DACS Marks 40th Anniversary with Panel Series on Artist Rights at Shoreditch Arts Club
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) is launching a three-part panel series titled '40 Years of Artists' Rights' at Shoreditch Arts Club in June 2024. This program commemorates four decades since DACS was founded by artists and lawyers to advocate for fair pay and copyright protection. Over £240 million in royalties have been distributed by the organization to date. Panel discussions will address sustaining artist careers, collective action models, and the impact of technology on creative practice. Participants include independent curator Fatoş Üstek, artist Evan Ifekoya, researcher Kuba Szreder, and DACS CEO Christian Zimmermann. ArtReview serves as the exclusive media partner for the events, with editor Mark Rapport expressing support for the initiative. The first session on June 11 explores current UK artist conditions, featuring Charlotte Warne Thomas, Russell Martin from Artquest, and chair Henry Broome. A second panel on June 18 examines artist-led collectives, with Jonny Tanna of Harlesden High Street and Reema Selhi from DACS, chaired by Francesca Gavin. The final discussion on June 25 focuses on art and technology, including representatives from Serpentine Gallery Creative AI Lab and Arcual CEO Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, moderated by Fi Churchman. All events are free but require booking.
Key facts
- DACS was established in 1984 by artists and lawyers
- DACS has distributed over £240 million in royalties
- Panel series runs June 11, 18, and 25, 2024 at Shoreditch Arts Club
- ArtReview is exclusive media partner
- Events are free with required booking
- Panels cover artist sustainability, collectives, and technology
- DACS paid £125 million in Artist's Resale Right royalties since 2006
- Over £75 million distributed through Payback scheme since 1999
Entities
Artists
- Fatoş Üstek
- Charlotte Warne Thomas
- Russell Martin
- Evan Ifekoya
- Jonny Tanna
- Kuba Szreder
- Henry Broome
- Francesca Gavin
- Fi Churchman
- Mark Rapport
- Christian Zimmermann
- Reema Selhi
- Bernadine Bröcker Wieder
- Conrad Shawcross
Institutions
- DACS
- ArtReview
- Shoreditch Arts Club
- FRANK Fair Artist Pay
- Artquest
- Harlesden High Street
- Black Obsidian Sound System
- viennacontemporary
- EPOCH Review
- Serpentine Gallery Creative AI Lab
- Arcual
- University of the Arts London
- Arts Council England
- Liverpool Biennial
- Roberts Institute of Art
- Gwangju Biennial
- ICA
- Goldsmiths
- Kingston University
- Norwich University of the Arts
- Chisenhale Gallery
- Flash Art
- Art Monthly
- Tribune
- BOMB Magazine
- KEA European Affairs
- ixia
- Minor Attractions
- Frieze London
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- Kleinwort Hambros
- Arts Foundation
- Yoma Sasberg Estate
- Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
- Migros Museum Zurich
- Lagos Biennial
- ICA VCU
- MAK Los Angeles
- ARoS Denmark
- Guest Artist Space Lagos
- LUX
- University of Reading
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
- Gus Fischer
- De Appel
- Gasworks
- Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw
- Manchester University Press
- Whitworth
- Somerset House
- Palais de Tokyo
- Manifesta11
- Twin
- Beauty Papers
- Financial Times HTSI
- Cura
- Marie Claire
- Frieze
- NTS Radio
- Vastari
- Vastari Labs
- Christie's
- Everledger
- PAIAM
- AWITA
- Worshipful Company of Art Scholars
- Apollo
- BBC
- Rolling Stone
- ArtReview Asia
- a-n
- Industria
- Autonomy
- Peer Sessions
- New Contemporaries
- Urbane Kunste Ruhr
- Extra Extra Magazine
- Art Night
- fig-2
- Mathematical Institute, Oxford University
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Shoreditch
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Liverpool
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Norwich
- Glasgow
- Harlesden
- Lagos
- Nigeria
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Vienna
- Austria
- Paris
- France