why sustaining a livelihood in the arts is so hard
- Written by: Katherine (Kate) Power, Lecturer in Management, School of Business, The University of Queensland
La Boite's artists company is embedding Queensland creatives in the theatre company for 18 months.Markus RavikIn the arts in Australia, precarious employment, unpaid work and short-lived careers are the norm.
Many artists and arts workers have “portfolio careers”, piecing together a mixture of jobs while competing for limited funding...
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