Key Resources: Status of Artists

Council of Europe

National Cultural Policy Reviews
Initiated in 1986, the Council of Europe’s flagship programme of cultural policy reviews assesses policies in member states at the request of the Minister of Culture. One of the key issues of investigation is how governments provide support to creativity and hence to its artists. The reports of reviews in 26 countries are provided.
  

Unesco

UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist
Adopted by the UNESCO General Assembly in Belgrade, 27 October 1980.

World Congress on the Implementation of the Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist
Presents the results, recommendations and final publication of the World Congress held in Paris, 16-20 June 1997.

UNESCO/ILO World Observatory on the Social Status of the Artists
Provides an overview of artists' rights and conditions worldwide, updated in close collaboration with Member States and non-governmental organisations working in the field of the arts and creativity. List of key publications is presented.
 

Research/Debates

ERICarts: The Status of Artists in Europe
Study undertaken in 2006 for the European Parliament presenting innovative national measures and models aimed at improving the socio economic status of authors (e.g. writers or visual artists) and performing artists in Europe.

Labforculture.org: Research In Focus
Provides a list of links to key research reports and networks focussing on issues challenging the status of artists in Europe.