Solid Arts posters:
Employment
What are your rights if you are employed as an artist?
If you are employed as an artist then your artwork and copyright will normally be owned by the employer (the boss). Sometimes you can change this by contract. You should still be named as the artist. You should make sure you are being properly paid for your work.
Other useful information:
Art Centre Way
Art Centre Way is a web-based resource which has information sheets which cover many of the activities involved in running an art centre: business, cataloguing, customers, marketing, occupational health and safety.
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) - Code of Practice for the Professional Australian Visual Arts, Craft and Design Sector
This publication provides a useful guide to ethical conduct of business between visual artists and their employers.
Artistcareer - Professional Development Resource Directory
Artistcareer is an independent, non-commercial website that offers high quality resources and information to support professional and business skills development for artists. The website is a joint initiative by the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) and the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF). A number of useful fact sheets related to employment issues can be found here.
Solid Arts fact sheets:
Working artists – copyright, employment, residency, commissions and other engagements
This fact sheet provides introductory information on issues for working artists to consider, from copyright to payment, working conditions, income tax and GST.
Arts Law Centre of Australia:
Agency agreements
This information sheet includes: what an agency is, how it is created, granting authority to an agent, an agent's obligations, and agency agreements.
Children in the creative process (ACT)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in the Australian Capital Territory should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (NSW)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in New South Wales should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (NT)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in the Northern Territory should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (QLD)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in Queensland should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (SA)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in South Australia should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (TAS)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in Tasmania should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (VIC)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in Victoria should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process (WA)
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations in Western Australia should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process.
Children in the creative process - Australia
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations should consider when they contemplate working with or using children in any part of the creative or artistic process. In addition to this information sheet, you should read the information sheet that applies specifically to your State or Territory.
Creative enterprise hubs in NSW: Employment issues (for employers)
This information sheet explains what obligations any organisation or individual has to any employee, contractor or volunteer involved in a Creative Enterprise Hub.
This information sheet is part of a suite of documents prepared by Arts Law.
Debt recovery letter of demand
This information sheet explains the function of a letter of demand for debt recovery. It includes a sample letter of demand for the recovery of money following your supply of goods or services (eg. sale of artwork, performance fees) to a person or organisation.
Employment issues (for NSW employees)
This information sheet provides information about employment law for employees in NSW.
Liability and insurance
This information sheet explains the meaning of liability and how you can protect against liability, in particular by taking insurance
Organising a festival
This information sheet and checklist provides an overview of some of the most important issues you need to consider in relation to the organisation of a festival. You can use it as the basis for putting together a business plan or for your own checklist when putting together the festival.
Privacy and the private sector
This information sheet provides general information about the private sector and privacy laws.
Superannuation and contract for services
This information sheet provides a summary of, and guide to, the superannuation guarantee charge, including the different aspects of superannuation and the responsibilities of employers, employees and self employed workers.
