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Structurally F–cked
An inquiry into artists’ pay and conditions in the public sector in response to the Artist Leaks data.
Working practice - a-n The Artists Information Company
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10 years of Artist Support at SPACE
10 years of Artist Support at SPACE summarises how SPACE, London, has supported artists through its tailored professional development programmes.
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Covid-19 impact survey
Drawing on the findings of a-n’s survey and reflecting the views of over 4,000 members, the Covid-19 impact survey report provides robust insights into the emerging impacts of the public health crisis with 93% of respondents reporting that their practice or career has been affected by the outbreak.
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Artists practising well
Nicola Naismith’s report, undertaken as part of her AHRC funded research supported by Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, is concerned with the issue of affective support that artists working in health care settings are currently able to access.
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Possible Utopias. Totally, sometimes.
Steve Dutton discusses the outcomes of a-n’s Artist-led Bursaries, awarded to six artist-led groups in 2017 to explore how artists and artists’ groups adapt to navigate turbulent cultural and political landscapes.
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Livelihoods of Visual Artists: Data Report
Report detailing findings of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England.
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Livelihoods of Visual Artists – Summary Report
As part of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England, this report provides an overview of the study findings.
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Livelihoods of Visual Artists: Qualitative Evidence Report
As part of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England, this report is based on in-depth discussions from five focus groups held across the English regions in March and April 2016.
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Livelihoods of Visual Artists: Literature and Data Review
As part of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England, this report provides a summary of the first stage of the research, a review of existing literature and data to inform the study and subsequent primary research.
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Studio Berlin lll: The situation of Berlin artists and the gender gap
New and primary research into the gender gap between artists living and working in Berlin.
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Careers in the Arts
Comprehensive report of the three-year NXT project, which took place from 2015 with 25 partners in 15 European countries.
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Sex and Power 2018
Updates previous editions of the Fawcett Society’s Sex and Power index.
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Hiscox online art trade report 2018
The highs, lows, ins and outs of the online art market.
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Documentation and the Information of Art
Theoretical paper arguing for documentary approaches to the study of art.
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Supporting the self-employed artist as citizen: looking up, looking down, looking around, looking forward…
Using learning from approaches taken in Australia and the USA, Susanne Burns offers a critique of the competitive UK subsidised arts system, identifying changes required for organisational and artist economic sustainability.
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Who Makes? An Analysis of People Working in Craft Occupations
Crafts Council update on the 2012 demographic figures, with methodology that makes them compatible with DCMS standards and SOC codes.
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Making a shift report: Disabled people and the arts and cultural workforce in England: Understanding trends, barriers and opportunities.
ACE commissioned research report with the aim of improving ACE’s understanding of disabled people’s experience in the arts and cultural workforce; and identifying actions to reduce barriers.
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Arts portfolio Wales Handbook: Visual or Applied Arts organisations
Details the performance indicators expected of visual and applied arts Portfolio organisations in Wales.
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Supporting makers to export: survey findings
Crafts Council survey of makers’ export needs in view likely law changes following Brexit.
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The Freelands Artist Programme: How can we support emerging artists?
2016 Freelands Foundation commission of qualitative research exploring landscape of post-university support for emerging artists in the UK.
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The 21st Century Curator: A report into the evolving role of the UK museum curator and their needs for the future
Research designed to offer an authoritative overview of the state of curatorship and foundation for planning future role support within UK the museum and gallery sector.
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Artists work in 2016
The latest in a series of papers commissioned by a-n, providing detailed data on the amount, context and nature of employment for visual artists.
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Performance at Tate: Into the space of art
Explores the history of performance art at Tate from the 1960s to 2016.
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Digital Culture 2017
Fourth digital culture report, examining the role and impact of digital technology in arts and cultural organisations. Produced by ACE and NESTA.
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Late calls: a report on a pilot lab for early career older artists
Writer and researcher François Matarasso reports on the impact of a week-long pilot lab that offered six early career artists, aged over 50, time to explore how creativity can be nourished and how artists can challenge themselves to develop.
