Status of the artist in Slovakia

In the Slovak Republic, a lot of  artists need to resort to other forms of gainful employment. But it depends on many factors – from personal to objective ones. It also depends on in what area the artist works, what the artist’s demands are, etc. However, it is a fact that a large number of artists do have more than one employment. The reason may be that, except for last two years, the artists have had few opportunities to assert themselves.
In the area of visual arts, the majority of artists need to resort to other forms of gainful employment. However, there are no precise statistics or surveys.

Jobs often taken up by artists are teaching at secondary schools of arts or universities; organizing art performances; working in the field of arts but not in the field of studies – assistants, translators, dialogue makers; as well as jobs requiring no special qualification; or manual work.


Source: Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Coalition for Cultural Diversity (SCCD), 2008.

• Read the document on the social status of the artist in Slovakia (PDF)
  Source: Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Coalition for Cultural Diversity (SCCD), 2008.
  
  
• Read the document on the social status of the artist in Slovakia (PDF)
  Source: Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, 2004.
  

See also:

• Employment & Protection
• Social Dialogue
• Tax System
• International Mobility

Useful links:

• Ministry of Culture: http://www.culture.gov.sk/en
• Authors’ organization LITA: www.lita.sk