In 2016, there were 158,100 Canadians who identified as artists – who spent more time at their art than any other occupation. That’s almost 1 per cent of the overall Canadian labour force. The median income for Canadian artists was $24,300 – 44-per-cent less than all Canadian workers. And 52 per cent of artists were self-employed, compared with 12 per cent of Canadian workers.
More studio space would also help. Saskatoon-based visual artists Dawna Rose and Betsy Rosenwald, who recently collaborated on their Journal of the Plague Year exhibition at the same time as they “I’ve been yelling to tear it all down for a long time, but nobody was listening to me. And now the pandemic happened and it is all tumbling down by itself,” says Nolan, who is researching the governance model for her master’s degree.
“Maybe we want to take the time to develop those writers who have not had those forums,” she says. “To take the time to shepherd those voices to our stages.”Nathalie Younglai, founder of BIPOC TV & Film, says people in positions of power must look beyond their immediate circles when hiring.In the midst of the pandemic, there has also been colossal social upheaval. The uprising led by Black Lives Matter has led to long overdue movement in the cultural sector.
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