Studying various aspects of cultural working life has been central to the cultural research environment at Telemarksforsking for nearly 30 years. Through a long series of projects, we have conducted cultural sociological, economic, and political analyses of the working conditions of artists and other professional groups in the cultural sector.<\/p>\n
Artists’ Incomes and Careers <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Telemarksforsking has conducted three nationwide quantitative surveys of artists’ income and working conditions commissioned by national authorities, The Artist Survey 2006<\/a>, The Artist Survey 2013<\/a> and The Artist Survey 2019<\/a>. As part of the last survey, a report<\/a> was also written about artists’ income and work situation during the corona pandemic. The surveys cover a broad spectrum of artists within the areas of performing arts, music, literature, visual art and design.<\/p>\n The purpose of the surveys has been to provide a knowledge base for the design of Norwegian cultural and artist policy. The surveys have also been the starting point for several scientific articles. The doctoral dissertation Artists in Norway. Inequality in Work, Income and Attitudes<\/em><\/a> is based on data from the first two artist surveys.<\/p>\n In addition, we have conducted a number of qualitative studies of artists’ working life, which among other things concern power structures in the art field, recruitment to the artist professions and artists’ career paths. In 2021, the book Stories about Artist Life<\/a> was published, about Norwegian artists’ lives and careers, based on interviews conducted with around 20 artists at 20-year intervals.<\/p>\n Creative Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Artists are a central part of the creative industry, but the industry also includes other sectors, such as advertising, architecture, fashion, computer technology, TV, radio, etc. Telemarksforsking has studied various aspects of working in the creative industry, among other things in the three-year research and development project Mentoring, Networks and Co-location<\/em><\/a>. In 2022, a doctoral dissertation<\/a> based on data from this project was published<\/p>\n Cultural working life is also a theme in a number of other projects, for example in projects about art and culture for children and young people, performing arts, as well as international and Norwegian cultural policy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Current reports on artists’ work and income: <\/strong><\/p>\n Artists’ Activity, Working and Income Conditions, 2006<\/a><\/p>\n The Artist Survey 2013. Artists’ Incomes<\/a><\/p>\n The Studio Survey. The Studio Situation in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and Troms\u00f8.<\/a><\/p>\n Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen. Artist Roles in Change.<\/a><\/p>\n Suddenly We Got a Film Environment. Evaluation of Telemark County Municipality’s Trial Affiliation with the Southern Norwegian Film Center.<\/a><\/p>\n Current reports on creative industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n Creative Industry – Local Strategies. How to Facilitate Small Cultural Businesses? <\/a><\/p>\n Creative Industry in Tinn Municipality. Mapping and Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n Creative Industry in Grenland. Mapping and Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n Cultural Mentoring. Public Strategies for Competence Enhancement and Increased Value Creation in Culture and Experience Industry.<\/a><\/p>\n Experience Meets Creativity. Porsgrunn Municipality’s Work with the Project. Mentors for Cultural Businesses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Duodji for the Future Evaluation of Duodjeinstituhtta and the Supervisor Scheme under Duodjeinstituhtta <\/a><\/p>\n Scientific Publications: <\/strong><\/p>\n Justifications for Local Creative Industry: Instrumental Cultural Policy as an Obscuring Concept<\/a><\/p>\n Bridging, nudging and translating: facilitators of local creative industries in Norway<\/a><\/p>\n Artists in Norway. Inequality in Income, Work and Attitudes. <\/a><\/p>\n Norwegian Artists and the Double Equality Paradox.<\/a><\/p>\n Desolate Ascetic or Successful Artist? Artists’ Attitudes Towards Work, Money and Recognition. <\/a><\/p>\n Artist and Entrepreneur? Norwegian Artists’ Attitudes Towards Their Own Economy, Entrepreneurship and Commercial Success. <\/a><\/p>\n Why are artists getting poorer? Arout the reproduction of low income among artists. <\/a><\/p>\n Stability and change – work and income contitions for Norwegian artists. <\/a><\/p>\n Too Many Poor Artists? <\/a><\/p>\n Sexual Harassment in the Norwegian Theatre World <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Artists in an Iron Cage? Artists’ Work in Performing Arts Institutions<\/a><\/p>\n