Artists’ low income and status are international issues

Even in countries with well-developed fee and pay systems, artists’ wages remain a problem few are willing to addressHere in the UK, as the Paying Artists campaign revealed in 2014, the majority of contemporary artists are barely surviving financially, with no or low pay the norm.In real terms, nearly three-quarters of artists are getting just 37% of the average UK salary from their practice. At £10,000 a year, these artists receive only 66% of the living wage: the UK benchmark for a civ