Aidan Moesby decries a tendency for artist ‘opportunities’ to be shockingly underpaid and undervalued, focusing on a recent case involving Venture Arts.
As a freelance artist I always have one eye on current opportunities. I know we are living in austere times but that is no reason for arts organisations to compound the austerity of artists by offering ‘opportunities’ that pay so poorly that they are economically unviable to apply for. We’ve all heard the ‘it will be good exposure’, ‘it will look good on the CV’ lines that really amount to nought.
In the run up to Christmas I noticed several ‘opportunities’ that stood out as prime examples of the above. Seven Stories advertised for artist volunteers before changing it... Keep reading on Disability Arts Online
As a freelance artist I always have one eye on current opportunities. I know we are living in austere times but that is no reason for arts organisations to compound the austerity of artists by offering ‘opportunities’ that pay so poorly that they are economically unviable to apply for. We’ve all heard the ‘it will be good exposure’, ‘it will look good on the CV’ lines that really amount to nought.
In the run up to Christmas I noticed several ‘opportunities’ that stood out as prime examples of the above. Seven Stories advertised for artist volunteers before changing it... Keep reading on Disability Arts Online