November 21, 2024
New directors join the Board, plus re-appointments. In July, Copyright Agency sought nominations from members for three elected Board Director positions. Results of the elections were announced at Copyright Agency’s Annual General Meeting, held on Wednesday 20 November 2024. Anthony Klan with 29.24% of the votes was elected as Author Director. Anthony is an investigative […]
November 20, 2024
The 69th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were announced in Sydney on 19 November. Congratulations to all our Copyright Agency members who received these well-deserved awards: Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman, and Ben Schneiders were part of The Building Bad Team who took home the 2024 Gold Walkley, Australian journalism’s highest honour, for their ‘Building […]
November 4, 2024
James Barth: The Clumped Spirit In October, the Institute of Modern Art, Meanjin/Brisbane, opens the exhibition The Clumped Spirit, featuring new work by Meanjin/Brisbane artist James Barth (19 October–22 December 2024). The show is the third in the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) series of annual $80,000 commissions for artists and delivered in partnership with leading Australian […]
October 15, 2024
Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund announces the three recipients of the 2024 writing fellowships for a total of $170,000, helping to usher in new Australian writing from both emerging and established authors. The Author Fellowship has been awarded to Sydney based author, artist and critic Fiona Kelly McGregor, and will support her to complete The Trap, […]
September 12, 2024
On 5 September, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) released a paper setting out proposed mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI development in Australia. The paper setting out the proposals is available here, the Department’s announcement is available here, and the Industry Minister’s announcement is here. The Department is seeking feedback by 4 October. […]
August 28, 2024
At the close of the scheme’s 14th year, we celebrate the milestone of $15 million in royalties generated by the scheme. The Resale Royalty Right recognises artists ongoing rights in their work and provides them with a share of its ongoing value. Here’s how the scheme is performing: $15 million Over $15 million in resale royalties […]
August 15, 2024
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) and Copyright Agency are pleased to announce that Alana Hunt is the fourth recipient of the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) Commission. The $80,000 commission is an annual series presented by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund in partnership with leading Australian arts institutions. The commission supports mid-career and established […]
August 6, 2024
Jules Orcullo has been awarded the 2024 Griffin Award for outstanding new Australian playwriting for her play, My Dad Never Saw The Beatles. A musical, mythic retelling of an untrue event set in the Philippines in 1966, My Dad Never Saw The Beatles is about a daughter desperate to fulfil her Dad’s dreams—because in this […]
