Artsource offers a very cost effective Public Liability insurance for visual artists at $260 per annum. Artsource MAX members are covered for the following: Public Liability $20m Products Liability $20m Professional Indemnity $5m Tenants Liability $20m Property in Physical and Legal Control $100k Excess $250 The package is attached to the...  More...

ArtStart is a new-ish grant initiative helping budding artists move from studying their art form to earning an income from it. This info session is a great chance for you to: hear from successful ArtStart recipients about how they are using ArtStart to fertilise their careers and ask questions and find out what activities ArtStart could fund. Come fin...  More...

Artists in Schools provides opportunities for professional artists to work with young people in Victorian primary and secondary schools. Schools engage an artist for up to 20 days to work with students and teachers on a creative project, which may be in any art form. Artists may work in any art form or combination of art forms, including literature,...  More...

Aphids (based in Melbourne), Punctum (based in Castlemaine) and Castlemaine State Festival are joining forces to assist 2 young and emerging Australian artists working with the moving image (video/ animation / film/machinima/expanded cinema and more) to undertake unique professional and creative development hosted by Punctum at its Incubator space. S...  More...

The Lock-Up Cultural Centre is now calling for submissions for the 2011 Residency Program. The residency program is a core focus of the centre's cultural activity with a multi-disciplinary focus. For the past four years, the program has played host to visual artists, writers, poets, film-makers, performers, designers and architects and actively encou...  More...

A series of three workshops for artists, arts workers and community groups: Getting out there: July 31 from 1.30pm to 4pm, $10, is aimed at emerging and professional artists wishing to gain insight into succeeding in the arts industry. Exhibition planning and budgeting: August 5 from 9.30am to 1pm, FREE, is aimed at emerging and professional artists,...  More...

Each year, Australian rural and regional artists are invited to investigate their practice in Ashfield. In 2007 the program was extended to international artists. Included is accommodation at Thirning Villa + $200 per wk allowance. The Ashfield Council Artist in Residence Program is an unique initiative where Ashfield Council hosts a practising arti...  More...

Under the artists resale royalty scheme commercial resales of artworks must be reported and a 5% royalty is payable on some resales. The Australian government has appointed Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) to manage the scheme. Key features of the scheme: it applies to resales of existing as well as new works; it applies to a range of original artwork...  More...

Do you need Public Liability Insurance for a short time or for a single project? Urban Smart Projects offers individuals up to six weeks of 10 million dollar public liability insurance cover. It’s $66 inc. GST. Find out more at the website below.   More...

A useful resource for Northern Territory artists and artists nationally. Free subscription to their ebulletin at their website below.  More...

A useful resource for Tasmanian artists and artists nationally. Subscribe for free to the "arts-e newsbyte" at the website below.  More...

A thorough and useful ebulletin for both regional NSW artists and artists nationally. Sign up to receive free ebulletins.  More...

Marketing strategies can increase your sales and build audiences for your work. This booklet provides some tips about pricing, promotion, working with the media, creating your own website, e-commerce and e-marketing. $10 NAVA members/$12 non-members at the link below.  More...

The Artist Business directories are comprehensive, nation-wide lists of useful resources, services and spaces of value to visual artists. You can freely download, copy and share these lists. Includes Directories of Service organisations, Business resources, Gallery and Exhibition Spaces, and Art Markets.   More...

Under the international Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, moral rights are the inalienable personal rights of creators of artistic works, to claim authorship and have their work protected from mutilation, distortion or any alteration which would be prejudicial to their reputation.  More...