Ireland is now paying artists a basic income
6 hours ago
- #basic income
- #artist support
- #creative economy
- Ireland's basic income for artists has been made permanent after research showed it boosted the economy, generating €100m in social and economic benefits.
- The UK's creative sector faces challenges including cuts to arts budgets, loss of grassroots music venues, and AI disruption, disproportionately affecting working-class and marginalized artists.
- Other nations like Norway and France have similar support schemes, providing artists with financial stability and time to create, leading to calls for the UK to adopt a comparable program.
- Working-class representation in UK culture is low, with only one in ten cultural workers from a working-class background, highlighting systemic inequalities.
- Support schemes enable artistic experimentation and risk-taking, as seen in Ireland where artists report improved work quality and ambitious projects like filmmaking.