Safeguarding Australian artists in the international resale market. Photo: Anita Jankovic, Unsplash.
The Albanese Labor Government has today (17 March) announced that the Resale Royalty Scheme for visual artists has been extended, to now include a total of 26 countries.
While the secondary market resale of artworks in Australia is comparatively easier to map and track, international sales have traditionally been challenging. Last year – from 31 March 2024 – Australian visual artists became entitled to royalty payments when their work was resold overseas. It had been a long and hard-fought battle to change the Resale Royalty Right Scheme.
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.
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