Who cares for creative and cultural workers? The role of intermediaries in Europe’s creative economy

Figures & data

Figure 1. Main activities of the organisation surveyed.

Figure 2. Funding sources of the organisations surveyed.

Table 1. Survey responses on priorities for policy change.

	Urgently needed	Could be improved	Not needed / not a priority
Financial support for creative workers during Covid-19 pandemic	70%	26%	3.3%
Clearer employment rights and regulations for creative/cultural workers	53%	38%	8%
More equal opportunities (in relation to gender, class or ethnicity)	52%	35%	13%
More creative/cultural subjects and opportunities within education	40%	50%	10%
More transparency in relation to pay and working conditions	38%	50%	12%
Greater protection and rights for those with caring responsibilities (for children, families etc.)	37%	43%	20%
More geographical spread of creative and cultural work opportunities in my country	35%	42%	23%

Table

	Name of organisation	Website	Location
1	Tools for Culture	www.toolsforculture.org	Roma, Italy
2	Materahub	www.materahub.com	Matera, Italy
3	Sociaal Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten	www.podiumkunsten.be	Brussels, Belgium
4	Mediarte	www.mediarte.be	Brussels, Belgium
5	Women in Film & Television Finland	www.wift.fi	Helsinki, Finland
6	Giortes Rokkas	Giortes Rokkas | A celebration at our house	Crete, Greece
7	Producers Roundtable	www.ukproducersroundtable.com	London, UK
8	Writers' Guild of Great Britain	www.writersguild.org.uk	London, United Kingdom
9	Creative Network South	www.creativenetworksouth.co.uk	South Hampshire, UK
10	Visual Artists, Northern Ireland	https://visualartists.ie/ni-portal/	Belfast, Northern Ireland
11	Visual Artists Ireland	https://visualartists.ie	Dublin, Ireland