Artists Labour Market, Cultural Policy and Creative Economy

Dorota Ilczuk is an ordinary professor and economist working at the Faculty of Humanities, and the Head of The Creative Economy Research Centre at SWPS University, Poland. Anna Karpińska is a cultural researcher and PhD candidate at SWPS University Poland, with research interests in the fine arts and labour market of artists and creators. Emilia Cholewicka is a cultural economist, an assistant professor at SWPS University, Poland, and a dancer, with research interests in dance and women in the labour market.

Introduction. Chapter 1: Labour market of artists and creators in the creative economy. Chapter 2: Public support for artists and creators in selected countries. Chapter 3: The socio-economic situation of artists and creators in Poland: Warsaw-Bydgoszcz study (2013). Chapter 4: The professional situation of artists and creators: Nationwide survey (2018). Chapter 5: Specific aspects of the labour market of artists and creators: The example of performing arts. Chapter 6: Estimating the number of working artists in Poland. Chapter 7: Building cultural policies based on research. Conclusion.