US EditionIreland Announces Scheme to Provide Basic Income for Artists
- Ireland launched a permanent basic income scheme for the arts, providing 2,000 creative workers 325 euros weekly following a successful trial outcome.
- Culture Minister Patrick O'Donovan stated that this scheme is the first permanent program of its kind in the world.
- The trial found that it lowered the likelihood of artists facing enforced deprivation and reduced anxiety levels.
- Peter Power noted that the scheme allowed artists to spend more time creating rather than focusing on unrelated jobs to survive.
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Ireland introduces a basic income for artists. The initiative "Basic Income for the Arts" provides that 2,000 authorised artists residing in Ireland receive 325 euros per week. According to the Irish Minister of Culture O'Donovan, it is the world's first programme of this kind.
Ireland announces a permanent basic income of 325 euros per week for artists residing in the country.
Basic income for arts given randomly, not by quality
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”: Arts Minister Patrick O’Donovan says that artists who receive taxpayer money under the Basic Income for the Arts scheme are selected “randomly”, not based on the perceived quality of their work. The post Basic income for arts given randomly, not by quality appeared first on Gript.
Should a state finance the life of artists? Ireland has decided after three years of testing: a basic income for 2000 creatives is sustained, the Minister of Culture boasts of a pioneering act.
The program was already tested during the pandemic and it more than paid for itself.
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