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"It is harder than ever to be a working artist in Australia, a comprehensive
national study has found.
Nearly half of Australia's professional artists earn less than $10,000 a year
from their creative work, and two in five are not meeting basic living costs.
The
Artists as Workers report, published today, shows only one in 10 artists
work full time on their creative practice, while the remaining 91 per cent
derive income from a mix of other arts-related work such as teaching, or
non-arts work.
Factoring in additional sources of income, the report found the average income
for a professional artist in Australia was $54,500 a year — 26 per cent below
the national workforce average. The annual average income based on creative
work alone is $23,200."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
