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Welcome to the Reading Room where you can find a variety of information about the visual arts including policy, research papers and submissions.
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The Visual Arts Industry Guidelines Research Project (VAIGRP) makes best practice recommendations on artists, gallery/agent relationships, public art commissioning, competitions, awards, prizes and fund raising exhibitions; and residencies and workshops. Supplementary research has been commissioned into a scale of fees and wages, forms of subsidy, freedom of expression and economic flows of funds.
The Visual Arts Industry Guidelines Research Project (1998-2001) has been a Strategic Partnerships with Industry for Research and Training project, funded by the Australian Research Council and the Australia Council.
