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NAVA campaigns and advocates for artists’ rights and the needs of the Australian visual arts sector as a whole. Since its formation in 1983, NAVA has been a powerful force in bringing about policy and legislative change to encourage the growth and development of Australian visual arts and craft.


Myer Inquiry

Inquiry into the Australian Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Sector (Myer Inquiry)

As a result of an intensive lobbying campaign spearheaded by NAVA, the federal Government agreed to conduct an Inquiry into the Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Sector (the Myer Inquiry).

Read NAVA's submission to the Inquiry

In 2003, NAVA celebrated the successful outcomes of its campaign which delivered an increase of $39 million in funding from federal, state and territory governments over four years, 2004 – 7 as well as a number of other recommendations for policy and legislative change.