National Association for the Visual Arts

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The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is the national peak body for the visual arts, craft and design in Australia. It advocates for the sector as well as undertaking research and policy development and providing direct services to its members.{{cite web | title=NAVA | website=MGNSW | date=22 April 2021 | url=https://mgnsw.org.au/sector/resources/support-agencies/nava/ | access-date=14 April 2022}} It publishes its research.{{cite web | title=National Association for the Visual Arts | website=APO | date=28 February 2017 | url=https://apo.org.au/organisation/83195 | access-date=14 April 2022}}

It was founded in 1983.{{cite web | title=About NAVA | website=NAVA | date=15 August 2018 | url=https://visualarts.net.au/about/ | access-date=14 April 2022}} Since then, it has brought about policy and legislative change to encourage the growth and development of the sector, re-established the Artists' Benevolent Fund, lobbied for the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, written submissions to government and inquiries, and much more.{{cite web | title=NAVA's Key Achievements | website=NAVA | url=https://visualarts.net.au/about/nava-key-achievements/ | access-date=14 April 2022}}{{cite web | title=4 in 5 visual artists lost income from the pandemic | website= ABC News| publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=12 October 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-12/4-in-5-visual-artists-lost-income-from-the-pandemic/13581988 | access-date=14 April 2022}}

In March 2018 it undertook a gender equity campaign,{{cite web | title=Gender Equity campaign – NAVA Executive Director Esther Anatolitis | website=RTRFM | date=15 March 2018 | url=https://rtrfm.com.au/story/nava-gender-equity-campaign-director-esther-anatolitis/ | access-date=14 April 2022}} and in August of that year organised a two-day event called "Future/Forward", aimed at getting input on its code of practice, and discuss ways and means of supporting artists, their rights, and their incomes.{{cite web | last=Ayres | first=Ed | title=NAVA Future/Forward asks: where to next for artists' rights? | website=ABC Radio National| series=The Art Show| author-link=Ed Le Brocq| date=8 August 2018|format= Audio + text | url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-art-show/nava-future-forward/10084164 | access-date=14 April 2022}}

In 2017-2020 the executive director of NAVA was Esther Anatolitis. {{as of|April 2022}} Penelope Benton holds the position.{{cite web | title=Staff | website=NAVA | url=https://visualarts.net.au/about/staff/ | access-date=14 April 2022}}

It published a quarterly journal, NAVA Quarterly, between 2004 and 2013.{{Citation | author1=National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia) |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7575505| title=NAVA Quarterly [catalogue entry]| publication-date=2004 | publisher=National Association for the Visual Arts | issn=1032-9617}} One of its publications is a guide to awards, prizes and professional development opportunities for artists.{{Citation | author1=National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia) | title=Money for visual artists: NAVA's guide to awards, prizes and professional development opportunities for Australian visual artists, craft and design practitioners | publication-date=2008 | publisher=National Association for the Visual Arts | edition=9th | isbn=978-0-9803906-5-0}} Since 2017 NAVA produces a series of podcasts.{{cite web | title=Podcasts | website=NAVA | url=https://visualarts.net.au/podcasts/ | access-date=14 April 2022}}