Check out this event. Apologies for short notice but still time to sign up. dreammachineproductions.org/event-details/…

.Scottish Artists Union's 'Recommended Rates of Pay' for 2024 are now live:
artistsunion.scot/rates_of_pay_2…

They guide #SAU #members when negotiating #payment for their self-employed work.

You'll find them referenced re: #crafts in Creative Scotland 'Fair Pay: Rates of Pay Signposting Guide'.

#STUC24
The MU is hosting a Fringe event at STUC Congress 2024, along with the other creative sector trade unions.

Panel and Q&A: Fair Work in the Creative Industries
Where: Committee Room 1
When: 12:30pm, Wednesday April 17th
See link for more info
musiciansunion.org.uk/about-the-mu/s…

Tonight at 7pm 👇👇👇

Julie Farrell Free Online Talk

SAU presents an introduction to ‘The Inklusion Guide: a kickass guide to making literature events accessible to disabled people’.

📍Tuesday 26 March, 7pm, Zoom

🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📷 Photo: courtesy of the author

“We need to make the argument for the arts even when a council is bankrupt. It is not just nice to have them. They are the answer to many problems.”

Tony Hall has joined Simon Rattle & Emma Stenning in a plea to maintain tax reliefs & funding for the arts.
theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

On 9th Feb, we wrote to Arts Council England (ACE) to share the concerns of our membership following the quiet introduction of new guidelines around reputational risk for National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs). We have requested a response and will keep our members updated.

Enough.

We reiterate our call for a #Ceasefirenow .

All trade unionists and their unions are welcome to our bloc at the national demonstration this Saturday in Glasgow:

📅17/02
⏲️1pm
📍George Square, Walter Scott monument.

Stop the genocide. Stand up and be counted.

We share concern about changes to Arts Council England’s policies for regularly-funded organisations – new cautions about activity that is
- done by individuals 'in a personal capacity'
- 'overtly political or activist'
- 'likely to be in breach of your funding agreement'
(1/5)🧵

SAU Members check your email inboxes for our February Newsletter or check out the blog post here (Plz sign in!) artistsunion.scot/february_24_ne…

One Shared Owner: artists talking about creating collaborative space and sustainability with SaltSpace Cooperative and Vanilla Ink CIC

🗓 Thursday 15 February, 6 - 8pm

📍 SaltSpace, Axiom Building, Glasgow

🔗 To book
scottish-artists-union.cademy.co.uk/one-shared-own…

Our January '24 SAU Members Newsletter should be arriving in members inboxes, or view it on the website here (you will need to sign in) artistsunion.scot/january_24_new…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government has restored cuts to arts funding after months of campaigning by 25,000 of our supporters.

👍 Next year's Budget returns £6.6m to Creative Scotland & recommits this funding.

👎 But after inflation, the culture budget will be 6% smaller than in 2022-3.

84% of Scots agree that there should be public funding of arts and cultural activities in Scotland. But arts access is at risk, with many organisations moving closer to the cliff edge. #DefendArtsAccess : write to your MSPs now! campaignforthearts.org/issues/scotlan…

Please support this important campaign: megaphone.org.uk/petitions/reve… via @megaphoneuk

SAU Members, there's still time to help us get important information so we can lobby & campaign on your behalf. Please fill in our survey, with a chance to win £100 at your favourite arts shop! Thanks!! artistsunion.scot/membership_sur…

SAU Members, make your voice count. The larger the number of members who complete the SAU survey, the stronger the data set is for campaigning and lobbying. Thank you.

Last chance to have your say!! SAU Members please fill out our Survey, closing at the end of this week... Did you know you can finish the survey if you left it part way through?? (Open it again on on the same device.) We need your STATS!! artistsunion.scot/membership_sur…