Consultancy Services
Since 1981, Adrian Newstead has consulted to major National, State and regional galleries, and organised projects with the assistance of peak arts bodies including the Federal Ministries of the Arts and Foreign Affairs, the Australia Council for the Arts, State arts ministries, and national advocacy bodies.
We are committed to enhancing opportunities for artist and community participation in national and international events through our established long-term relationships with major peak arts bodies including: The Australia Council for the Arts, most state arts ministries, ANKAAA (the Association of Northern and Kimberley Aboriginal Artists), Desart (representing desert art communities), the National Association for the Visual Arts and Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) Australia's national copyright collection agency, and others.
Newstead Art offers a range of specialist services including:
curatorial and investment advice
exhibition services
educational experiences
visual and performing artist participation in projects and events
image selection and copyright clearance for branding, advertising and design
valuations of individual artworks and collections for insurance, superannuation and legal purposes
Private Treaty Sales
Are you looking to develop your collection or to find the right buyer for a significant work of art?
Through our established relationships with collectors, we are able to source and select rare and culturally significant artworks for sale by private treaty.
Based on Adrian’s knowledge following more than 40 years working with Australian Indigenous and contemporary art, we provide independent confidential advice and connoisseurship, thoroughly researching and documenting each work that we recommend and offer for sale.
Our brokerage is a nuanced negotiation that benefits both the buyer and seller.
Click to learn more or to explore artworks currently available for sale.
Project & Event Management
Adrian Newstead has over thirty years of experience in project and event planning, coordination and management in the arts. This includes organising:
Touring exhibitions (national and international)
Art in the built form
Public art and installations
Artist's workshops and residencies
Talks, lectures and educational experiences
Creating significant museum collections
Formulating business and development plans
Artist's career development and advice
Cultural performances in festivals and openings.
Art Market Analytics
With extensive experience in the Australian primary and secondary art market, Adrian Newstead provides accurate historical information and advice on the sales results for artworks across galleries, auction houses, and art consultancies in Australia and abroad.
In 2010, Adrian introduced the AAMI rating scale, which annually ranks the top 200 individual living and deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists based on secondary market performance indicators.
The AAMI Rating is calculated using a formula developed by Adrian Newstead in collaboration with John Furphy from the Australian Art Sales Digest, with input from arts economist Dr. Jon Stanford (FSIA).
Other Services
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Collection Advisory Services
With over 30 years of experience working in Aboriginal and Australian Contemporary art, Adrian provides extensive contacts and a wealth of knowledge of independent practicing artists, community art centres, dealers, artist’s agents, and commercial galleries throughout Australia. He is able to advise and assist in artwork acquisition and provide up to date information on safe and preferred provenance, the most important periods and styles, and the current market value of works by important emerging, established, and deceased artists.
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Valuation Services
Adrian Newstead (OAM) is qualified by the Australian Government to value all Australian painting, drawing, prints and sculpture post 1880; Australian photography post 1900; Historic and contemporary Australian Indigenous art and material culture from all regions, including prints, drawings, textiles, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, glassware, fibre items. Specialist areas include Material Cultural Items, Hermannsburg watercolours, Western Desert art, Arnhem Land art, and Urban art.
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Cultural Gifts & Bequests
Adrian Newstead (OAM) has been an approved Valuer for the Federal Government’s Cultural Bequests program since 1996. His clients have included many of Australia’s most important collecting institutions including the National Museum of Australia, Australian Museum Sydney, Parliament House Art Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Museum, Queensland Institute of Technology, Queensland Art Gallery, Berndt Museum of Anthropology, Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Sydney College of the Arts, and numerous university and regional art galleries throughout Australia.
