Copyright Agency Partnerships

UNSW Galleries is proud to partner with Copyright Agency to continue Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) – an annual series to support major commissions for mid-career and established visual artists in partnership with leading art galleries and cultural organisations around Australia.

From 2025 to 2028, the Copyright Agency will partner with UNSW Galleries, Sydney (2026), Edith Cowan University Art Gallery, ECU City, Perth (2027) and Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne (2028). Previous CAP partners include 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (2022), Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (2023), the Institute of Modern Art (2024), and Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (2025).

In September 2025, Copyright Agency announced Heather B. Swann as the next recipient of CAP. Swann will present the $80,000 commission, The Forests of Symbols, at UNSW Galleries, Sydney, from 4 September to 22 November 2026.

CAP | UNSW Galleries 2025-26


Opens: 11 July 2025
Closes: 1pm AEST 18 August 2025

Recipient Notified: September 2025

Exhibition: 4 September—22 November 2026

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Jean Barth, Clumped Spirit (Performance Capture) and Clumped Spirit (Clipping), 2024. Installation view, 'Jean Barth: The Clumped Spirit', UNSW Galleries 2025. Photograph: Jacquie Manning