Artists when creating their work must abide by/be aware of Fair-use and copyright when advertising selling their work and when working from reference images.
Here are some examples of this below on the research I have found. Copyright pertaining to public domain sources are ok for anyone to use as they are no longer protected by the copyright, this depends on when it was first created before it can be available to the public. New work using public domain refencing must be transformative and be of proportional use of the original source which shouldn’t be recognisable as where the reference is taken from and have a genuine creative use for using said reference. Referencing from non-public domain sources is best to be used with permission from the source/creator, although this isn’t always easily obtained. In this case Fair-use offers protection to the artist as a defence when charged with use of unlawful interpterion or use of infringement. Though it shouldn’t be used as an excuse, as like with public domain artists must abide by the guidelines of work being transformative and proportional use to source material. https://hamptonsarthub.com/2018/05/16/features-creativity-the-law-collage-and-fair-use-under-the-copyright-laws/ https://www.gov.uk/topic/intellectual-property/copyright https://www.dacs.org.uk/knowledge-base/frequently-asked-questions#FAQ144 https://www.dacs.org.uk/knowledge-base/factsheets/copyright-in-collages
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Working methods of a Contemporary Art Practitioner
There are a variety of ways for contemporary artists nowadays to earn money through various working methods. Whether this is through more consistent pay by regularly teaching their craft, through either being a lecturer at an educational facility or holding weekly classes. Or having a more sporadic schedule and fitting in workshops revolving around the exhibition they hold several times a year. https://www.a-n.co.uk/tag/self-employment/ Commissions are a way for an artist to independently sell their work without the need for third party’s help/input. Every artist price their work differently, some look at time allocated working on the piece, whereas others sum up the size and the materials used to make it. The more well known you are the higher your work can be sold as some patrons pay for your name rather than the individual work, e.g. collectors. https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-life/a-simple-formula-for-pricing-artwork/ When selling their work there are two ways to go when exhibiting somewhere, this can either be done through different agreements with gallery’s and exhibitions, though both have their own benefits/drawbacks. Some gallery’s agreements bring a steady income, artists selling their work to the gallery and this guarantees several sales per years through a salary via the gallery. Whereas one off exhibition is different as the pay depends on the work sold, and the agreement of percentage of sales the exhibition takes for the use of their space/facilities available during the duration of the exhibit. https://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw-article/contracts-with-galleries/ Workshops are a way for a working artist to earn extra pay through teaching their craft and helping their students create a body of work over a course of several weeks. Some can be done as one-off collaborations and in conjunction to the work they sell they’re though promoting the gallery/exhibition their work is displayed in. https://www.artbusiness.com/workshops.html Artists may join an organisation/have a membership to professional body which may include different benefits. For example, discounts on materials/exhibitions, access/guidance to insurance, support with various aspects of business and access to exclusive workshops and training. They help artists starting out get their foot in the business, and support funding as well as helping community endeavours.
Below are some of the organisations/memberships that may be of use to me in the future. Wasp Studios is an art charity which provides affordable studios for artists and creative disciplines in their twenty facility’s locations across Scotland. It is one of the largest studio providers in the UK, with a broad spectrum of 900 creative patrons/businesses using their provided spaces. The benefits of joining them are the studio spaces for in resident creators as well as an open space available to hire for exhibitions or in-house workshops. https://www.waspsstudios.org.uk/about/ https://www.waspsstudios.org.uk/spaces/artist-space/apply/ Dundee Contemporary Arts, also known as the DCA is a local creative hub and social space housing various exhibitions, an in-home cinema and café, as well as a printing studio/space open for anyone to join, with access for all disabilities. An introduction course is mandatory when joining the print studios as it goes over health and safety, equipment provided and booking them, as well as payment for the membership. One on one sessions for these inductions are available by pre-booking and artists can sell their work made in the studio in the gift shop above reception. https://www.dca.org.uk/visit/print-studio Creative Scotland is a public body which supports and financially enables creative endeavours, businesses and artists across Scotland. They are funding via public through the Scottish government and the UK National Lottery, with the requirements for being funded being a creative based practice and being a working artist/creator. They help fund public events and solo creative endeavours, perfect as a starting point and getting one’s name out there on their website. https://www.creativescotland.com/ https://www.creativescotland.com/explore/read/stories/features/2015/cultural-enterprise-office I have a plus-one membership to V&A Dundee, which allows free access to the paying exhibition either through single, family or plus one membership. This is better than paying each time you go as it allows you to visit the paying exhibition more than once and is more cost effective than paying for a visit of the traveling exhibition. They have a reference library and a quiet reading area for visitors who want to sit down and read one of the many books about art in their collection, some of which are on sale in their various giftshops, often pertaining to current/previous exhibitions held in the facility. Members have a 10% discount to the giftshop and cafés in the V&A Dundee, as well as having exclusive access to surveys which help decide and preview the potential exhibitions they can hold. Members also get a 25% discount to the exhibitions in V&A London, which includes all social spaces and their reference library too. I have personally found this space super useful for studying and inspiration during the units I’ve had in HNC/D since their opening. The reference library is extensive and varied in the content they provide, everything from animation, interior design and specific artists such as Macintosh. https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/info/membership |
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