Support for music acts to play live. Photo: Greyson Joralemon, Unsplash.
If you had walked into the small bar and music venue Pride of our Footscray in Melbourne a few years ago, you would have seen a live music hotspot on the rise.
Unfortunately, these figures are comparable to other small live music venues ArtsHub spoke to for this story, who say their insurance is costing them at least two to three times, and sometimes four times as much, as what they have paid in recent years.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
