Artist fees and what to charge
You can charge what you want but consider the following:
- Planning time
- Workshop time
- Set up and clear up time
- Materials and hire of equipment
- Travel costs
Work out an hourly rate (see below for industry recommendations)
- Your experience
- What others are charging locally
- Arts Council England no longer have minimum recommended rates, but our expectation for an experienced artist running a workshop is £200 per day minimum plus materials and expenses. If you are working on a project for longer than a few days some of your overheads will reduce and the daily rate may well go down. More information on industry standards are available from these organizations though you may need to become a member to get advice:
Musicians
The MU have information on live gig rates and sessional rates, but you need to become a member: www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Theatre
Rates of pay are published by the Theatrical Management Association at www.tmauk.org These are negotiated by Equity at www.equity.org.uk
Visual artists
The Artists Information Company have lots of useful info including fees and payment and contracts. Again they are a membership organization and you need to join to use the resources. www.a-n.co.uk
Dance
The Foundation for Community Dance has information on recommended fee scales for leading participatory workshops and projects on their website www.communitydance.org.uk You do not need to be a member to access these. Arts Council England
Arts Council have some useful publications including one on fees.www.artscouncil.org.uk
