Budgeting for artists

The Uncultured share some of their insights on creating and managing budgets for artists

It might be the 'root of all evil' but we all have to deal with it. Money. Whether you don't have enough, or have landed a tasty pot of funding and want to make it stretch as far as possible, budgeting is a crucial skill for all artists. In this talk from Ashleigh Bowmott of The Uncultured we'll be looking at how you can improve your relationship with money, and make sure that every penny counts...

ABOUT THE UNCULTURED

Ashleigh Bowmott and Laura Sweeney are arts independents working collaboratively to produce, curate, facilitate and advocate. 

They describe themselves as 'a bit feral, quite undomesticated and not very civilised',  lifelong freelancers who co-dependently work together to offer their combined skillset to support others in the sector.

"Artist and arts worker development is at the core of our practice, and we believe freelancers need to be empowered (with money and resources) to support other freelancers in a way that organisations are not able to. Our view is that sustainability within our sector is in crisis and autonomous, prosperous, healthy lives are often not achievable for those working professionally in the arts. This structural failure needs to be attended to by everyone working within it. Therefore, no matter our line of work, our focus is always on better, more equitable working conditions in the arts."

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