Paintings and drawings represent 96 percent of auction turnover globally
According to Artprice, paintings and drawings garner higher average prices at auction compared with sculpture, print and photographic works. In 2010, it estimated that paintings and drawings accounted...
View ArticleThe majority of European auction sales relate to Modern art, but Contemporary...
Sales of Modern art works represent 48 percent of the European visual art auction market. Artprice reports that in 2012 Modern works sold at auction generated over $3 billion in revenue. Contemporary...
View ArticleThe Australian economy benefits from international visitors to museums and...
Tourism Research Australia’s International Visitor Survey 2009, showed more than half (51 percent) of all overseas visitors attended at least one cultural attraction while in Australia. Of these, 57...
View ArticleAfter several periods of growth public funding for visual arts has declined...
The ABS reports that funding for visual arts fell slightly in real terms between 2009-10 and 2010-11. Whilst local government funding levels were not reported in 2010-11, funding from the Australian...
View ArticleAustralia’s art museums receive $330 of the $400 million in government...
Most funding for visual arts relates to Australia’s public art museums, including the major State art museums such as the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and other...
View ArticleAustralia Council provides over $15 million funding to the visual arts sector
In 2011-12, the Australia Council invested a total of $15.7 million in the visual arts and craft sector. Of this, $4.9 million in funding was provided by the Visual Arts Board to support a range of...
View ArticleFact 9: If a picture tells 1,000 words, our galleries tell a story...
Australia’s art museums are home to 2.8 million art works. In 2007-08, they held over 2,000 special exhibitions or displays, and recorded over 2 million paid and 10 million unpaid visitors. Our art...
View ArticleFact 4: Spending on visual arts and craft has grown 26% since 2004.
Australian household spending on visual arts has been growing over time. We now spend over $100 annually on paintings, carvings and sculptures, art and craft materials, and art gallery and museum...
View ArticleFact 10: The global art market is 150 times bigger than the Australian art...
Relative to the global market for visual art, the Australian market is small. In 2011, Australian auction sales represented 0.6% of the total global auction market. China is emerging as the largest...
View ArticleFact 8: Government spends 4 cents per person a day so we can see visual arts...
Government funding of $330 million ensures art museums can open their doors for free to over 10 million visitors a year. This represents a cost of $0.04 per Australian per day. Visual arts...
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