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Artbank - an Arts program of the Federal Government 

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Artbank - an Arts program of the Federal Government 

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Just further to the discussion of the Department-for-everything-but-the-arts, I just wanted to share this hidden gem of the Federal Govt’s program for support of contemporary Australian art. This program, known as Artbank, gets moved from Department to Department every time there is a Cabinet re-shuffle, but has managed to weather the arts funding storms by being a largely self-sustaining model. Artbank plays a really vital role in supporting early to mid career contemporary Australian artists by acquiring their work for the (now close to 11,000 strong) collection. And it manages to keep buying new artwork, by making the whole collection available for lease. Private, corporate and government clients pay a small fee to lease art, and this is accompanied in their homes, offices or events with information about the art, artists and importance of supporting culture. I could talk at length - but it’s important as it contributes to building literacy and confidence in arts audiences as well as huge role it plays for emerging artists (as it is often the first major collection into which their work is acquired). It is also a wonderfully eclectic collection - a loose canon on Australian Art - as it collects in the here and now, so tells a very often the moment’ story of our recent art history, versus the more tried and tested model of the other major state and national collections.

Long post short - check out the Melbourne premises this Saturday 14 March as part of this event for Melbourne Design Week https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/the-grey-zone-collecting-and-collaboration-in-contemporary-art-and-design/

You can also search the entire collection and learn more about the program online :) http://artbank.gov.au/about/

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Tue 615 Group 4 - ACUR90002 - Week 2 Presentation

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Australia Council, Creative Victoria and AGITRDC

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Australia Council, Creative Victoria and AGITRDC

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Group 1 presentation - Australia Council, Creative Vic and AGITRDC

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Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) | Miriam Kelly (slides only)

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Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) | Miriam Kelly (slides only)

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Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) | Miriam Kelly

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Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) | Miriam Kelly

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About The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV)

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About The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV)

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The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM)

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The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM)

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The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material(AICCM)

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Art Museums and Curatorship Week 2 Group 2.1

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REVEAL Exhibition Opening - Wyndham Art Gallery: THU 19 MAR

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REVEAL Exhibition Opening - Wyndham Art Gallery: THU 19 MAR

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Opening next Thursday! Short walk from Werribee train station and there will be drinks & snacks

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ACGA The Australian Commercial Gallery Association

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ACGA The Australian Commercial Gallery Association

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Hints and tips for Week 2 Group Presentations

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Hints and tips for Week 2 Group Presentations

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To ensure we don't run out of time for presentations, could each group aim to fit everyone's presentations into a 10 to 15 minute time frame? That gives us time for questions and discussion after each group.
Please upload your visual presentations on this Padlet Wall  prior to the seminar.

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Week 2_Workshop Presentations_Key Points to Consider

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Arts Hub: free membership for UoM Students

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Arts Hub: free membership for UoM Students

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Great source for the latest arts articles for essays (and job opportunities1!)

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ArtsHub: The Australian Arts Industry Hub - News, Jobs, Events

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The home of the Australian arts industry. ArtsHub is the ultimate spot for arts jobs, arts careers, industry news, reviews, art grants, events & education.

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Curating opportunity from George Paton Gallery

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Curating opportunity from George Paton Gallery

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https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/studentlife/gallery/exhibition-proposals/

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DEADLINE 14 APRIL 2020

Exhibitions are FREE for University of Melbourne students
Come and talk to us about your ideas for solo, group, and curated exhibitions, and performances, events and talks for the George Paton gallery. We welcome ideas from all students from all departments of the University of Melbourne. We want to give you the best chance to have your exhibition in our GPG program. For this reason we offer:

Free exhibitions

Feedback on your application draft - before you submit it - so it can be a strong as possible

Support meetings and advice for your show

Assistance with the promotion of your show

Mentoring of emerging curators

Curatorial Award of $500 per semester, other awards, grant advice and other opportunities

