Half of Australia’s working artists are earning as little as $200 from their craft as the sector falls deeper into crisis.
New edition of longitudinal report into economic conditions of the country’s 47,500 professional artists finds it’s increasingly harder for them to make a sustainable living.Most artists work on a self-employed or freelance basis in their creative work, a long-term trend.
Working conditions are getting tougher, says independent choreographer and performer Melanie Lane at Temperance Hall in Melbourne.Some 79 per cent are now self-employed or working freelance compared to 72 per cent 15 years ago, according to the study led by cultural economist Professor David Throsby.
At the same time, other supplementary work has also become more precarious: 59 per cent are working on a casual basis in related areas , and 56 per cent in non-arts work such as hospitality and retail . Throsby said the distribution of artist incomes was heavily skewed towards the lower end of the salary scale compared to other occupations of similar experience and education including those in health and finance.
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