Marisa Georgiou
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![Alison McKay, Untitled, 2017, Sand and nails on wooden stand. Image: Supplied. An artwork consisting of a tiny precarious plinth with nails hammered into the top, and loose damp sand surrounding the nails.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/01/Mote_Instal-Image44_1_Edit-3.png?w=310)
Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?
Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…
![A series of blue and white screen printed workers uniforms, arranged like a shopfront display. They feature the writing '(DON'T) BE AN ARTIST' in a newsprint style.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Kay_Abude_Passage_2023-e1691740738265.jpg?w=310)
Are we missing an opportunity when we say ‘arts jobs are real jobs’?
Who are we leaving behind when we justify artist work on the system's terms? Are we missing an opportunity for…
![Two self-portraits of the artist sitting on chairs facing away from the viewer, all in a monochrome pinky-red. They are overlaid with semi-transparent writing which says "Is there a labour crisis in Australia today? Well that depends on what you mean by crisis".](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/362372263_555629063273991_6196384781605176419_n-e1690113332778.jpg?w=310)
Artist burnout is not a mental health issue – it is a labour issue
Reframing burnout in labour terms would implicitly shift our approach to advocacy around artist well-being.