Information for Indigenous Art Centres
On 9 June 2010, a new scheme to benefit artists starts operation. The scheme will entitle artists to a 5% royalty on certain resales of their works. It also requires people in the business of buying and selling artworks to report certain information about resales of artworks.
The scheme affects Indigenous art centres in a number of ways. In some cases, art centres may have legal obligations to report information to CAL, and in some cases to pay royalties. Apart from that, art centres have an important role to play in letting their artists know about the scheme, and helping CAL to identify and find artists for whom royalties have been paid.
Download CAL's information sheet
Artists’ resale royalty scheme: What it means for the Indigenous Art Centres.
Appointment of Indigenous Communications Coordinator
CAL has recently appointed an Indigenous Communications Coordinator, Melodie-Jane Gibson. Melodie, whose background includes film making and working in policy and research at Screen Australia, is a Gumbaynggirr woman from the mid-north coast of NSW.
She will be visiting Indigenous communities around Australia over the next few months to explain the scheme to artists and art centres.
Read our media release about Melodie-Jane here.