pay the artist now! Infotour Austria
*this article was first published on the homepage of the IG Bildenden Kunst on 03.11.2023
A cooperation between the Künstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol and IG Bildende Kunst
The aim of the tour is to provide information on the current status of the fair pay process and, conversely, to gather experiences and voices from the visual arts scene on the topic of “fair pay” in order to evaluate and further develop the ongoing process. At each venue, there will be an individually designed, public evening event and a workshop the following day with invited participants from the independent scene, colleagues from local institutions, organisations and representatives of local funding bodies in order to bring a broad perspective into the conversation and learn from it. The focus is on once again raising the profile of the pay the artist now! initiative in the discussion and anchoring the issues of fair pay and fair working conditions as fundamental to the visual arts.
The evening event will be developed together with the local cooperation partners. The workshop format will be developed in advance by members of the pay the artist now! working group and supervised and guided during the tour. At this stage, it is crucial to filter out which development steps are needed, where there is a need for information and also which extensions to the existing guidelines for fair payment in the visual arts and the associated FAQs are useful and necessary. In the course of this exchange, further categories are to be defined that will be important for an intended fee calculator tool. A local artist will also be invited to the workshop planned for the following day to accompany the workshop and process it artistically afterwards.
Stops took place in four cities (Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Graz and Linz) between November 2023 and May 2024. The results of the information tour and an outlook for the future will be presented at an information event in Vienna in spring 2025.
An overview of the pay the artist now! tour stops:
Pay the Artist now! Infotour 2023/24 – Innsbruck – 29./30.11.2023
Pay the Artist now! Infotour 2023/24 – Klagenfurt – 23./24.1.2024
Pay the Artist now! Infotour 2023/24 – Graz – 3./4.4.2024
Pay the Artist now! Infotour 2023/24 – Linz – 21./22.5.2024
Concept and realisation: The pay the artist now! Infotour 2023/24 is being developed, planned and realised by Vasilena Gankovska, Sheri Avraham and Michael Strasser from the “pay the artist now!” working group. With cooperation partners on site.
Realetd links:
Podcast: Pay The Artist, Now! Info Tour – Innsbruck und Klagenfurt
Video: Pay the Artist Now! Infotour, GRAZ, 3.4.2024
Video: Pay the Artist Now! Infotour, LINZ, 21.5.2024
Radio: Pay the Artist now! # 1, 52 Radiominuten, FIFTITU% (fro.at, 24.6.2024), Linz
Radio: Pay the Artist now! # 2, 52 Radiominuten, FIFTITU% (fro.at, 22.7.2024), Linz
Guidelines, fee charts and FAQs for fair remuneration in the visual arts