The Art of Housekeeping

22/07/2024

Hello,
We are taking on new clients in Bath. So if you know anyone who's looking for top notch help, please pass on our details:

We are no ordinary Housekeeping company. We are driven by social change, not profit. We really do care; about our Clients, our Workers and our Services.
If you are looking for high quality, reliable Housekeeping services, Cleaners; Companionship; Holiday Visits or Administrative help, please do get in touch:
E Mail: [email protected]
Tel: 07743097151

22/07/2024

Hello,
After much success in Bristol, we are taking on new clients in Bath.
We are no ordinary Housekeeping company. We are driven by social change, not profit. We really do care; about our Clients, our Workers and our Services.
If you are looking for high quality, reliable Housekeeping services, Cleaners; Companionship; Holiday Visits or Administrative help, please do get in touch:
E Mail: [email protected]
Tel: 07743097151

14/06/2024

I'm open for the BS4 Arts Trail tomorrow and Sunday. 10-4. If you are at a loose end, come on over. See what I am up to, pat the dog, quaff a glass of w**e. I'm number 7 on the map

10/10/2023

Following success in South Bristol, The Art of Housekeeping are delighted to announce that we are expanding to BS5 areas. Our unique Social Enterprise model supports practicing artists and creatives in the local area. We offer exceptional housekeeping and concierge services. From cleaning to plant sitting, decluttering to shopping, if you need an extra pair of hands, do get in touch.https://www.theartofhousekeeping.co.uk/

09/10/2023

Really good article by the founders of the Invisible Circus. I think the key point here is don't take the Arts and Creative endeavour for granted folks, or it will disappear. Support local artists and creatives.

A group that had to leave its main base fears a city's performance culture is being erased.

20/03/2023

Structurally F–cked is a new report into artists’ pay and conditions in the public sector by Industria and a-n The Artists Information Company
Structurally F–cked draws its title and data from testimonies gathered through Artist Leaks, an anonymous online survey of visual artists conducted by Industria.
The resulting data reveals a culture of low fees, unpaid labour, and systemic exploitation.
Key findings include:

An overall median hourly rate of £2.60 per hour, dramatically below the UK minimum wage of £9.50 per hour.

The median hourly rate falls to £1.88 per hour when focused on the production of artworks and exhibition-making.

76% of responses reported fees below minimum wage.
Lump-sums are a common form of payment for artists, often obfuscating the many hours of labour involved in a project.

74% of respondents stated they felt the artist fee received was ‘unfair’ in relation to the scale of the work.

The testimonies also reveal how artists, especially those from less privileged backgrounds, have been forced to sustain multiple additional jobs to subsidise poorly paid commissions in the public art sector, or have decided to leave the artworld entirely to protect their mental health and financial security. This supports recent data by the Office for National Statistics which reveals a rapidly shrinking proportion of working-class people in the creative sector.

Structurally F–cked concludes with proposals for new ways in which publicly funded institutions can better work with artists. It calls for commissioners to commit immediately to paying artists at least minimum wage and work towards the introduction of an ‘artists and freelancers’ living wage. It also appeals for a radical shift in transparency in the sector by asking institutions to provide breakdowns of ‘lump sums’ into hourly and daily rates.

Author:
Industria
Contributors:
Lola Olufemi, Juliet Jacques, Jack Ky Tan
Publisher:
a-n The Artists Information Company
Date:
March 2023

17/01/2023

Bristol is a creative city, yes? Then, we argue; its time to recognise the true value of those creative individuals who work tirelessly to contribute to that 'Creative Vibe' that we all value so much.

Letter: Being paid adequately for our work is vital for us to feel valued and be productive, says Prof Chris Warhurst

13/01/2023

Our Social Enterprise model matches honest, capable and reliable local artist practitioners with exclusive clients for housekeeping and concierge services.
We believe that fairly paid employment not only increases productivity and self esteem, it gifts our artists valuable time to focus on their creative practice.
We want to instigate social change. We are Artists and we are portfolio workers.
Our unique business model not only provides professional household services, we offer our exclusive clients the opportunity to become patrons of the Arts, supporting and enabling local artists to continue setting the world alight. From right here in Bristol.

11/01/2023

Do you know?

Just one third of the money earned by visual artists comes from producing art, and almost seven in ten (68%) artists have to take on additional jobs to make ends meet, a newly-published report by Arts Council England (ACE) reveals.

According to the Livelihoods of Visual Artists data report, artists earn an average of £16,150 each year, of which £6,020 (36%) comes from their art practice. The vast majority (two-thirds) earn less than £5k from their art

Source:

A newly-released Arts Council England report finds that portfolio careers are the norm among artists, and that the sector is dominated by women, who earn less from their art practice than men.