Checklist 2.1 If any of the criteria below is met, the work is a “visual artwork”
- cultural expressions of Māori or Pacific peoples;
- painting, drawing, carving, engraving, etching, lithography, woodcutting, printing (including a book of prints) ;
- sculpture, collage, modelling;
- craftwork, ceramics, glassware, jewellery, textiles, weaving, metalware, furniture;
- photography or video art;
- multimedia art;
- art created using computers or other electronic devices;
- ethnic or cultural art that is a variation of any type of work described above in the 2nd through final bullets.
However, visual artwork does not include:
- a building*; or
- a dramatic work* or musical work*; or
- a literary work*, unless it is a compilation that includes a visual artwork.
(* These terms are defined in s 2(1) of the Copyright Act 1993)
Checklist 2.2: To be an “original”, the visual artwork must have been:
- Created by, or under the authority of, the artist; or
- One of a limited number of copies of visual artwork made by that artist or under their authority.