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Commission on the Condition of the Artist - La Maison des Artistes
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Get matched →La Maison des Artistes' Commission on the Condition of the Artist addresses professional and regulatory issues affecting visual and graphic artists in France, including labor and tax compliance, free admission to museums and cultural venues, expanded social and fiscal definitions of professional artistic activity, support for foreign artists working in France, and prevention of fraudulent exhibition proposals.
The organization reports regularly to public institutions and cultural authorities on professional standards. It maintains a growing list of museums and cultural venues offering free admission to professional artists. It advocates for adaptations to social programs like RSA (Active Solidarity Revenue) to address threshold effects that penalize artists receiving benefits when they earn from artwork sales, royalties, or contracts. It provides support to foreign artists facing deportation threats. It has established a prevention commission to help professional artists evaluate proposals and defend against unscrupulous gallery operators and arts agents.
La Maison des Artistes offers bimonthly accounting and legal consultations. It assists members in finding appropriate insurance for exhibitions, artwork transport, studios, and civil liability. It helps members select health insurance options. It supports members' legal actions against fraudulent operators on an individual or collective basis.
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