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Congrats Rachel Mapplebeck and the ACE team for tackling something so big and so crucial to so many people in the creative industries. Independent workers make up 35% of the UK creative workforce and this is only going to rise. This new framework will means that more people can see self employment and fractional working as a viable career path - at any stage of their career - and will provide much needed practical advice and support to help people make a success of it. A little over a year ago we founded Creative Freedoms in a space that had no such support system - the freelance and consultant landscape is changing beyond recognition and we are proud to play our part. Aimee Dawson Ann-Marie E.
Cultural Consultant | Director | Author, The Freelancers’ Handbook | Creating strategies that build audiences and income for arts organisations | Co-Chair @EdinburghArtFest Trustee @HarewoodHouseTrust | Mentor
The #FreelancersHandbook is out today. I’m so proud to have written and co-edited this for Arts Council England. 80,000 words packed full of the essentials for cultural freelancers and the organisations they work with, including info and guidance on: 💫 fair pay and contracting 💫 late payment and recourse mechanisms 💫 legal and financial knowledge 💫 where to find work 💫 growing networks 💫 continuing professional development 💫 financial support and wellbeing for cultural freelancers 💫 plus, a Resources Directory with hundreds of key resources and contacts I’ve also shared practical tools such as fee calculators, a contracting checklist, email templates, invoice guidance and pay negotiation tips. 🔗 Explore the free handbook and directory:https://lnkd.in/e4sXVdna Thanks to everyone who together made this happen Yasmin Khan Erica Campayne Luke Moore Lizzy Emmerton Leila D'Aronville FRSA Furaha Asani, PhD Caitriona Shoobridge Bill Boyle Elaine Perks and more I hope all this hard work is helpful to my brilliant fellow freelancers. It aims to directly address the key challenges you’re facing and equip you with information and guidance. This is (unofficially!) dedicated to you and the talented bunch I’ve met in my first 3 years as a freelancer, including Miki Lentin Ben Murray Nicole Newman Oliver Vicars-Harris Sian Alexander Lucy Shaw Helen Wilkinson Paul Smith Sheena Balkwill Megan Leckie Meg Molloy David Field and many more. But this will only work if cultural organisations adopt this best practice too. Please read, share and spread the word with your super networks Arts Marketing Association Museums Association AIM - Association of Independent Museums GEM Group for Education in Museums The Exhibitions Group Art Fund The National Lottery Heritage Fund DACS #freelancecreative #freelanceartist #creativecommunity #creativeart
