Advocacy
Arts Law is a trusted advocate for artists’ rights and we recommend changes to the law to benefit the arts sector. Our goal is to improve the rights of artists and their access to justice. We also aim to ensure recognition and better protection and respect for Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.
As Australia’s only community legal centre for the arts we are in a unique position to connect the arts world and legal community. Arts Law’s powerful voice comes from our experience working with Australian artists for over 38 years.
Some of our current advocacy projects include:
The ‘Fake Art Harms Culture’ campaign was created to address the concern of widespread sale of works that have the ‘look and feel’ of being Indigenous but actually have no connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Arts Law maintains an ongoing watch of terms and conditions in prizes and competitions for artists in Australia and overseas and gives those terms and conditions a rating out of 5 stars.
Fake Art Harms Culture news
Celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC
By Ruby Okely, Research Assistant, ICIP This year’s NAIDOC Week marks the 50th year celebration. NAIDOC…
Tasmania Proposes to Introduce Registration for Intangible Cultural Heritage
Since 2019, the Tasmanian Government has been looking at reforms to the cultural heritage laws…
Standing Together for Stand-Alone Legislation
IP Australia have released the final report of the Scoping Study on Stand-Alone Legislation for…
Latest Prize and Competition Reviews
PRIZE REVIEW: Bundjalung Artwork Competition 2023
This month, Arts Law has reviewed the terms and conditions of the Bundjalung Artwork Competition in…
Entering a Foreign Art Prize or Competition?
What you need to know when entering foreign arts prizes and competitions Arts prizes and…
Pitfalls and Prizes for video artists
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, artists of all stripes have lost income and…
