Artists in the Gig Economy
How does the gig economy shape art production in Scotland? From Airbnb’d spare rooms to second shifts working for Deliveroo, in what ways are artists implicated in this precarious new economy?
This is a workshop sharing experiences and new research presented alongside Melanie Gilligan’s The Common Sense.
Programme
| Session 1: Introduction |
Kirsten Lloyd, University of Edinburgh Harry Weeks, University of Edinburgh Moira Jeffery, SCAN |
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| Session 2: Gigs, Economies, and Social Reproduction |
Karen Gregory, University of Edinburgh Al James, Newcastle University Stella Rooney, Better than Zero Shona Macnaughton, Artist Chair: Kirsten Lloyd |
| Session 3: Airbnb and Edinburgh |
Yasmin Sulaiman, Creative Edinburgh Dan Cookson, Freelance Housing and Spatial Information Specialist Ciaran McDonald, Parliamentary Researcher Chair: Karen Gregory |
| Session 4: Platforms and Production |
Ailie Rutherford, Artist Camara Taylor, Artist Ed Compson, Artist, Embassy Gallery Chair: Harry Weeks |
A bursary fund supporting travel costs and childcare is available. Please contact Harry Weeks at harry.weeks@ed.ac.uk by 5pm on Monday 20th August in order to apply.
Organised by Harry Weeks, Karen Gregory and Kirsten Lloyd.
Part of Platforming Creativity, a research project into Edinburgh's platform and creative economies. Researchers: Harry Weeks, Karen Gregory, Kirsten Lloyd, Dave O'Brien and Lauren Wilks.
Event supported by The University of Edinburgh and SCAN.
Artists in the Gig Economy
West Court,
Main Building,
Edinburgh College of Art,
EH3 9DF.