Of the City: Community & Culture

Of the City, Alternative CivicsGuest User19 September 2018Rural, Urbanism, Cities, Artist, Mental health, Built Environment, CommunitiesComment

The Sunday Round - 8

Artists, cities, society, infrastructure, citizenship and more.
A round up of the opportunities and things we've seen, read or been interested in this week.

This week: new opportunities, artist pensions and a legal dispute, practical strategies for improving urban landscapes and widening the dialogue around the role of artists within the built environment.

01: The New Artist Economy - Paula Varjack

"Transparency is so important. We’re worried to speak about our rates for concern that we’re charging more or less, which is exactly why we need to talk publicly about it. It can only make things better for us as artists and those who are booking us." - Paula Varjack

Alternative CivicsMAIA15 March 2018Artist, Economics, Money

01: The New Artist Economy - The Spark Factory

"If the Fringe isn’t going to create the opportunities that it once did, and isn’t going to work for a broader spectrum of people, the fringe network isn’t going to change itself. It needs to be much more grassroots and artist-led." - Jessica Cheetham

Alternative CivicsMAIA15 March 2018Artist, Economics, CitiesComment