While the Great Resignation looms over the global workforce, careers in Australia’s visual arts are going against the grain – jobs are incredibly competitive and there is hyper-activity around grants and exhibition callouts.
NAVA’s Co-Director Penelope Benton told ArtsHub: ‘Across the visual arts, job applications, grant applications and responses to exhibition call-outs have been greater throughout the last 12 months than in previous years. Applications have also been especially high calibre, making selections even more competitive.’