#artsworkers — Public Fediverse posts

This is an attempt to art-wash decades of policy FAILURES. Happy for the 2k contemplated but considering the stats, i.e. how many of us artists/art workers struggle to make the bare minimum, how much The Arts give back and how slow this Basic Income for the Arts scheme is moving, it boils down to being art-washing for crumbs 😒

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/ireland-basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-becomes-permanent

#BasicIncome #BasicIncomeForTheArts #ArtMatters #mastodaoine #artists #art #ArtsWorkers #Ireland #WorkersRights

"We studied what happened when financially struggling artists received $1,000 a month, no strings attached, for 18 months"

https://theconversation.com/we-studied-what-happened-when-financially-struggling-artists-received-1-000-a-month-no-strings-attached-for-18-months-280799

#BasicIncome #BasicIncomeForTheArts #ArtsMatters #artists #AI #ArtsWorkers

After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
https://theconversation.com/the-bbc-once-made-the-arts-utterly-central-to-television-100-years-later-theyre-almost-invisible-274162

#ArtMatters #LoveArt #ArtsWorkers #Art

Basic Income for the Arts pilot produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/press-releases/basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-produced-over-100-million-in-social-and-economic-benefits/ #mastodaoine #BIA #ArtsWorkers #BasicUniversalIncome #Ireland #BasicIncomeForTheArts

Please BOOST! The Basic Income for the Arts is NOT for artists

Full post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNix37KorH9/?igsh=eXl5cmRtcWFjMnJq #BIA #ArtsWorkers #BasicIncomeForTheArts #mastodaoine

Please complete and BOOST the online public consultation to collect opinions on the Basic Income for the Arts: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/2025-public-consultation-BIA

The consultation comprises a short survey and shouldn’t take longer than a minute or two to complete. It gives an opportunity for the public and the arts sector to share their opinions. #BIA #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicIncome #ArtsWorkers #PublicConsultation

The Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Petition has been live for just over two weeks and has nearly 6800 signatures. This campaign is not just for artists and arts workers - but for anyone who values the arts in their daily lives.

Sign the petition and share with friends and family to help reform a broken system and start to build a new, more resilient one!

https://nationalcampaignforthearts.cmail20.com/t/i-l-fbkyhd-apeitjl-a/ #BasicIncome #artists #ArtsWorkers #Ireland