SOLT and UK Theatre have called for a fund to make apprenticeships in the arts industry more “financially viable” for employers, as creative organisations warn the current system is not serving the industry. Read more here
Arts Council England recently launched a survey asking about the experiences and working conditions of freelancers in the creative and cultural sector. But why is it only asking this now? Read more here
In June 2020, out of the blue, I received an email inviting me to participate in a research project: ‘The Free Artist?’. Lockdown was continuing – when it started in March I was sure it would be all over by June. Sometimes it’s not the size of the job, or the project,...
What a brilliant afternoon in Coventry with the first Freelancers Make Theatre Work Picnic. The weather held out and it was lovely meeting up with my work family again and to meet new people. It was amazing to have some of the Coventry Freelance community together and...