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Tag: exhibition payment rights
Exhibition Remuneration Right in Europe – 2018 Symposium
We are pleased to report the discussions regarding exhibition payment rights continue on a European level and a number of our original collaborators continue to move forward with the current issues. This symposium ‘Exhibition Remuneration Right in Europe’ took place on 22nd November, 2018 in Brussels.
Exhibition payment in Norway
In Norway, as in many European countries, artists do not receive payment for preparing and setting up an exhibition. This situation needs to change and the campaign #utstillingsavtalen will hopefully contribute to this.
Paying Artists aims to secure payment for artists who exhibit in publicly-funded galleries
In the UK over the last two years a-n and it’s artist advisory group, AIR, have consulted with artists, major public funders and visual arts organisations to create a set of suggested structures to secure payment for artists who exhibit in publicly funded galleries.
Paying Artists consultation session
The Paying Artists Campaign was launched two years ago by a-n/AIR with the aim of securing payment for artists when they exhibit in publicly funded galleries. Over the last 18 months a-n/AIR has consulted a wide range of galleries, museums, exhibition spaces, funders and artists in the UK and learned a great deal about the…
‘We Pay Artists’ – campaign in Iceland
The campaign “We pay artists” has started in Iceland. It’s purpose is to improve the working conditions and status of artists. Experienced and educated visual artists do not get paid for their work, this has to change.
Iceland – new working group
Earlier this year, SÍM (The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists) formed a new working group to prepare the ground for agreements between galleries and exhibiting artists.
KRO vs The Swedish Embassy in Japan – Part two
Following the news of a legal dispute caused by an avoidance to use the MU agreement at the Swedish Embassy in Japan an amicable agreement has been reached.
New information from Norwegian artist survey
“Increased public spending has probably resulted in an increase in the number of artists rather than an improved economic situation among the existing artists” says project leader Knut Løyland. An influx of professional artists in times where the conditions are good, is completely in line with the findings of several Norwegian and International studies. The…
Canada’s first union agreement for visual artists
CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation/Le Front des artistes Canadiens) and RAAV (Regroupement des artistes Visuels du Quebec) have signed Canada’s first union agreement for visual artists.