the most of the money, offering a range of grants, awards and scholarships to artists, as well as online professional courses, expert advice and job opportunities for its members to help them do their jobs.
In addition, NAVA is regularly invited to hold guest lectures at universities, galleries, and other key institutions, as well as national seminars from which it can learn and be inspired to design common ground and take action. But NAVA's actions can be influenced by legal policies, such as recently proposed legislation that severely limits the publicity of registered charities, which may require major adjustments in NAVA's work in the future.

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Group 2 Public Galleries Association of Victoria 

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Em Walsh

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Role:

main advisor to the Australian Government on heritage issues.

primary role is to put forward and assess nominations for the National or Commonwealth Heritage List.

Also responsible for advising on the conservation and protection of places on the National or Commonwealth Heritage List

also provides advice on the promotion, research, training or educational activities relating to heritage, national policies on heritage and grants

works closely with the Department of the Environment

Relationship with arts counterpart:

advice provided to Australian Government can limit art museums and spaces that are heritage listed when they are renovating.

References:

https://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/organisations/australian-heritage-council

- Victoria Evans

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Group 1: Australian Council for the Arts

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Group 1: Australian Council for the Arts

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- The federal Government’s arts funding body.
- Role is the granting of funds and distribution of government dollars through various  grants.
Their main areas of support are: Emerging artists; Established artists; Arts Organisations; International artists and organisations that benefit Australian art/artists
- Some of their key initiatives is to recognise artists with disability and commit funds to support First Nations artists.
- The Council operates at arm’s length – this means that the Minister for the Arts has no input in the Council’s decisions Emerging issues:
- Firstly, funding by the federal government has seen significant cuts since 2016
- Undergoing a review of the Major Performance Arts Framework
- Funding is subsidised by foundations, corporations and individual donors
- The Council has relationships with all levels of government – they report to the federal government and execute national policy; they work with state ministers through their annual Cultural Ministers Conference and they engage with local government through the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy.

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·   Aboriginal Not-for-profit Incorporated Association governed by the Trust’ Rules of Association and by a Board of Management (at least 50% Indigenous).

·    Purpose:

To promote, support and celebrate the continuing journey of the Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia.

To encourage the spirit of learning and reconciliation between First Nation people and non-First nation people and to celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal Victorian people and communities.

For Koorie artworks and artefacts to be collected, recorded, and curated by Koorie people.

To maintain and built an archival resource/ library with Oral History and other reference material for Koorie culture and history.

Exhibit, celebrate, and promote Koorie art.

Koorie Family History Service

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Group 1: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (as December 2019, formerly Australian Department of Communication and the Arts)

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Group 1: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (as December 2019, formerly Australian Department of Communication and the Arts)

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By Alexandra (Ally) Drummond. See attachment for information.

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Group 2: Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV)

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Group 2: Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV)

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“The PGAV are a valuable resource and their relevance is more and more important in a highly competitive arts and culture industry, especially around advocacy and data collection for the sector.”   Source: PGAV Member Survey 2016 “

a)  What is the key role PGAV plays and what specific services does it provide?

•  From conservation to support/develop professional public gallery services and community engagement:

Established in 1957 as the Regional Galleries Association of Victoria (RGAV), it provided support and advocated on behalf of galleries in regional Victoria. The RGAV was influential in the establishment of gallery standards and advocating for the employment of specialised, professional staff to collect, conserve and present high quality exhibitions of visual art to regional communities. In 1987 it became the Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) to extend their support to metropolitan galleries in Victoria. The priorities of the organisations at this time were supporting the professional development of gallery staff and enabling public galleries to engage new audiences.

•     PGAV represents 50 galleries across metropolitan and regional Victoria. As the peak body, it delivers programs to support the development of the sector, advocates on behalf of the sector and promotes the sector to key stakeholders and audiences. It is aimed at building the capacity of public galleries in Victoria, enabling their members to present engaging visual art experiences which deliver valuable social, economic and cultural returns to their communities.

