Status of the artist in Germany

Since the "Künstler-Report" of 1975, no representative survey covering all artistic professions was conducted. However, questionnaire-type surveys have been made for some professions and can in-dicate whether the general assumption is correct, that less than 10% of the artists can live only from their artistic work (this figure is likely to be realistic e.g. in the visual arts, but only if all those that have once studied an artistic discipline are compared to those actually practicing an artistic profession today).

Source: German Federal Foreign Office, 2008.

Read the document on the social status of the artist (PDF)


See also:

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

Useful links:

• German Federal Foreign Office: www.auswaertiges-amt.de