Keyword: “arts ecology”

Artists are always at a disadvantage

Although artists’ liveli­hoods depend on their agency and capac­i­ty to cre­ate and cap­i­talise on their social and eco­nom­ic assets, there’s an inevitable — and unen­vi­able — strug­gle between the intrin­sic moti­va­tions under­pin­ning their art prac­tices and the ​‘small busi­ness’ expec­ta­tions of a self-employed status.

Read “Do artists’ livelihoods matter?” in full

MIAAW title page

Pod­cast dis­cus­sion with Owen Kel­ly and Sophie Hope in the MIAAW series explor­ing the impos­si­ble infra­struc­ture for artists’ prac­tices and livelihoods. 

Read “The impossible arts infrastructure” in full

Is artists’ exploita­tion inevitable?

This pre­sen­ta­tion address­es the prob­lem­at­ic con­di­tions for artists’ prac­tices and lives that define and con­fine their con­tri­bu­tions to con­tem­po­rary visu­al arts and soci­ety. The aim is to inform sec­toral and polit­i­cal dis­cus­sions on future reme­di­al pol­i­cy inter­ven­tions, strate­gies and infra­struc­tures that ame­lio­rate bar­ri­ers to artists’ mul­ti­ple con­tri­bu­tions and secure their social and eco­nom­ic status.

Read “Turning the tables: strategies for artists’ equity” in full

Eco­log­i­cal weak­ness revealed

An inde­pen­dent review demon­strat­ing the severe impacts of the pan­dem­ic on the social and eco­nom­ic cir­cum­stances of visu­al artists reveals the diver­gent per­spec­tives at nation­al and local lev­els in Eng­land about what artists and the arts are for, and on how and where future arts pol­i­cy should be made and implemented.

Read “Grassroots call for radical change” in full

Telling tales mast­head 2022

A new qual­i­ta­tive, lon­gi­tu­di­nal study sur­pris­ing­ly demon­strates how the lives and artis­tic prospects of many visu­al artists improved in pan­dem­ic con­di­tions and by doing so, pro­vides clues to the infra­struc­tur­al shifts need­ed to hon­our and sus­tain the tal­ents and vibran­cy of this diverse con­stituen­cy in future.

Read “Telling tales: artists' pandemic stories” in full

Jack Ky Tan extract from Desire Lines pub­li­ca­tion, Pro­for­ma 2021

A pub­lic con­ver­sa­tion in Novem­ber 2021 com­mis­sioned by Pro­for­ma for Desire Lines and facil­i­tat­ed by Chris Bailkos­ki brought togeth­er Jack Ky Tan and Susan Jones. Read extracts from this dis­cus­sion that explored how mis­con­cep­tions and imbal­ances in the arts ecol­o­gy lim­it artists’ sta­tus, pay and liveli­hood chances and what needs to hap­pen to ensure artists can live a flour­ish­ing life through art prac­tices over a life cycle. 

Read “A flourishing life” in full

Reset or rewild mast­head, Cor­ri­dor 8

Text explor­ing the impacts of Covid-19 on artists’ liveli­hoods and the diver­gent per­spec­tives on cre­at­ing a health­i­er, more pro­duc­tive and inclu­sive arts ecol­o­gy in future. 

Read “Reset or rewild” in full

‘Artists always get lost…’

Deliv­er­ing ​‘human thriv­ing’ in and through the arts, includ­ing fair pay for artists, in a pan­dem­ic world calls for sub­stan­tial shifts in how arts poli­cies are made and where they are realised.

Read “Leave no stone unturned, for artists’ sake” in full