ArtsHub spoke to more than a dozen professional artists. They all found the idea that the industry was a meritocracy was laughable.
Georgiou’s resounding thesis was that the meritocratic approach to arts funding and awards was not only imaginary, but also outright damaging the sector’s health. “While the meritocratic approach is not unique to our industry,” she wrote, “the structures underpinning it are uniquely ad hoc, precarious and opaque, without the minimum conditions that protect other workers.”
