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Camara Taylor presentation, Artists in the Gig Economy (2018). Photo: Tom Nolan

Artists in the Gig Economy

Edinburgh College of Art, West Court

Friday 24 August 2018, 14:00 - 18:00

How does the gig economy shape art production in Scotland? From Airbnb’d spare rooms to second shifts working for Deliveroo, in what ways are artists implicated in this precarious new economy? This workshop invited contributors and participants to share experiences and new research alongside Melanie Gilligan’s installation The Common Sense (see Curatorial Projects).

Speakers: Al James (Newcastle University), Claire Galloway (Better than Zero), Shona Macnaughton (Artist), Yasmin Sulaiman (Creative Edinburgh), Dan Cookson (Freelance Housing and Spatial Information Specialist), Ciaran McDonald (Parliamentary Researcher), Ailie Rutherford (Artist), Camara Taylor (Artist), Ed Compson (Artist, Embassy Gallery).
 
Organised by Harry Weeks, Karen Gregory, Dave O’Brien and Kirsten Lloyd.
Event supported by The University of Edinburgh and SCAN.

Harry Weeks presentation, Artists in the Gig Economy (2018). Photo: Tom Nolan
Jennie Temple, documentation of Artists in the Gig Economy (2018)
Jennie Temple, documentation of Artists in the Gig Economy (2018)