Pay creators at least a minimum fee, including preparation time, for any show or performance that uses public money

The proposal in detail

This proposal covers exhibitions, concerts, theater and dance performances, and arts festivals that receive public grants, as well as work that public museums, public halls, and schools hire artists to do. It includes makers in the visual arts, music, and the performing arts, as well as technicians such as lighting and sound crews. For art exhibitions, the basic rule is to pay an "exhibition fee" for showing the work, separate from any money the artist earns if the work sells. The payment guide is set by a joint committee of three parties: representatives of artists, the venues and organizers, and the bodies that provide the money. It is reviewed every few years to keep up with prices. Rather than setting one amount for the whole world, the proposal has regions share a way of calculating, based on things like the average hourly pay of working people in that region, and each region turns it into its own amounts. Time spent on rehearsals, setting up and taking down works, meetings, and travel also counts toward payment. As exceptions, events that local residents join for fun, student presentations that are part of learning, and cases where a creator freely chooses to work unpaid can be left out. But the choice to work unpaid must be put in writing, and it is guaranteed that saying no will not hurt the creator. In grant applications, payment to creators is shown as its own budget item, and after the project the actual amounts paid are reported. A service is also set up where people who were not paid can ask for help without giving their names. Private events that receive no public money are not required to follow the rule, and the guide is offered only as a reference.