How to succeed in Generation Slashie

A combination of financial necessity, multiple interests and changing arts ecologies is driving an increasing number of artsworkers to multiple simultaneous careers. If you describe yourself as a performer/producer, a curator/artist or an arts manager/writer you are part of Generation Slashie, a generation defined by a punctuation mark that demands a constant juggle. 

Referencing figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in a study called People with More Than One Job, van de Zandt noted that ‘There are more than half a million people juggling multiple professional roles in Australia, and of those … some 54% are women, and a large number of these people are business owners and individuals who work in the arts.’