A one-day symposium organised by Crate Studio and Project Space in Margate and University for the Creative Arts Canterbury is to explore the different ways artists make a living at a time of austerity.
A high-level body from the cultural sector whose role is to advise the Mayor of London on the promotion of the capital as a world-class city of culture has voiced its backing for the Paying Artists campaign.
Key thoughts and themes from the one-day discursive event as part of the AHRC funded research project ‘Co-producing legacy: What is the role of artists within Connected Communities projects?’.
A House of Lords debate on government support for individual artists, led by the Earl of Clancarty, attracted contributions from the three main parties and crossbench peers.
Open exhibitions are becoming an increasingly common aspect of the visual arts landscape, with high-profile big hitters such as the BP Portrait Award and Royal Academy Summer Show joined by a growing number of smaller-scale shows. But with most charging an entry fee and with no guarantee of being included, are artists simply being asked to subsidise the sector with their own money? Jack Hutchinson investigates.
While strategies to pay artists better are forging ahead in the UK, this vital issue is also on high on the agenda in some other countries. Susan Jones reports on Working Artists: aspects of art and labour, a recent conference in South Korea which she also spoke at.
A symposium in Seoul this week will address the issues of artists’ fees in Korea and will include discussion of a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
The issue of artists’ pay and exploitation in the US is prompting a variety of responses that question what it means to be an artist in the current economic climate. Abigail Satinsky, associate director at Chicago’s Threewalls gallery, surveys the landscape and asks whether we need to look at how we value and define art and artists.
What are artists’ associate programmes and what do they offer within the broad landscape of artists’ professional development? What should artists consider before applying? Based on extensive research into sixty arts organisations across England, Scotland and Wales, this guide by Dany Louise offers artists help in thinking through the various options available to them.
Residencies are as diverse as the practitioners, organisations and environments that host them. From fee paying to sponsored, rural to urban and global to local. They provide a matrix for investigation, invention and exploration (at best) and at worst they […]
Part of the Paying Artists research portfolio, Sarah Thelwall’s report explores how public sector galleries can think differently about budgets for artists’ fees.
Commissioned as part of Paying Artists research portfolio, Sarah Thelwall’s report explores how public sector galleries can think differently about budgets for artists’ fees.
East Street Arts has developed the first live/work space for a socially-engaged practitioner in Leeds – and the job is open for applications.
a-n / AIR’s Paying Artists campaign video is now live – watch, like and share widely to support the campaign!
London can be an expensive place to be an artist, but what are the advantages of basing your practice outside the capital, and how are those that choose to stay in London making it work? Pippa Koszerek reports from Standpoint Gallery’s recent MAP Symposium.
a-n The Artists Information Company has successfully secured continued support from Arts Council England as part of its National Portfolio of funded organisations 2015-18.
Led by a-n and AIR, the Paying Artists campaign aims to secure payment for artists who exhibit in publicly-funded galleries.
a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign launches today with its own dedicated website at www.payingartists.org.uk
Canada’s representative bodies for artists, CARFAC and RAAV, have won their court battle with the National Gallery of Canada to set a binding minimum fee for artists.
The Paying Artists Campaign is attracting comment across the visual arts as Arts Council England chair Peter Bazalgette tweets his support and others offer practical help and advice.
The Paying Artists Campaign, which will launch in May with its own designated website, intends to engage the arts-going public in the debate around artists’ value and fair remuneration for work.
Another 23 artists have been awarded funding in the latest round of a-n’s New collaborations bursary scheme, which supports critical and artistic development through collaborative working.
This report – the sixth in the Paying Artists research portfolio – draws together examples of how artists’ fees for exhibiting are arrived at in Sweden, Norway, Canada and Poland; and the conditions and contexts that underpin their application.
Draws together some examples of how artists’ fees for exhibiting are arrived at in other countries and the conditions and contexts that underpin their application.
Why do so many artists get asked to work for free, so often? And what’s the best way for an artist to deal with these requests, and ensure they’re financially secure and their work is valued? Michelle Aldredge explores the problem and encourages ‘mindful decision-making’ as a way forward.
