Posts By: Sepp Eckenhaussen

‘Kunstadacemies moeten hun studenten beter voorbereiden op het leven na de opleiding’, opiniestuk in Het Parool

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, December 16, 2021

Veel afstudeerders van kunstacademies ervaren een harde, stressvolle landing op de arbeidsmarkt. In deze onzekere tijd verdienen zij het meer grip te krijgen op hun eigen toekomst. Academies zouden studenten beter moeten voorbereiden, stelt Sepp Eckenhaussen Lees het hele artikel hier: https://www.parool.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-kunstadacemies-moeten-hun-studenten-beter-voorbereiden-op-het-leven-na-de-opleiding~b9b4a47c/.

Out Now: Post-Precarity Zine

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, December 15, 2021

The Institute of Network Cultures and the Learning Community Critical Making are proud to present the Post-Precarity Zine, a toolbox for beginning artists. Times have changed. The art world and the creative economy are no longer the ones we used to know. The digital economy, the pandemic, and the cuts within the cultural field are [...]

Shifting the Definition of Professional Competence: Jue Yang on the Post-Precarity Autumn Camp in Metropolis M

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, December 8, 2021

‘The rhetoric that artistic freedom should be separate from talks of money and professionalization still prevails in art academies and public imaginations, making the survival — not to mention well-being — of artists a neglected topic. The Post-Precarity Zine, a result of collective reckonings from the Post-Precarity Autumn Camp, co-organized by the INC, Platform Beeldende [...]

Freelance Worker in the Dutch Cultural Sector? Fill Out This Income Loss Survey

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, November 30, 2021

Once again the cultural sector is being hit hard by the corona measures and once again the self-employed are at risk of being left without support. In order to take action against this, we want to get a clear idea of your loss of income. The restrictive measures are understandable given the circumstances, but the [...]

‘The Elephant in the Device’, Silvio Lorusso on Gig Platform Fiverr

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, November 24, 2021

Need a logo, webdesign, translation, or set of subtitles? In the mood for something more extravagant, like a personal video message from Jesus Christ? Fiverr is your place to go. On this online marketplace, you can order freelance services quickly, easily, and cheaply from anywhere in the world. These extravagant possibilities spur the question of [...]

4 Demands for Economically Responsible Art Education

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, November 13, 2021

Our future generations of artists deserve to be prepared for the unruly reality of the labor market of the cultural sector. We therefore find it hard to understand why many art students graduate without knowledge of the Fair Practice Code or the Guideline for Artists’ Fees; have no idea about the trade unions and professional [...]

Principles of Post-Precarity

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, October 27, 2021

‘What are we to make of someone who says they love their work and cannot imagine doing anything they enjoy more, yet earn so little that they can never take a holiday, let alone afford insurance or a pension? How are we to think about a person who is passionate about the creative work they [...]

A Collective Film Program about Work in the Gig Economy

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, October 13, 2021

What if 20 people create a 30-minute film program about 5 topics in 2 hours? During the Post-Precarity Autumn Camp, PLOKTA organized a collective film program to find out exactly that. Everyone was asked to select a videoclip to somehow make a point about the gig economy. We worked with news items, TikTok content, instructional [...]

Post-Precarity Autumn Camp: How to Survive as an Artist?

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, September 16, 2021

From September 27th until October 1st, the Institute of Network Cultures, Hotel Maria Kapel (Hoorn), and Platform BK organize an autumn camp for young art workers. Fifteen recently graduated artists, designers, and theatre-makers are invited to five days of conversations, workshops, and communal activities. Each day, we will address one important theme of working and [...]