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To find galleries that might suit your work, visit as many as possible and familiarise yourself with the type of art they exhibit and sell.
When agreeing to a professional relationship with a gallery or agent, it is important to be clear about the level of service that is being offered and where each party’s responsibilities start and end. Whether you are establishing a relationship with a commercial gallery or a gallery which is publicly funded, we recommend you read the following documents before you go into a professional relationship with another party.
NAVA Resources:
Exhibiting, Selling and Collecting Art and Craft, Chapter 1. NAVA Code of Practice, 2nd edition, 2004. ISBN 0 9751929 0 6.
Read the Chapter
Buy the Code of Practice
Code of Practice for Australian Commercial Galleries and the Artists They Represent
This is the national best practice standard for professional engagement between commercial galleries and artists, and was the result of an agreement between NAVA, the Australian Commercial Galleries Association and the Australia Council. Published 2003, 8 pages.
ISBN 1 920784 10 1.
Read it the Code of Practice for Australian Commercial Galleries and the Artists
Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct
In 2006 NAVA is undertaking the development of an Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct. A link to this new publication will be here when the project is completed.
Read the Project Brief.
