‘We put our heart and souls into this for little reward’: NI artists earning just £11,200 a year from work

[ad_1]

‘Lack of funding means fewer people are choosing arts as full-time career’

Artists in Northern Ireland are earning on average just £11,200 per year from their work, according to a stark new report.

The lack of funding is eating right to the heart of the arts sector, according to Jane Morrow, who runs Paragon Studios (PS2), a small arts collaborative in central Belfast. She was speaking following the publication of the report examining living and working conditions from the Arts Council NI.

[ad_2]

Source link