Artquest

Artquest works inside and outside the arts to help make the art world more equitable for all artists. Our sector consultation and advice is backed up by evidence and data on how artists work to build better processes, reducing barriers and making sure all artists voices can be heard.

Research interests include modelling artists careers and developing more equitable application and selection processes for competitive open calls.

For artists, our free, online resources cover every aspect of a visual artists practice: from contracts and copyright, commissions and internships, avoiding burnout and selling your work, we’ve something for everyone.

Our Artquest Exchange network puts you in contact with artists around the corner or around the world.

Join us in researching the structures in the arts that impact artists working conditions, wellbeing and diversity, and help campaign for positive change.

Each year Artquest works with hundreds of visual artists, as service users or freelance workers. We survey thousands more with our sector partners, and carry out formal and informal research into artists demographics, working conditions, barriers, ambitions and income.

All of our projects both directly benefit artists in their careers while finding out more about how they live and work. We use our research to generate insights into artists’ working conditions and the health of the arts workforce, without which the arts sector cannot exist.