FINANCIAL DATA
The 1999-2000 ABS Survey of Commercial Art Galleries found that commercial art gallery businesses in Australia sold works of art valued at $217.5m in the 12 months to June 2000. Businesses predominantly selling crafts were excluded from the survey. Sales of art by non-Indigenous artists were valued at $167.9m, while sales of art by Indigenous artists were valued at $35.6m. Items by overseas artists were sold for a further $14.0m. From these sales and other activities, commercial art galleries derived an income of $131.8m.