In the business of creativity, it is easy to feel undervalued. More often than not, creatives get seller’s guilt, under-price their time or work, and therefore undervalue themselves.
No matter how young – or how early into your career – you are it’s important to know your worth and know your rights. Join Tiffany Venning (MEAA) and Patrick Horneman (Media Super) for a robust discussion about self-advocacy for independent artists and arts workers.
Topics covered include:
Finding minimum conditions and pay rates across all art forms
Legislative protections and responsibilities for creatives
Distinguishing between employees and contractors
Responsibility for superannuation, tax and insurance
Unfair contracts and how to avoid them
What to do when things go wrong?
Tickets
$5 for Propel members
$10 for non-members
About Tiffany Venning
Tiffany Venning is the Regional Director of the WA and SA/NT branches of MEAA, the union for media, entertainment and arts professionals.
After working a number of rewarding - but low paid and with often terrible conditions - jobs ranging from childcare to embalming at a funeral home, Tiffany figured out the only way to improve her workplaces and stop being ripped off was to collectively organise for change.
After stepping up to be a workplace delegate, she has since worked in the union movement for over 15 years and brings experience representing members across a broad range of industries.
For more information head to her website.
About Patrick Horneman
Patrick Horneman is a Business Development Manager with Media Super, the industry super fund for print, media, entertainment and arts professionals.
He has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services, joining the Media Super team in 2011 after working at NAB. Patrick enjoys helping members to better understand their superannuation and achieve better retirement outcomes.
For more information head to his website.
About Pivot
Pivot: Arts admin for sustainable careers is a new program presented by Propel Youth Arts WA that aims to build capacity among young and emerging artists and arts workers in Western Australia to make their careers sustainable and commercially viable.
Pivot is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. Pivot is also sponsored by Lotterywest and supported by the State Library of Western Australia and the Art Gallery of WA.