GEORGE PATON GALLERY EXHIBITION PROPOSAL INFORMATION
Established in the mid 1970s, The George Paton Gallery was the first institutionally supported experimental art space in Australia, and provided a model for Australia's subsequent centres of contemporary art. The Gallery's exhibition programs have forecast emerging trends in alternative practice, new and hybrid media, the phenomenon of the curator, and the return of painting. Since 1994, the gallery has focused on student exhibitions, with many past and recent exhibitors finding success both in Australia and overseas. The George Paton Gallery provides a supportive environment for students, artists and curators to gain experience in exhibition practice. Please come and talk to us about your ideas for an exhibition in the GPG.
Student applicant exhibitions run over two weeks for a total of eight days, with installation taking place from Sunday to Tuesday prior to the exhibitions' commencement on Wednesday. Rather than the traditional exhibition opening event, the George Paton Gallery hosts a Closing Event on the final Wednesday evening of the exhibition, from 5-7pm. Through this, we hope to encourage a different approach to the exhibition timeline, inviting performative, cumulative and time-based approaches to the exhibition. Exhibitors need to keep in mind that the exhibition is open to the public from the first Wednesday, but the work can change, mutate, or accumulate over the exhibition. The Closing Event can then function as the culmination of the exhibition.
The George Paton Gallery is located on the second floor of Union House, University of Melbourne in Parkville. Union House is located on the University of Melbourne map at E 15.
MAP - UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, PARKVILLE
APPLICATION PROCESS
The George Paton Gallery has two gallery application rounds per year, one each academic semester.
The gallery does not accept late or out of round applications.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
We strongly recommend that all potential applicants for exhibitions make an appointment to come and speak to us about their ideas for an exhibition. This often proves highly advantageous to the applicant, allowing the gallery coordinator to give you advice on your application and also it allows us to 'speak to' your application at the Gallery Selection meeting.
PROPOSAL FORMAT
The George Paton Gallery only accepts online proposals and applicants must fill out ALL SECTIONS of their application form for their proposal to be taken into consideration.

Please click below for:

GEORGE PATON GALLERY PROPOSAL IMAGE TEMPLATE PPT
Proposals are to be emailed to gpg(at)union.unimelb.edu.au THE GEORGE PATON GALLERY APPLICATION FORM INCLUDES

Exhibitors details

Exhibition rationale and description

CVs for each participant (no longer than one A4 page per exhibitor)

List of Visual Material submitted including: title, date, media and dimensions of your images or video works

PowerPoint with Visual Material to be saved as PDF (See above for PowerPoint template). A maximum of 12 jpeg images for a solo exhibition and 20 jpeg images for a group exhibition and/or web links for video and audio works - up to six minutes in total.

WHO CAN APPLY Broadly, we are looking for quality exhibitions, workshops and projects that engage with both audiences and the gallery space. Applications for solo and group exhibitions are open to:

Curatorial students

School of Art students

All other students from all departments at Melbourne Uni who have an idea for an exhibition or workshop suitable for the gallery

External practitioners in the visual arts

Recent graduates and alumni

Emerging and established artists, performers and curators.

EXHIBITION COSTS
PAYMENT OF EXHIBITION COSTS
Exhibitors who are not current students at the University will need to pay a 10% deposit for their exhibition upon signing of their exhibition contract. The balance of the Exhibition Costs is to be paid when collecting the keys for their show - a week prior to their exhibition.
EQUIPMENT HIRE (NB: hiring rates are per week. Technical support is available upon request at an additional charge. This service is through AV@Melbourne)

BenQ SH9515 Full HD Data Projector: $60 per week - 4 available
Click for specs for data projector

Flat screen Monitors: 24 inch $40 per week - 2 available 32 inch $50 per week - 2 available

EXHIBITION INSTALLATION AND DEINSTALLATION Exhibitions run for eight days with installation taking place from Sunday to Tuesday prior to the exhibition opening to the public. Exhibitions are open to the public from Wednesday at 11am with the Closing Night event taking place on the last Wednesday night from 5-7pm. De-installation takes place on the Saturday following the last day of your exhibition. You will need to pay a $50 key deposit and bond, which will be returned to you on condition that the gallery is left in the condition you found it in. GALLERY MINDING: THIS IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR AN EXHIBITION If you are successful in your application for an exhibition at the George Paton Gallery, you will be responsible for the minding of the gallery for the duration of your show. The gallery will need someone attending to it for eight days from the first Wednesday to the final Friday from 11am to 5pm each day. Us a guide, the exhibitor/s in the Entrance Gallery are responsible for minding the gallery for three days and the exhibitor/s in the Main Gallery are responsible for five days. GPG EXHIBITION SELECTION MEETINGS
Because of the quick turnaround between application and exhibition, we hold a Selection Meeting one week to a fortnight following the application deadline. Applicants are notified regarding the outcome of the meeting within two weeks of the selection meeting (within three to four weeks of the application deadline).
PROGRAM STRUCTURE Each semester there are six exhibitions with exhibitions held in both the Entrance and Main galleries of the GPG. The first semester program runs from February to May and the second semester program runs from July to October/early November. Please contact the Arts Programs Coordinator on 8344 5418 or email gpg[at]union.unimelb.edu.au if you have any queries regarding our exhibition program. EXTERNAL HIRE/OUT OF PROGRAM EXHIBITIONS The George Paton Gallery is occasionally available for hire out of academic semester teaching weeks. Bookings must be made at least three months prior to the exhibition and hire fees for all out-of-program exhibitions begin at $100 per day. Please contact the Arts Programs Coordinator for details and bookings.

