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227:(CAOs), established in 1995 and still in existence as of 2021 with the changed abbreviation (now abbreviated as CAOA). The network of "public, independent, non-collecting contemporary art organisations" from around Australia is an advocacy body for Australian small to medium contemporary visual arts bodies, helping to promote the work of living artists.
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