News and insights: Artist’s Resale Right

DACS Meets: Nick Goss on the Artist's Resale Right

Welcome to DACS Meets, an ongoing series of insights from our members on their practice and life as an artist. In this instalment, painter Nick Goss discusses how Artist's Resale Right has enabled him to keep track of his work once it enters the art market as well as using the royalties to develop his practice.

• 3 September 2021

DACS Meets: Maria Farrar on the Artist's Resale Right

Welcome to DACS Meets, an ongoing series of insights from our members on their practice and life as an artist. Here, London-based painter Maria Farrar shares the significance of receiving Artist's Resale Right royalties in feeling recognised and validated as a practising artist.

• 3 September 2021

DACS hits £100m paid out in Artist's Resale Right Royalties

We're celebrating the landmark distribution of over £100m in Resale Right royalties to artists and artist’s estates in the UK. These payments support artists ongoing practice and livelihoods, and ensure an ongoing stake in the increasing value of their work. 

• 2 September 2021

Copyright Uncovered: The Artist’s Resale Right in a post-Brexit world, what you need to know

Originally derived from European law, the Artist’s Resale Right is a royalty that provides fair and essential income for artists and artists' estates when their work is resold through a gallerist, art dealer or auction house. Since the Artist’s Resale Right legislation became law in the UK in 2006, DACS has paid out over £95 million in Resale Right royalties to artists.

• 26 April 2021

DACS celebrates 15 years of the Artist’s Resale Right

Since 2006, the Artist’s Resale Right has entitled visual artists to royalties from the continued market success of their work.

• 18 February 2021

The Artist’s Resale Right will continue to benefit artists and estates post-Brexit

The Artist’s Resale Right is a royalty that provides fair and essential income for artists and artists' estates when their work is resold through a gallerist, art dealer or auction house. Since the Artist’s Resale Right legislation became the law in the UK in 2006, DACS has paid out £94 million in Artist’s Resale Right royalties to artists.

• 9 December 2020

Gordon Cheung on why Artist's Resale Right matter

Artist Gordon Cheung talks to DACS about the importance of ARR and how it helps to support his practice.

• 2 December 2019

DACS reaches £80m milestone in Artist's Resale Right royalties

Since 2006 DACS has distributed £80 million in Resale Royalties to visual artists.

• 19 June 2019

Jeremy Deller on surviving financially as an artist

Former Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller talks to DACS about his favourite projects, surviving financially as an artist and the importance of the Artist’s Resale Right.

• 18 July 2012