Throsby and Zednik (2010)
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Throsby and Zednik (2010) | |
Title: | Do You Really Expect To Get Paid?: An Economic Study of Professional Artists in Australia |
Author(s): | Throsby, D., Zednik, A. |
Year: | 2010 |
Citation: | Throsby, David, and Anita Zednik. "Do you really expect to get paid?: an economic study of professional artists in Australia." (2010). |
Link(s): | , Open Access,Open Access |
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Linked by: | Throsby and Petetskya (2017), Throsby, Zwar and Crosby (2015) |
About the Data | |
Data Description: | 1039 survey questionnaires issued to serious, professional artists (not including those working in film, interior design or architecture). Artists identified using membership lists of Arts organisations and screened to ensure they are currently working in their principle artistic occupation.
Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Household data. |
Data Type: | Primary and Secondary data |
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Cross Country Study?: | No |
Comparative Study?: | No |
Literature review?: | No |
Government or policy study?: | Yes |
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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. Matters of financial security and income from non-arts sources are also reported. The report also highlights the contribution artists make with their artistic skills in non-artistic industries, and how digital technologies are changing the arts. The report is aimed at policy-makers, bureaucrats, arts organisations, artists themselves and the wider community
Main Results of the Study
Policy Implications as Stated By Author
Financial security of professional artists is low