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Waging Culture

A report on the socio-economic status of Canadian visual artists

by (author) Michael Maranda

Publisher
Art Gallery of York University
Initial publish date
Apr 2012
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780921972549
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012

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The Art Gallery of York University conducted the first national survey of Canadian visual artists since Statistics Canada's 1993 Cultural Labour Force Survey. Unlike studies that use census statistics, this study analyses both the sources of revenue for artists and their practice expenses. The bottom line for artists is dismal, with the typical artist losing $556 in 2007 on their practice. (Other income sources bring median total earnings to $20,000 – not starving, but certainly not affluent.)Text and research by Michael Maranda.

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