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Artists Resale Royalties: a piece of pie…

Posted on April 22, 2014 by john Walker

The ARR scheme so far has cost taxpayers just over $2.2 million and as of December 2013 has delivered a total of 7,800 royalty payments, to 800 artists (or estates) with a median value of about $105 per payment. The … Continue reading →

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Artists Resale Royalties: on bullshit, part three

Posted on April 10, 2014 by john Walker

Australia’s Artists Resale Royalty (ARR ) scheme has so far cost taxpayers $2.2 million in direct support. And over many years the publicly funded lobbyists for this scheme, headed up by the National Association for the Visual Arts  Ltd, have … Continue reading →

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Labors damaging legacy to the visual arts

Posted on October 11, 2013 by john r walker

The following quote is from an article published in London’s Financial Times on October 4. The article is further confirmation that the previous Labor government’s gratuitous interference in the art market has had a devastating effect on sales and its … Continue reading →

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