AIR – Artists Interaction and Representation is leading a campaign designed to improve the pay and conditions for visual and applied artists who show work in publicly-funded galleries.
As part of the campaign, DHA consultants have been commissioned to conduct various stages of research. This will provide AIR + a-n with a sound evidence base for future lobbying, campaigning and advocacy, and could ultimately help to shape positive policy change for exhibiting artists.
The first stage of this research is the Paying Artists Survey. All visual and applied artists are invited to take part in this UK-wide survey that will explore artists’ experiences of exhibiting their work in publicly-funded venues. There are approximately 30 questions about expenses, fees and support when exhibiting. The survey also focuses on recent exhibition experiences.
To take part, artists will need a spare 15 minutes and some detailed knowledge of their most recent exhibiting experience, such as fee received, expenses paid, support given by the venue to install work, etc. Artists will also be asked about annual income from art practice and details of their overhead costs.
All information will remain anonymous and individual respondents will not be named or quoted without permission. All data will be used for comparative analysis only.
Deadline is 8 March. To complete the survey, click here.
