AQW 22644/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any research his Department has carried out to review the average income for individuals in the arts sector, such as artists, performers and craftspeople, including where the data can be accessed.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 14 February 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 14 February 2025
- Answer due by
- 3 March 2025
- Answered
- 24 March 202538 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland commissioned research undertaken by Perspective Economics to inform the report ‘The Arts Council of Northern Ireland Working and Living Conditions of Artists in Northern Ireland’. This study sought to understand, as of 2024, what the income determinants and challenges are for artists in Northern Ireland.
The report can be accessed via the Arts Council website - https://artscouncil-ni.s3-assets.com/Working-and-Living-Conditions-of-Artists-In-Northern-Ireland.pdf