Artists in Ireland are being invited to apply for a €325 (26,854₹) -a-week basic income, which has just launched to support struggling creatives and to boost the country’s cultural sector.
The income will be available for up to 2,000 artists over a three-year period. It is open to creatives working in visual arts including theater, dance, and architecture, as well as music and other disciplines.
It was heralded as a “gamechanger” by the Irish rock band Pillow Queens.
Micheál Martin, the Irish prime minister, said: “Ireland’s arts and culture in all its distinctiveness and variety is the well-spring of our identity. The Basic Income for the Arts is a unique opportunity for us to support our artists and creatives, and ensure that the arts thrive into the future.”
This pilot initiative was proposed after the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce took stock of the many struggles facing creatives working in Ireland and evaluated the best way to jumpstart the arts sector.
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