The recently established Paying Artists Working Group met last month to decide on the steps needed to implement and develop a-n’s Exhibition Payment Guide over the next four years. Here we outline its plans and priorities.
A Paying Artists Working Group is being set up to inform the development of a-n / AIR’s Exhibition Payment Guide and support its implementation over the next five years.
New York’s W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy) has introduced a new automated process for its W.A.G.E. Certification scheme, which aims to publicly recognise nonprofit organisations that meet minimum payment standards for artists.
Following more than two years working and consulting with artists, major public funders and visual arts organisations, a-n and AIR has published new guidelines for paying artists for their contribution to public exhibitions.
a-n and AIR to launch landmark piece of guidance for securing payment for artists who exhibit in publicly-funded galleries, with an event today at the Jerwood Space, London.
Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner in the Labour leadership campaign, has expressed his support for a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists in his recently published plan for the arts.
The campaign to ‘save the future of creativity in schools’ is back, following recent proposals by education secretary Nicky Morgan that would exclude creative subjects from new school accountability measures.
Julie McCalden reports on the outcomes of the recent project that set a team of eleven artists across five cities the task of ensuring artists’ voices were heard in the Paying Artists campaign during the lead up to the general election.
A new report published by a-n brings together research findings to inform recommendations for a future approach to the payment of artists exhibiting in publicly-funded galleries.
Paying Artists events in Liverpool and Birmingham include a talk on fair pay policy plus a giant cake parade.
Paying Artists Regional Advocates have been busy over the bank holiday weekend, with a hustings event in Glasgow, a relay race in Bristol, plus more activity in Liverpool, Birmingham and Cardiff.
Paying Artists Regional Advocates are planning a host of activities in Glasgow, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Liverpool in the lead up to, and immediately following, the general election.
A new report just published by a-n gives an overview of nine Paying Artists gallery case studies showing how some galleries are already demonstrating transparency in relation to artists’ fees.
Arts Council of Wales announces support for a-n/AIR campaign for artists to receive fair payment for exhibiting.
a-n and AIR has launched the Paying Artists Regional Advocates – a team of eleven artists across five cities tasked with ensuring more artists’ voices get heard within the campaign in the lead up to the general election.
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.
The Paying Artists campaign has launched two online surveys for artists and galleries/curators as part of its efforts to secure exhibition fees for all artists exhibiting in publicly funded galleries.
Margaret Harrison, winner of the 2013 Northern Art Prize, is the latest high-profile artist to announce their support of a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
Helen Goodman, MP for Bishop Auckland and Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, has announced her support for a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
The artist Yinka Shonibare MBE has issued a detailed and personal statement expressing his support for a-n and AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
The Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has pledged his support for a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign in a statement that urges all publicly-funded galleries to pay fair fees to artists.
In just over one week, more than 1000 supporters have signed up to back a-n and AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign launches today with its own dedicated website at www.payingartists.org.uk
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.
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