The AbaF has provided business skills development to more than 1000 visual artists throughout Australia.
AbaF is an organisation focused upon making connections. Working with large and small businesses, all types of arts organisations, individual artists, trusts and foundations, the AbaF promotes private sector support for the arts through three key programs: Partnering, Giving and Volunteering.
The AbaF Artist Business program includes a free workshop covering business essentials like tax, insurance, risk management and copyright. Topics also featured include building relationships with clients and galleries, going to market, documenting artwork, building a client base, promotion and media relations.
Artists can also ask specific questions using the AbaF adviceLine and/or request a business adviser to assist with a specific project through adviceBank.
In connecting artists with donors, AbaF will provide artists advice and information about how to harness the support of their existing network strategically to help raise money. If an artist doesn’t have any 'supporters' AbaF will suggest investigating scholarships, prizes, residencies particularly to an artist’s artform/locality as a starting point.
The AbaF is not a membership body. All businesses, not-for-profit cultural organisations, individual donors and foundations can become involved with AbaF and access their services without charge.
AbaF is a national organisation headquartered in Melbourne. For more information about Artist Business or workshop dates, a list of State contacts is found here .
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