B.C. Arts Council’s strategic plan reveals working artists’ average income
B.C. has the largest percentage of working artists in its labour force of any province in Canada, according to the B.C. Arts Council’s recently released 2009-2013 strategic plan.
The 25,600 working artists comprise 1.08 percent of the population. B.C. is the only province with more than one percent of the population defining themselves as working artists.
On average, B.C. working artists earned $21,069 in 2006, which was significantly lower than the average income of $36,000 for the entire labour force.
Between 1991 and 2005, B.C. artists suffered a five-percent drop in income when adjusted for inflation. The strategic plan noted that this was a greater net decrease than the rest of the labour force experienced over the same period.
To read the entire strategic plan, go here: http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/documents/publicationforms/pdfs/strategic_plan_2009_2013.pdf
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