Working Artists and the Greater Economy
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Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) is a New York-based activist group and non-profit organization whose stated advocacy mission is "to establish sustainable economic relationships between artists and the institutions that contract our labor, and to introduce mechanisms for self-regulation into the art field that collectively bring about a more equitable distribution of its economy".[1]
Abbreviation | W.A.G.E. |
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Formation | 2008 |
Type | Nonprofit Organization |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Focus | (art, activism) |
Location | |
Website | wageforwork.com |
W.A.G.E. was founded in 2008 with the writing of the wo/manifesto[2] by a group of artists, performers, and independent curators in New York City. The group, which has included A.K. Burns, K8 Hardy, Lise Soskolne, and A.L. Steiner, grew out of a series of informal gatherings that evolved into a series of public meetings centering on issues of art and labor.