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Exhibitions are FREE for University of Melbourne students Come and talk to us about your ideas for solo, group, and curated exhibitions, and performances, events and talks for the George Paton gallery. We welcome ideas from all students from all departments of the University of Melbourne.

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REMINDER: Preparation for Week 3 Group Presentations

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REMINDER: Preparation for Week 3 Group Presentations

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KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER & SUMMARISE

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WEEK 3 - Art Museums & Curatorship - Class Presentation notes (1)

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NAVA – National Association for the Visual Arts

Established in 1983

About NAVA:

NAVA works to strengthen Australia’s contemporary art sector by supporting artists and by advocating on their behalf for better working conditions, respect and visibility. Keyways they do this is to promote a Code of Practice nationally for the sector to adhere to, providing practical support to visual arts professionals and amplifying the voice of creatives nationally.

The Code of Practice sets standardisations across the industry – for example wages and salary within the industry which can be a great tool for organisations and practitioners alike in developing budgets and in self-advocating for correct pay.

Other practical support the provide to artists include different membership tiers that include public liability insurance, grants and development opportunities through workshops, resources like factsheets and templates as well as discounts & offers.

Their advocacy efforts in are all around improving the working environment for artists and arts organisations – effectively they run campaigns and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure artists are visible and represented to improve conditions within the sector.

Advocacy successes include:

-          Increased funding through the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy

-          Artists Moral Rights

-          Artists Resale Royalty Legislation

-          Securing a tax ruling that allows artists to claim their art business expenses against all forms of income

-          Arts curriculum in schools through partnership in National Advocates for Arts Education

-          Changes to sedition law to protect artists freedom of expression

-          Establishment of Viscopy (now Copyright Agency)

o    Copyright Agency – collects fees and distributes royalties to creator members for the reuse of text and images.

o   Essentially an organisation that offer support around intellectual property to creatives in the visual or written fields. Key organisation due to Resale Royalty Scheme (5% on works 1,000$ or more) + protection indigenous creatives intellectual property + culture.

-          Currently working on: (all laid out in the Strategic Plan 2018-2020 attached)

o    Self-determination as best practice approach to First Nations contemporary art

o   Making the NAVA Code of Practice an enforceable standard across the contemporary arts industry

o   Accessibility – ensring people with disabilities are able to experience full inclusion in cultural life.

o   Gender Equity in the arts i.e. closing the gap in fees, opportunities and representation

o   Art Education – nationally with focus in the tertiary level

o   Arts Funding from federal government

What role does an organisation like NAVA play in shaping policy for the creative arts industry?

NAVA plays the role of advocate in policy development. NAVA speaks up through a variety of targeted campaigns to highlight and give voice to the needs and concerns of visual arts professionals. Their association regularly reviews their priorities and develops a strategic plan to achieve each key goal but all the while presenting a comprehensive industry standard to strengthen the sector through accountability and transparency. From an outsider perspective – it demystifies the creative sector so that non-arts industry can see creative professionals as professionals like any other field. That their work is not a hobby or ‘fun’ but actual ‘work’ that has beneficial commercial and non-commercial outcomes to the public and is worth supporting. Simultaneously the association provides tools to these professionals to develop and strengthen the sector.

Attached:
NAVA Stategic Plan 2018 -2020 (concise - great reference)

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Museums and Collections Projects Program

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The Museums and Collections Projects Program (MCPP) offers students, alumni and other interested people from the wider community the opportunity to work behind the scenes with over 30 of the University's cultural collections. Each year the Program offers a range of carefully developed collection management projects that engage with the cultural collections on campus. The projects are designed to provide an engaging professional experience that will have real value to you and the collection. Through a project you can acquire new skills to advance your professional development or simply explore an interest. There is no payment involved, but you will receive training specific to your project and ongoing mentoring /support from the Cultural Collections team. The projects are varied and cover a wide range of areas from cataloguing and research, significance assessment and preventative conservation through to interpretation and exhibition development. The projects add real value to the cultural collections by contributing to their long term management and ensuring that they remain accessible, vital, relevant and dynamic.

To find out what projects are available this year please see our 2020 Projects List. Each project listed has a detailed position description which outlines what the project involves. If you are interested in a particular project you can register your interest by completing an Expression of Interest form ( PDF / Doc).

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Museums and Collections Projects Program : Museums and Collections

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The Museums and Collections Projects Program (MCPP) offers students, alumni and other interested people from the wider community the opportunity to work behind the scenes with over 30 of the University's cultural collections. Each year the Program offers a range of carefully developed collection management projects that engage with the cultural collections on campus.