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Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, has launched an online consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme to solicit the views of artists, those working in the arts and culture sector and the public.
The online consultation is available for responses until 27 January 2022 and can be accessed here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/BIA2022
Background
Minister Martin established the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce in 2020 as a response to the pandemic, and to provide a platform for solution-focused recommendations for the recovery of the arts and culture sector. The number one recommendation of the taskforce was the introduction of a basic income for the arts pilot scheme.
The online consultation follows a successful stakeholder forum on 15 December that saw over 150 participants from 50 artists and arts workers resource and representative bodies come together to discuss the proposal and provide their views and feedback to the Minister and her Department.
Objectives
The purpose of the online consultation is to ensure that the general public, artists and those working in the arts and culture sector have the opportunity to contribute to the policy development for the pilot scheme and to offer suggestions from their experiences as artists, arts workers and members of resource organisations on key issues such as the schemes objectives, eligibility criteria, supporting emerging artists and participant responsibilities.
The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will be launched in the coming months. Further details will be published on the Department’s website after the feedback and input from the online consultation is assessed and finalised.