Source Details
About the Data
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Data Description: |
1039 interviews conducted with professional artists
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Primary data
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Cross Country Study?: |
No
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Comparative Study?: |
No
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Literature review?: |
No
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Government or policy study?: |
Yes
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Funder(s): |
- Australia Council for the Arts
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Abstract
This study reports the findings of the latest in a series of 5 surveys, conducted between 1983 and 2009 reporting the economic circumstances of professional artists. The surveys were conducted by Macquarie University for the Australia Council of the Arts. The data in this survey was collected in 2009 using the responses of over a thousand professional artists to a detailed questionnaire. The study uses census data to provide demographic information of the artist population in Australia and highlights changes since the previous studies, including a drop in the number of artists recording professional artist as their main occupation. Data from the survey highlights the income disparity between professional artists and the general population, with a mean average income of A$18,900 derived from the artist’s creative work. Survey data also highlights working patterns, time spent on artistic endeavours and career progression. The report is aimed at policy-makers, bureaucrats, arts organisations, artists themselves and the wider community
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