Ireland pilots basic wage plan for artists
NewsThe view from over there:
The Irish Culture and Arts Minister, Catherine Martin, has announced that the Government will pilot a €25 million basic income guarantee scheme for artists and art workers in 2022.
The three-year scheme is devised to address the creative sector in Ireland, amongst the worst hit by the economic trauma of Covid-19. The Irish Government has also stated that it will maintain the raised budget of €130m the Irish Arts Council received to address pandemic issues including €25m for the live entertainment sector….
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Very enlightened view.
But also difficult to realize. Who are the artists, which categories, and according to which standards? Do individual – i.e. non-affiliated artists – also count as ‘artists’? And who is going to decide?
I hope the Irish will have a look into earlier experiments of this nature: the Soviet Union, and The Netherlands.
Oh!! I’m an artist! Don’t you see my instagram page where I play the harmonica by farting?
I have 50,000 followers, more than plenty of orchestras or arts associations.
Where’s my check?
If you could play “Danny Boy” farting in the harmonica, you should have a gofundme page for the world tour.