The Theatre Institute in cooperation with the Czech Ministry of Culture organised the international conference Focal Point: the Status of the Artist, where examples of measures for establishing the status of the artist in some European countries were presented.
Cultural Policy 2021–2025 aims to sustain artists and the development of their second careers and commits to presenting a legislative proposal introducing their status. The adoption of this law has also become one of the objectives of the National Recovery Plan. The status has been discussed in the cultural sector for some time, but the concept has not been outlined yet. Examples from abroad can be used as inspiration for the Czech model. We will use the experience of the OMC working group of the EU member states’ experts and the bilateral project of the atre Institute and the Arts Council Norway supported by the EEA and Norwegian funds.
The status of the artist is a set of legislative measures aimed at protecting professionals in culture and arts. These measures may relate to social security, pensions, taxation, labour law, copyright, and remuneration. It is a socio-legislative framework that defines professions in arts, promotes their social prestige, deals with the development of their careers, protects the freedom of expression, and prevents social and other disadvantages on the labour market.
An article written by Jana Navrátilová (IDU) and Eva Žáková (IDU), summarizing the basic facts and overall programme of the international conference, which first introduced the topic of the artist status at the Czech Ministry of Culture, had been published at the ArtsCzech internet portal.
