Fighting for fair conditions
The art but fair Switzerland association was founded on September 7. It works to ensure fair treatment within the cultural sector.
On February 19, 2013, Johannes Maria Schatz founded the Facebook group "The saddest & most outrageous artist fees & audition experiences". Within a very short space of time, this group was well received online. And in March, after the Austrian mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman and other prominent artists pledged their support for the movement, many other media outlets reported on the so-called "artists' revolution". On 1 May, the logo of the "art but fair" seal of approval was published, with which event organizers can commit themselves to fair treatment of artists.
In the meantime, the movement has developed under the name "art but fair" into an association that has been active in Germany and Switzerland since 7 September and in Austria since 11 October. According to the association's website, the Swiss branch is chaired by Julia Zhivova, with Daniel Ris and Johannes Maria Schatz as deputy board members. The core of the association's work is the formulation of "Golden rules of artistic creation"which, together with the seal of approval, are intended to "ensure fair and respectful treatment within the cultural sector." These are to be published in a final version on May 1, 2014.
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