Artists Basic Income scheme

The Basic Income for Arts Pilot Scheme was launched following cabinet on Tuesday. The artists will be chosen at random and receive the stipend over a three year ...

The scheme would be “non-competitive”, the Department of Arts said in a statement, and once someone satisfies the eligibility criteria, they will be able to enter into the randomised selection process. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment was a “lifeline” to the arts, “but I know that isn’t what you wanted,” Mr Varadkar said, noting artists would prefer to be working and earning rather than relying on the State. “This pilot scheme has the potential to change the landscape of the arts in Ireland and how we fund it,” Mr Martin said.

A new Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will see 2000 artists and creative arts workers to receive €325 a week.

"People really struggled to make ends need while the industry was shut down and while our theatres were dark. People don't pay for CDs. People aren't coming out to gigs and supporting them they way they did before the pandemic. This is the reality of something that has been critically acclaimed," she said. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. "This has the potential to be a game-changer for artists in Ireland. People don't buy albums the way they used to. The Chair of National Campaign for the Arts said she hopes the eligibility to qualify for the basic income will be broad and that the final selection is randomised, rather than on a competitive basis.

The scheme is to open for applications on April 12th and artists will be selected at random.

Catherine Martin, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, said: “I believe that this scheme is the start of a fundamental change in the way Ireland supports and recognises artists and the arts community. “This was a really cruel virus and is a cruel virus, and one that did so many things but among the things it did was shut down social contact and shut down normal cultural and artistic life. Launching the scheme at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin’s Temple Bar, Mr Varadkar added: “To the artists here, I just want to say I know how hard the last two years must have been for many of you, our artists, our performers and our creators. “Over the course of the pandemic and within the limits of the public health measures put upon all of our lives, they took on a new significance for many who may not have had the chance to appreciate them before. The scheme is to open for applications on April 12th and artists will be selected at random. The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme was launched by ministers on Tuesday.