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Parenting in the arts: NAVA sets some workplace rules

NAVA is updating its Code of Practice to include ethical and professional guidelines of inclusive practices for artist parents.

22 Jul 2025 12:00

Gina Fairley

drawing of a woman at desk with a small child working on computer with easel nearby. Parenting in the arts.

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Parenting in the arts. Illustration: Emily Johnson 2025.

The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is inviting artists, arts workers and organisational members (aka those big arts companies that employ us), to join an online consultation on parenting in the arts. Your conversations will be a key part of updating their Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design (the Code) to include good practices around parents working in the arts, craft and design sector.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina