The Melbourne Fringe Board has ‘carefully considered’ – and rejected – an open letter requesting a reduction in fees charged to artists programmed at the Fringe’s Trades Hall Hub and a change to how those fees are charged.
‘It’s those that can afford to – it’s usually a lot more [of the] wealthier kids [who] get to make art at these festivals. It’s worse at other festivals and of course it changes from festival to festival, but it’s a recurring pattern, and it just feels like it’s gonna get worse.
