Frequently asked questions

All Australian residents, as individuals, can apply for a COLLECT Art Purchase Scheme loan. Joint applications from couples or applications from businesses are not eligible to apply.

Yes. As long as you apply for the new loan in your own name and it is your signatures and identification that you provide to COLLECT.

Yes. Interstate Australian residents should contact the relevant arts business to arrange:

• the selection and purchase of eligible artwork(s)
• provision of one primary and one secondary proof of identity documents (see guidelines or application form for more details)
• proof of current address.

Once these details have been provided to the arts business, they will complete an artwork submission form to Arts Tasmania. We will forward an electronic loan application form to the applicant for completion upon receipt and verification of the details provided.

Interstate applicants will be required to pay freight costs or negotiate these with the arts business. Freight costs cannot be included as part of the loan.

Please contact Arts Tasmania on 03 6165 5343 to arrange an alternative application process.

To be eligible, artworks must be produced by a living Tasmanian artist and it must be the first sale of the artwork, meaning it must not have been previously owned or sold. The artwork may be sculpture, glasswork, ceramics, paintings, works-on-paper, photography, furniture, textiles, jewellery, metalwork, woodwork, new media or limited-edition prints where the print run 150 prints or fewer (not reproductions or posters).

Yes. There is no minimum deposit requirement for commissioned works. The arts business will determine if an appropriate deposit amount is required. However, the minimum and maximum caps for retail prices and loans still apply to commissions. The minimum price of a commissioned artwork is $1,335 to qualify for a $1,000 loan.

The minimum amount you can borrow is $1,000 and the maximum is $8,500. The minimum retail price for an artwork able to be purchased using a COLLECT loan is $250, so you may buy up to four $250 artworks to be eligible for a $1,000 loan.

The maximum retail price for an artwork able to be purchased using a COLLECT loan is $11,500. If purchasing an artwork retailing above $8,500, you will need to pay the balance as a deposit. For example, if you purchase an artwork retailing at $11,500, you may borrow up to $8,500 and will need to pay a deposit of $3,000, which is the difference between loan amount and the value of the artwork.