UNESCO: “Indeed, the largest subsidy to the arts comes not from government, patrons or the private sector, but from artists themselves in the form of unpaid or underpaid labour.”
Fair Arts Almanac Session #2: SOCIAL SECURITY
The second edition of our monthly Almanac session on February 27, 2021 is devoted to social security. This is a warm invitation to participate in a discussion and a collective collection of suggestions related to the reform of social security for artists.In the framework of SOTA’s preparations for the second Fair Arts Almanac 2022 and “How to Live & Work Now” at Kaaitheater.
READ THE DRAFT DISCUSSION NOTE HERE
DOWNLOAD THE MENU FOR THE COLLECTIVE LUNCH HERE
PROGRAM:
13:00-13:30 Collective lunch, a brief explanation on how to work in the Zoom environment (Kaai) and the collective writing documents (open source online note pad) by Gijs de Heij en Sarah Magnan (OSP) and a general introduction by Wouter Hillaert (SOTA) with simultaneous translations in three languages.
13:25-13:30 Small technical break in order for the hosts to organize the 6 different break out rooms.
13:30-14:30 Workshop part 1: locating problems. The workshop will be organized around six fixed working groups (see below) that will each focus on concrete problems related to social security for artists and art workers. The proposal is to chose for one single working group and sign up for one break out room for both parts of the workshop.
14:30-15:00 Collective short feedback from the six working groups moderated by Wouter Hillaert with simultaneous translations in three languages on different Zoom channels.
15:00-15:30 Questions and debate about the collected problems around social security for artists and art workers. Moderated by Wouter Hillaert with simultaneous translations in three languages on different Zoom channels.
15:30-15:45 Short break
15:45-16:45 Workshop part 2: assembling suggestions. The workshop will be again organized around the same six working groups (see below) that will each focus this time on concrete suggestions for improvement of the various laws involving social protection for artists and art workers.
16:45-17:15 Collective short feedback from the six different working groups moderated by Wouter Hillaert with simultaneous translations in three languages on different Zoom channels.
17:15-17:45 Questions and debate about the made suggestions for a change of policy around social security for artists and art workers. Moderated by Wouter Hillaert with simultaneous translations in three languages on different Zoom channels.
17:45-18:00 A final wrap up by Wouter Hillaert on how SOTA will finish the trajectory of the writing and the organization of the final handing over of the discussion note to the various involved ministries with simultaneous translations in three languages on different Zoom channels.