Irma McLoughlin from Performing Arts Forum makes a case for the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme , launched by the Irish government in 2022 to provide a basic weekly income for artists.
A number of artist resource organisations are working together to retain, extend and expand Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts Pilot.
What is Basic Income for the Arts? Currently a three-year pilot scheme, Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme launched in 2022. Following over 9,000 applications, 2,000 artists and arts workers presently receive a weekly basic income of €325 and […]
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