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Status of the Artist 

In 1980, at its 21st session, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist which, taking account of the changes that had come about in the artistic professions and in the status of the different categories of artists (authors, interpreters and performers), proposed an overall description of artists and outlined the conditions in which they can exist as creative persons. 

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lithograph by Vasarely @ UNESCO / D.Roger
Research in the various disciplines and geocultural regions led to the organization in June 1997 of the World Congress on the Status of the Artist which issued, among other documents and conclusions, a final declaration and published a collection of articles under the title Art and Society.

Ongoing projects in this area consist of initiatives being taken jointly with specialized NGOs and Member States wishing to take practical steps (if they have not already done so) to promote the artistic professions on their territory.

One noteworthy example of such projects is the World Observatory on the Status of the Artist.

For more information please contact t.wagner@unesco.org.
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