In May 2016 nearly 200 creative people came to the Slim Dusty Centre in Kempsey to listen to and engage with a range of presenters brought together for the day by ETC. Arts Mid North Coast was delighted to be a partner to this event with all the feedback being very positive. A summary of key elements of the day can be found at:
Although not specifically arts related the most useful New South Wales online resource is http://toolkit.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au which has sections relating to: starting a business, running your business, growing your business , business planning, marketing and sales and management. However Arts Tasmania does have a number or recommended links and material specifically for arts and creative businesses. Its Arts Business and Artform resources pages is a collection of links to websites that may assist artists and arts organisations across all artforms to develop their skills, connections, profile and business practices. They are organised by art form including music, writing, design, performing and visual art and more as well as arts business links. The Business page http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/resources/arts_resources/business covers the areas of:
Regional Arts Victoria offers Individual Memberships for practicing artists and artworkers across Australia. Members are able to access through this individual Public & Products Liability Insurance. A good starting point for more information is their Frequently Asked Questions page: www.rav.net.au/members-and-networks/join-us/public-products-liability-insurance-faqs. Their website also as online applications forms for both membership and insurance. For all Membership Application enquiries you can contact 03 9644 1800 or email enquiry@rav.net.au
A range of other peak and specialist bodies and organisations may also offer appropriate insurance cover including:
Duck for Cover www.duckforcover.com.au is a not for profit association offering affordable insurance for performers (including workshops)
The National Association for the Visual Arts, (NAVA) www.visualarts.net.au/shop/products/premium-plus/ offers an insurance package as part of its premium professional membership for visual artists.
Ausdance has worked with insurance company Aon to develop a comprehensive dance insurance package designed for the specific needs of the dance industry. www.ausdance.org.au/products/details/dance-insurance.
The Association of Community Theatre acts as an umbrella group for amateur and community theatre groups. Members are entitled to access a group insurance policy. www.showline.com.au/index.php/insurance.
Regional Arts NSW offers group insurance policies for its members and affiliated members in association with Finsura Insurance Broking (Australia) Pty Ltd (Finsura). To participate in this scheme, your organisation must be a current financial member of Regional Arts NSW Ltd.
Any body corporate which is a not for profit Local Arts Organisation may apply for affiliate membership of the Company. This means any not for profit organisation based in regional or rural NSW that is a legal entity, such as an incorporated association, and that has in its objectives an arts or cultural purpose, can apply for membership. This could be an arts council, a festival, an artists’ society, a writers group, a film society and so on.
As an affiliated member of Regional Arts NSW your organisation can obtain access to the group insurance policies. This provides a number of advantages as you have access to specific insurance products/policies which are brokered across a large network of clients working in the arts and cultural sector in regional NSW. The annual subscription for affiliated members is $55.00 including GST and is due and payable on 1st April each year. An application form for membership must be completed and forwarded to Regional Arts NSW.
Regional Arts NSW has two policies which are available for purchase for its members.
Unfortunately, they are not able to offer insurance to individual artists.
Read more here or http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/insurance/#ixzz3MVmyzQo3
For further information you can contact the Finance Manager, Palmarita D’Orazio palmarita@regionalartsnsw.com.au or Jennifer Tang from Finsura: jennifert@finsura.com.au
