Art Workers Union.

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Name

Art Workers Union.

Culture

Australian

Type

Organisation

Start date

1979

Start place

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Art organisation

Summary

Worked: Australia

Context

Australia

Biography

The Art Workers Union was formed to represent the interests of people in the visual arts. Campaigns have been mounted by the union in support of the payment of artists in publicly-funded exhibitions, copyright and moral rights, health and safety issues, artists and the law, discrimination against women in the art industry, students and art education and employment opportunities for artists.