Artists on NAVA’s board to be paid

The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) has announced its commitment to pay artists, independent arts workers and/or First Nations representatives on its board.

The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) announced yesterday (7 March) that it will pay honorariums to voluntary board directors who are artists, independent arts workers and/or First Nations representatives.

The peak industry body for the visual arts, craft and design hopes this move will set best practice standards for the sector.

NAVA Executive Director Penelope Benton says: ‘Underpayment and non-payment affects career sustainability for artists and arts workers, and the sustainability of the arts sector as a whole.

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Celina Lei is the Diversity and Inclusion Editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Most recently, Celina was one of three Australian participants in DFAT’s the Future of Leadership program. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_