Key Arts for the People policy demands:
Pay Artists Properly
● Expand the Basic Income for the Arts so all eligible artists can access it for as long as they need. Increase it to €375 a week.
● Introduce living wage rates for artists
Make Space for the Arts
● Legislate for low-cost “meanwhile” use of vacant premises and faster compulsory purchase by councils of long term vacant and derelict properties
● Reinstate 5% space for arts, culture and community spaces, including live/workspaces for artists, in new developments
● Fund local councils to renovate and fit out vacant spaces for artists, arts and cultural uses
● Cap rents at a quarter of household income
Make Arts Affordable
● Free entry for under-25s, disabled people and carers and a free day every month in all publicly supported venues
● End the Ticketmaster rip off - establish a not-for-profit publicly-owned ticketing agency
Support the Arts at Night
● Extend permitted opening hours to 5am for late night venues, with free 24-hour public transport
Fund the Arts
● Increase government funding for arts and culture by 50% in the short term; double it in the medium term
● Expand the definition of arts eligible for state funding to include comedy and other creative art forms