Stories
Guest Work Agency regularly blogs about art news, cases, events and other updates for the industry in Australia and internationally.
Meet our Guest with D’Lan Davidson
Guest Work Agency Director and Founder, Alana Kushnir, speaks to leading international Australian Indigenous art consultant and dealer D’Lan Davidson about the significance of the acquisition of works by Wurundjeri artist and Elder William Barak and the steps D’Lan Contemporary is taking to initiate positive industry change.
Art of Business: Introducing ArtsPay
In this Art of Business story, ArtsPay co-founder Marc Goldenfein talks about how businesses can affect real change at a time when "making the world a better place" is no longer enough.
‘The Boutique Lawyer Show’ Podcast: Alana Kushnir on Creating Success in a Niche Market
Guest Work Agency founder and director Alana Kushnir has featured as a guest on an episode of the Lawyer’s Weekly podcast ‘The Boutique Lawyer Show’. In the interview, she spoke with podcast host, Jerome Doraisamy, about establishing a niche legal practice, the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the arts sector and how boutique lawyers can build a practice in an area they are passionate about.
Meet our Guest with Cornah Willis
For this story of Meet our Guest, we interviewed the newest member of the Guest Work Agency team, Cornah Willis. We are thrilled to have Cornah joining us as the Associate Director of the Guest Club, our membership network for emerging collectors and art lovers.
Meet our Guest with Alex Bass
For this issue of Meet our Guest, Guest Work Agency & Guest Club Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed Alex Bass. Like Alana, Alex founded an art club pre-COVID, to fill a void in the social experiences available to her demographic interested in arts and culture. Salon 21 is focused in and around the New York area and initiates alternative social pop-ups comprising of artist talks, cocktails, and shopping. Like the Guest Club, their events combine socializing and networking with an educational purpose, where attendees learn about the next generation of emerging artists and how to begin collecting.
Meet our Guest with David Gryn
For this story of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed David Gryn, Director of Daata. Daata commissions original, digital artworks by established and emerging artists. Through three avenues—Daata Editions, Daata Streaming and Daata TV— ihundreds of original, digital works by an ever-growing portfolio of contemporary artists.
Meet Our Guest with Anne Laure Bandle
Guest Work Agency is the first Australian legal practice to become a member of the Art Law Foundation, established in Geneva since 1991. Both Guest Work Agency and the Art Law Foundation aim to work at the forefront of research and innovation in the field of art law.
For this issue of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Paralegal Associate, Reetika Khanna interviewed the Director of the Art Law Foundation, Dr Anne Laure Bandle. In addition to her role as Director, Anne Laure advises clients on matters related to art law, copyright and commercial law, and lectures at the University of Fribourg and the London School of Economics.
Meet our Guest with Adam Stone
For this story of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed Adam Stone, artist and Director of LON, a promising gallery addition to the Melbourne arts scene with a strong curatorial focus.