Conversations with Aliens of Extraordinary Ability

Labour | Artists Economies: As the State Sees It w/ Bård Kleppe | ep. 3


Listen Later

In the Labour block of episodes of the podcast series, Conversations with Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, we try to better understand the working  conditions in the cultural and creative sector in Norway through conversations with artist union representatives, researchers and artists.

In this episode, Bård Kleppe, senior researcher at Telemark Forskning and I (Prerna Bishnoi) talk about the artists economy survey they conduct commissioned by the Norwegian Cultural Ministry. What does the data show about how artists earn a living? What does it say about the working conditions in the cultural sector? How much do artists earn? Why are there so many artists even though incomes in this field are so low? And finally, how does this data influence cultural policy in Norway?

Link to Telemark Forskning report on the consequences of Covid-19 on the cultural sector: https://www.kulturradet.no/documents/10157/e88d7f8e-acc1-438d-ace4-7583d912c0db

Credits:

Intro, outro and transition sounds by Emilie Wright
Illustration: Anaclara Talento
Producer: Prerna Bishnoi
Support by Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Unge Kunstneres Samfund, and Norske Billedkunstnere

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Conversations with Aliens of Extraordinary AbilityBy Verdensrommet