•    Support, develop and promote Victoria galleries within the national context.

•   It acts like an agent (broker) between:

ü   Members (50 public galleries)

ü   Three tiers of government

ü   Private and philanthropic sectors

ü   Education and research institutions

ü   Public audiences and community

•  A national voice of Victoria gallery sector

•   Services include:

ü   Program delivering (education, professional training and national awards)

ü   Research and data collection (social, economic and cultural impact etc.)

ü   Work with local governments support their work with public galleries

b)      Key outcomes

•  Established an internship program at NGV

•  Initiated professional training programs with NETS Victoria (The National Exhibitions Touring Support) and Museum Australia (Victoria)

•  “Get into Art” program

c)       Funding: Creative Victoria

d)      Roles in policy shaping

•  Collecting cultural, social and economic data and research results for government.

•   It functions like a mediator to provide a bridge of correspondence between their members, public audiences, different governments and sectors and contributes to shaping a more unprejudiced policy.

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Group 2: ACGA (Australian Commercial Galleries Association)

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Group 2: ACGA (Australian Commercial Galleries Association)

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About ACGA:

1. Founded in 1976 as a not-for-profit organisation to act as a forum for members to discuss matters concerning artists - gallery - client relations.

2. A national organisation which maintains ethical standards for the directors of leading private galleries whose main business is to represent, promote and further the interests of living Australian artists.

3. It is an important cultural resource, benefitting the entire visual arts sector in Australia.

The ACGA’s Goals:

1. To promote and develop entrepreneurial practices and commercial opportunities in the visual arts;

2. To maintain professional and ethical standards for the primary market

3. To represent the interests of the primary market to the government, non-government and private sectors

4. To provide services, advice, networks and support to members; and

5. To maintain organisational strength and relevance.

Key Roles and What They Do:

1.  Serves as a point of contact for the visual arts sector to connect with the governments, the general public and the wider arts industry.

2. Increasing flow of information and shared goals to benefit association members, as well as artists, collectors and galleries that do not fall directly under the Association umbrella.

3. The ACGA maintains an ongoing line of communication with governments to ensure the real world of artists and galleries is considered when forging ahead with change

Services provided by ACGA:

1. Monitor and help its members in many areas including advice on contracts, insurance of art works, consignment records and international exposure.

Who ACGA supports and How:

1. Australian Artists - helping emerging artists get discovered by commercial galleries.
Helps bridge the crucial period in an artist's development (after leaving art school and before having works collected by museums)

2. Collectors - the association has taken on the role of self regulation in matters of ethics, giving confidence to collectors that consider making substantial commitment driven by passion to collect

Key Initiatives:

1. Indigenous Art Code -
To promote fair and ethical trade

2. Artists' Resale Royalty Scheme

3. The Cooper Review  into Superannuation

4. The Forgeries Focus Group

5.  National Cultural Policy

References:

The Australian Commercial Galleries Association Guide to the Private Galleries of Australia 1998 - 1999

Owen Craven, 2012: 'The Australian Commercial Gallery Association and You', April 2012, Art Almanac, pp.34 - 35

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VISCOPY--Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency 

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-Viscopy is Australasia's rights management organization for visual arts;

-Viscopy members include artists, authors, musicians and other owners of copyright in works

-key roles: licensing the copyright in artistic works for customer base in Australia and New Zealand, including all the major Australian auction houses and public galleries, on behalf of the members;

-objectives: help members look after the rights in work, recognition, respect, as well as fair payment involved;

-members are eligible to receive payment from the decretory license schemes for education and governments, as well as annual licenses for business use of text and images and the visual arts pay-per-use licenses for merchandising, magazines and auction catalogues;

-Viscopy was established in 1995 as a public-funding-supported organisation to a self-supporting collecting society;

