Aaron Wright, Artistic Director of Fierce Festival.
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Three-quarters of people in the arts volunteer before finding paid work, survey suggests
Research by Jerwood Charitable Foundation found only a quarter of people working in the arts entered the sector with a paid position.
Almost three-quarters of people in the arts worked for free before finding paid employment, new survey figures suggest.
Of these, 59% volunteered for at least six months on a full-time or part-time ba...
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