Protocol
Below is a provisional list of committments/rules/protocols/aims for Art Business Ltd. These may change.
Art Business Ltd will
- professionalise whilst having fun and making it a project
- operate on a four day week wherever possible
- record information on: good days vs bad days / earnings and outgoings / how long it takes for invoices to get paid / your menstrual cycle / all the applications you write and their successes or failures
- publish full submitted applications (successful and unsuccessful) with sensitive information redacted
- complete and publish ‘open call report cards’ for each application written, with no sensitive information redacted
- send these report cards to the institutions that published the open call in the hope of open calls being better in the future
- offer a series of free resouces for artists and cultural workers including the ‘open call report card’ template
- create space to ask questions, poke fun, be a pain in the arse, as long as it is in pursuit of a more equitable and enjoyable life in the arts
- not be too cynical
- learn to do bookkeeping, complicated budgets, write policies, and run Art Business Ltd as a proper company
- will wear the official uniform whenever working, for the entirety of the 2024-25 financial year*
- set up a pilot term of the Art Business Art Business School, a co-operative artist-led business school & open source workshop structure
- offer secret under-the-table services to artists (enquire within)
- cheerlead & make introductions for artists I like, especially those who are underrepresented, young, scared or overwhelmed
- destroy the institution by becoming the institution
- get rich or die trying
- not be afraid to talk about the art
- not apologise for making this art which is mainly for artists (it is not the only art we make)
*you can hear a 4 minute audio mashup of the 14 voice note applications for the CEO uniform micro-commission here!