-Viscopy operates on a non-profit basis with free membership fee and only charge artists a proportion of the royalties collected on their behalf to cover the costs of providing services (25% on royalties in Australia and New Zealand and 10% for overseas);

-representing 43% of the total visual artists in Australia and New Zealand including indigenous artists and over 40,000 international artists and beneficiaries of artists' estates through reciprocal agreements with over 40 visual arts rights management agencies around the world;

-Viscopy merged with Copyright Agency on November 30th, 2017 and Copyright Agency is appointed by the Australian Government to manage the artist resale royalty scheme; an Artist Director has been added to the Copyright Agency's Board and Artist members will elect the Artist Director in the future;

-Copyright Agency CEO, Adam Suckling said "This is a significant moment in the history of these two organisations. Not only is it a positive move for members and the industry, it will help us drive efficiencies and ensure we can increase distributions to visual artists.”

-Shirley (XUEWEI LIU)

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Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victoria (formerly known as Museums Australia)

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Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victoria (formerly known as Museums Australia)

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- AMaGA aims to support the development of "quality museums, collections care, knowledge and specialised skills for museum work" across small and large, metropolitan and regional museums and galleries in Victoria.
- Focusses on enabling professional development for all people involved in museums including not only paid staff but also volunteers and external contractors.
- Provides training sessions and workshops, template forms and info sheets as well as links to a variety of other resources to help guide the development of good museum practice.
- Promotes museums and galleries to all levels of Government as well as local and more widespread communities.
- Key initiatives include the Museum Accreditation Program, the Green Museum Project and Victorian Collections (https://amagavic.org.au/services/victorian-collections)
- INSITE - AMaGA magazine highlights the people and collections that make up museums and galleries in Victoria and is filled with interviews and industry news.
- Supports more than 1000 museums, 2/3 of which are volunteer run and together manage a collection of over 8 million objects.

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WEEK 2 - Some key points to consider and summarise

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What role do industry bodies and professional associations play in shaping policy? (ACGA)

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What role do industry bodies and professional associations play in shaping policy? (ACGA)

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- A "collective voice" for contemporary art galleries and their artists.
- Serves as an "industry watchdog" to the galleries and artists.
- Promotes awareness of industry issues, such as ethical trading standards in Indigenous art.
- To lobby on issues which have a detrimental effect on the visual arts industry.
- To promote integrity. When buyers purchase or learn about art from a ACGA member, they can be confident that the organisation is reputable.
- For practicing artists, being represented by an ACGA member gallery ensures ethical and fair professional practice and representation. Gallery membership to the ACGA is assessed upon track record by the board.
- Moderation, negotiation and reform of federal government policy and legislation. The ACGA maintains an ongoing line of communication with governments to ensure artists and galleries are prioritised when changes are to be implemented.
- ACGA has been deeply involved in significant Government reforms such as the Artists' Resale Royalty Scheme, the Indigenous Art Code, the Cooper Review into Superannuation, the Forgeries Focus Group, and a National Cultural Policy.
- To cultivate the Australian art market both internationally and domestically. Developing the reputation of Australian artists.

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ACGA The Australian Commercial Gallery Association

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ACGA The Australian Commercial Gallery Association

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Creative Partnerships Australia supports creative arts enterprises within the private sector.  They endeavor to develop arts initiatives financially by providing avenues for artists, and arts organisations to raise funds, network and develop professionally.

CPA is supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.  The activity and impact of CPA is therefore reported to this particular Department.

CPA ensure arts and cultural initiatives can flourish through the mutual support of businesses and donors.

Providing resources for arts professionals regarding fundraising, networking and community outreach are ways CPA assists arts initiatives.  Financial support, professional development, coaching and mentoring, revenue raising skills and general capacity building are services provided by CPA for arts professionals.

CPA believes that arts and cultural activities are an important investment that positively impacts the greater community.

CPA are responsible for such partnerships as The Guardian Newspaper and the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival.

Resource: https://creativepartnershipsaustralia.org.au/

-Akira Zosens