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LADA, Artsadmin, Home Live Art & Platform: Take the money and run? at Toynbee Studios

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Time 10:00
Date 29/01/15
Price £12.5
  • Produced by Platform
  • Price £12.50, including tea/coffee, lunch and a complimentary copy of Take The Money And Run? Some positions on ethics, business sponsorship and making art by Jane Trowell
  • Get ready for money-talk.
  • Bring along a strong stomach.
  • Surf to book tickets
  • See you at Toynbee Studios

A day of presentations, provocations and discussions by artists, activists, academics and producers looking at the challenges of fundraising ethically & strategies we might consider for the future.

The problem with commercial and philanthropic means is that they will, inevitably, support commercial and philanthropic ends.  At best, this heralds an endless reproduction of the established order, with no room for dissent.  At worst, it invites the amoral compass of corporate life to sear its brand onto the beating heart of culture. Mary Paterson, writer, 2014

As artists and arts organisations are increasingly asked to seek support for their work from corporate sponsorship and individual philanthropy, questions about cultural values, the ethics of fundraising, and who we are prepared to take money from are becoming more and more urgent. In recent months there has been a groundswell of debate and growing dissent about the conflicts and contradictions between commerce and culture.

The event features live, remote, recorded and written contributions from Dave Beech, Rachel Spence, Mel Evans, Eriel Deranger, Kelli McCluskey, Mark Ravenhill, Jen Harvie, Judith Knight, Jess Worth, David Cross, Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey, and Glen Tarman.

Building on initiatives by Live Art Development Agency, Artsadmin and Home Live Art as part of their Catalyst-supported research into ethical fundraising and individual giving, this is an event for artists, producers, venues, funders, scholars, writers and anyone concerned about ethics, funding and art.

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