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Artist-run initiatives, spaces, community and student galleries in Australia

A listing of artist-run initiatives, spaces, and community and student galleries in Australia compiled by the visual arts board.

Craft ink

An innovative series of four articles commissioned by Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design on behalf of the visual arts board.

How to make a career out of being a visual artist

Guidelines on how to make a career out of being a visual artist.

Indigenous cultural and intellectual property

Indigenous cultural and intellectual property: the main issues for the Indigenous arts industry in 2006

An overview of the most pressing issues for the recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) in 2006.

CVAC report

Report of the contemporary visual arts and craft inquiry

Provides valuable insight into the contemporary visual arts and craft sector and details proposals to enhance the sustainability of the sector for the consideration of governments, cultural organisations and the contemporary visual arts and craft community.

Similarity and difference: craftspeople and visual artists in Australia

Explores and describes the similarities and differences between craftspeople and visual artists in Australia.

The great indoors

The great indoors: developing audiences for contemporary art and craft in Australia

A national study on existing and potential audiences for contemporary art and craft. It also examines audience-related services provided by a wide range of exhibiting institutions, indoors and out.

Venice Biennale 2005 essay series

A three-part series of essays on Australia's visual arts commissioned in the lead up to the 2005 Venice Biennale.

Visual arts protocol guide

Visual arts: protocols for producing Indigenous Australian visual arts

The Australia Council for the Arts fully revised second edition of its Visual arts protocol guide, designed to help Australians better understand the use of Indigenous cultural material.