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Arts Council England cuts clients whilst remaining “brave and radical”.
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Editorial – 2005 March
The rolling out of a-n’s frameworks for good practice in artists’ fees and payments continues apace. Already referenced in The Guardian and Arts Professional, the fees and payments research is further endorsed by Arts Council England with Senior Visual Arts […]
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DCMS Art Market Inquiry 2005
In February, contributions were invited by a Parliamentary Select Committee from key visual arts organisations to an inquiry into DCMS’s support of the art market, in particular into “ways of supporting and encouraging living artists and the production of new work”.
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Guidance for arts employers published
a-n’s Director of Programmes Susan Jones introduces Good practice in paying artists.
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New research
Thanks to a partnership with Arts Council England, we’ve extended the portfolio of material freely available on www.a-n.co.uk around artists’ fees and payments. Now included is in-depth research by University of Newcastle in artists’ fees and payments and the attitudes […]
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Artists’ rates of pay 1989-2004
Provides sample historical rates of pay for artists from a range of organisations and compares artists’ rates with those of arts managers.
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Artist’s jobs and opportunities 1989-2003
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A-n Director of Programmes Susan Jones reviews artists’ jobs and opportunities over the years.
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Editorial – 2004 November
We’re publishing a raft of new content this month and, to emphasise that a-n is much more than a monthly magazine and entice readers to visit our website regularly, much of the new material will be exclusive to www.a-n.co.uk Freely […]
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Additional resources have been published since a-n launched its Code of Practice for the Visual Arts. Launched in June, The artist’s development toolkit provides self-reflective material for artists at all career stage and for art and design students, enabling them […]
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Right to art
A timely essay published in June was designed to create a public debate around The Right to Art Campaign, launched last year by VAGA (Visual Arts and Galleries Association) with a coalition of colleagues from across the visual arts sector. […]
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Editorial – 2004 September
A new Demos report (See ‘Right to Art’ in News) argues that “the contribution of visual artists to the economy is underestimated and misunderstood” and is vital reading for artists who need to keep up–to–date with the political developments that […]
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July 2003
Speaking about Liverpool’s success in being selected to host City of Culture in 2008, Chair of the judges Sir Jeremy Isaacs commented that this city’s proposal had won because it “scored more goals” than the people’s choice bidder, Newcastle and […]
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[a-n] The Artists Information Company is now appointing a research team to undertake a major study into fees and payments for artists. Supported by ACE, this project forms as part of a new portfolio of materials to illuminate and complement […]
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Sane Creative Awards Scheme
I was very pleased to be awarded the SANE Creative Awards Scheme this year, which is for my new series of Monaco paintings. These paintings address the juxtaposition of life experiences as a carer, being denied any income for caring, […]
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Next Steps: Getting paid
A short focus on getting paid, including exhibition proposals and what an exhibition agreement should cover.
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Budgets
A budget is an essential tool for any artist planning a new project, making a funding application or drawing up a business plan, while a-n’s Exhibition Payment Guide asks artists to provide a clear exhibition proposal and budget in advance of negotiation. This guide by the Cultural Enterprise Office in Glasgow offers straightforward advice on how to construct and manage a simple budget.
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Quick guide to proposals
a-n’s Exhibition Payment Guide says artists should make sure they provide clear evidence of their work and experience when approaching a gallery with a proposal. This quick guide offers advice on the main areas to consider when developing a proposal, and includes tips on what to include when responding to an approach from a gallery or making a speculative pitch.
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Assessing opportunities
Artists and advisers identify key questions to ask to help sift the good opportunities from the mediocre, and the downright mendacious.
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A guide for new curators
Juan Bolivar, an artist and curator, explores the history and practice of curating, and provides ten key questions for independent curators and artists to help guide you in developing your first exhibitions. Bolivar’s painting practice runs parallel to his curating practice; first initiating TRAILER (2001-05) – an artist collective utilising temporary locations to stage exhibitions – and since, going on to curate over 40 exhibitions as an independent curator.
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Quick guide to exhibition agreement
a-n/AIR’s Exhibition Payment Guide calls for written confirmation of exhibition and financial details in the form of a contract or letter of agreement. This quick guide offers 12 key points an agreement should cover.
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Quick guide to negotiation
Negotiation is one of the four core principles of a-n/AIR’s Exhibition Payment Guide. This quick guide offers 10 tips for better negotiation.
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Exhibition contract checklist
A best practice reference guide to use when creating an agreement for a solo or group exhibition with a gallery or organisation presenting visual arts. You can also use the a-n Contracts Toolkit to build a contract to the specific exhibition context, and this checklist will support you with this.
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Proposals: exhibitions in galleries
Proactively seeking out opportunities to realise exhibitions and projects is an important strategy in the arts. Adam Smythe, Curator at the Bluecoat in Liverpool, gives some advice on the best methods of approaching galleries with exhibition proposals for your own work or for curatorial projects.