ARTISTS – AUSTRALIA

Royalties for offshore art resale

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Original article by Tim Douglas
The Australian – Page: 9 : 20-Mar-24

Arts Minister Tony Burke has advised that the federal government will expand its Resale Royalty Scheme to cover artworks that are sold abroad. The scheme currently only provides Australian artists with royalties if their artworks are resold in the domestic market. However, it will be broadened to include artworks that are resold in 17 countries; they include the UK, France, Germany and Spain. Reciprocal arrangements will be in place to provide artists from each of the 17 countries with royalties when their works are resold in Australia.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

It’s a win for artist known as What

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Original article by Emily Ritchie
The Australian – Page: 3 : 31-Oct-19

A portrait of Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster has been awarded the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. It was selected from 30 finalists for the prestigious award, and was painted by a New South Wales-based artist who refers to himself only as What. His portrait of the co-founder of Australian band The Go-Betweens has been praised by one of the award’s judges, Kelly Gellatly.

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Barnesy portrait a knockout winner

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Original article by Linda Morris
The Age – Page: 2 : 4-May-18

The 58 finalists for the 2018 Archibald Prize were announced on 3 May, with the winner to be revealed on 11 May. Meanwhile, Jamie Preisz has won the Packing Room Prize – which is awarded by staff of the Art Gallery of New South Wales – for his portrait of singer Jimmy Barnes. The finalists for the Wynne and Sulman prizes were also announced. Meanwhile, the second volume of Barnes’ memoirs has been shortlisted for biography book of the year in the annual Australian Book Industry Awards.

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ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Archibald veterans condemn Olsen attack on winner Cairns

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Original article by Ashleigh Wilson
The Australian – Page: 3 : 1-Aug-17

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has awarded the Archibald Prize for 2017 to Mitch Cairns for his portrait of partner Agatha Gothe-Snape. The Gallery’s decision was condemned by previous winner John Olsen as being the worst in the award’s history. However, five other previous Archibald winners, including Sam Leach – who won in 2010 for his portrait of Tim Minchin – have supported Cairns.

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ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Exemplary Smart work to test secondary market for first time

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Original article by Jane O’Sullivan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 4-Jun-15

Sotheby’s will hold an Important Australian Art auction in August 2015. Paintings that will go under the hammer include Jeffrey Smart’s "Morning Practice, Baia", which is expected to fetch between $A550,000 and $A750,000. The painting has been owned by one family since 1970, and Sotheby’s Australia chairman Geoffrey Smith says it has generated much interest among the firm’s clients.

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SOTHEBY’S AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, DEUTSCHER AND HACKETT PTY LTD, SAMSTAG MUSEUM OF ART, TARRAWARRA MUSEUM OF ART LIMITED, BONHAMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD