Image: Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear (2010). Photo by Wendy McDougall via www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Update: On Friday afternoon Bell Shakespeare announced the cancellation of the Photographer in Residence program and reaffirmed their commitment to valuing all artists.
Freelance photographers and other members of the arts sector, as well as the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance have called on Bell Shakespeare to rethink their decision to employ an unpaid Photographer in Residence for a year to document the company’s 2015 season.