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culture1 month ago•7 min saved

Scotland weighs artists' basic income after Ireland's model

Scotland is considering a direct Basic Income for artists similar to Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts, which provides around €1,300 per month to about 2,000 artists and was made permanent in 2025. Proponents say it boosts creativity, wellbeing, and cultural output, while critics question funding and implementation amid tight budgets. The idea is gaining momentum with unions and cultural leaders, though details depend on policy choices ahead of an election.

via BBC|

#artist-funding #basic-income-for-the-arts #creative-economy

entertainment2 years ago•2 min saved

Study Reveals Significant Job Losses in L.A. Entertainment Industry, Beyond Strikes

A study by the Otis College of Art and Design has found that 17% of Los Angeles-based entertainment industry workers lost their jobs during the recent strikes by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA. The study also highlights a longer-term decline in Hollywood employment, with the industry's employment shrinking by 26% since August 2022. The strikes accelerated an industry contraction already underway, exacerbating challenges such as oversupply, weaker investment environment, technological disruption, and foreign competition. The full study can be found on the Otis College website.

via Variety|

#creative-economy #entertainment #hollywood

arts-and-culture2 years ago•6 min saved

"Mayor of Sacramento prioritizes live music in State of the City address"

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is focusing on enhancing the local music scene as part of his three-part State of the City address. Based on the findings of the Sacramento Music Census, which highlighted a lack of venues and resources for musicians, Steinberg proposed seven changes to city ordinances aimed at streamlining the permitting process, reducing costs, and ensuring public safety. The goal is to create more opportunities and establish more performance spaces for Sacramento musicians, particularly newer artists. The discussions also emphasized the need for venues of various sizes to support local artists and prevent them from leaving the city for success.

via KCRA Sacramento|

#arts-and-culture #creative-economy #live-music

technology2 years ago•18 min saved

The Complex Relationship Between Writers and AI in Entertainment Industry.

The Writers Guild of America West has developed a framework of regulations for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in screenwriting, which seeks to protect writers from economic harm while allowing them the freedom to use AI if they want to. The proposals include preventing studios from having AI programs create scripts independently or rewrite scripts submitted by a human writer, and barring a studio's AI program from training on WGA members' work. The guild's position is that AI-generated material cannot be used as source material or literary material on any project covered by the Basic Agreement.

via Variety|

#ai #creative-economy #regulations