Visual artists earn amongst the lowest creative incomes, despite devoting...
Visual arts practitioners spend longer hours on their principal artistic occupation each week compared to other artists (28 hours vs. 22 hours). The gap between the time they actually spend on creative...
View ArticleMany visual arts graduates go on to careers outside the arts
In 2009, the ABS reported that almost 77,000 Australians aged 15 to 64 had a non-school[1] qualification in ‘visual art and crafts’. Of those qualified in visual arts and craft, 36 percent had a...
View ArticleVisual arts graduates face challenging conditions entering the workforce
According to Graduate Careers Australia, just 53.9 percent of ‘Visual/Performing arts’ graduates are working full time four months after graduating – a lower proportion than all other fields of...
View ArticleWomen are more likely to create visual arts than men
Significantly more women practice visual arts than men. This gender balance is reflected throughout different parts of the visual arts sector – from children’s participation, to hobbyists and the...
View ArticleArts and craft are the primary creative activity for Indigenous Australians,...
Indigenous ‘arts and craft’ are important forms of creative expression for Indigenous Australians, with 17 percent of those aged 15 and over (almost 56,600) estimated to participate in 2008. The 2008...
View ArticleVisual artists often practice outside urban areas – and most believe it has a...
According to Throsby and Zednik, around half of all visual artists (49 percent) and a third of all craft practitioners (34 percent) are located in a regional or remote area. In comparison, 47 percent...
View ArticleVisual arts practitioners often work in the wider cultural industries, and...
Visual arts practitioners often work in the wider cultural industries, and earn most of their income outside the core arts sector Income earned by visual artists from their core creative work is well...
View ArticleFact 5: 40% of visual artists apply their creative skills in other industries.
Australia’s 12,800 visual artists are well educated, with 90 percent undertaking formal training to become a professional artist. Creative training is also valued outside the core arts sector: 20% of...
View ArticleFact 7: The average visual artist works a 42 hour week and earns $34,900 a year.
All types of artists face challenges meeting their minimum income requirements, but visual artists earn amongst the lowest incomes of any artists, despite being one of the most highly educated groups...
View ArticleFact 6: 1.2 million kids create art and craft outside school.
In 2012, over 43% of children aged 5 to 14 did arts and craft as a recreational activity outside of school hours. Similar numbers of kids visit museums and galleries each year (43%), making visual arts...
View ArticleVisual arts practitioners are older than other artists when they establish...
The visual arts practitioners surveyed by Throsby and Zednik were, on average, older than other artists such as actors and dancers. The average ages of visual arts and craft practitioners at the moment...
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