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News and insights: Fair pay

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A man standing up in the House of Lords chamber to ask a question, surrounded by other Peers on the benches.

Looking back at the ways DACS have been active in and around Parliament, championing the rights of visual artists this week.

  • 5 December 2025
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Jo Platt explains why supporting grassroots creatives through the Smart Fund is key to driving cultural regeneration across the UK.

  • 19 November 2025
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This event brings together artists, organisations, unions, and advocates to explore the pressing issues shaping the UK visual arts sector.

  • 25 November 2025, 10am
  • Online
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Royalties play a fundamental part in the creative ecosystem, so it's important that we understand them

  • 7 October 2025
Head of International and Policy, Reema Selhi, standing on stage with a big projected screen, presenting at 2025 International Conference on Copyright in the Visual Arts

As South Korea prepares for the Artist’s Resale Right, Reema Selhi shared lessons from the UK at their international conference.

  • 6 August 2025
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DACS – along with our Smart Fund partners ALCS, BECS, Directors UK and PICSEL – attended a Labour roundtable organised by Gareth Snell MP (Stoke-on-Trent) and Lord Bassam convened to discuss the pressing challenges facing all creators.

  • 22 January 2025
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Visual Arts and Artists held today its first meeting of 2025, where the recently published Artists’ Earnings and Contracts Report was discussed in depth.

  • 21 January 2025
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Margaret Heffernan, DACS Chair, spoke to The Conversation on the recent artists' earnings report, highlighting the support artists need in the face of new emerging technologies to continue to create and thrive.

  • 16 December 2024
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a-n, CVAN and DACS explain why we are working together to keep artists and the visual arts at the forefront of discussions in Westminster

  • 4 December 2024
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DACS submitted two responses to the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy consultation, highlighting the barriers to growth faced by visual artists within the creative industries sector and proposing solutions to help grow the sector.

  • 2 December 2024
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A new report released today by the University of Glasgow commissioned by DACS, reveals the extent of falling earnings for visual artists in the UK.

  • 25 November 2024
Four people sitting in armchairs in front of an audience and by a screen with the graphic image for 'Income for Creatives'

Over the past few months, we have been campaigning for our 3 top policy priorities: the Smart Fund, a Freelancer Commissioner, and AI regulation that safeguards artists’ rights and livelihoods.

  • 12 November 2024

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