OUTCOME OF THE DIRECTIVE
The guideline Artists' Remuneration (RKH) is a guide for artists and institutions to achieve fair remuneration for artists' work. Anyone working within the visual arts - as an artist or art professional, working for a museum, presentation institution, art initiative or festival - can use the calculator, checklist and sample contract that are part of RKH.
RKH specifies a minimum fee based on five factors, namely:
- 1 The duration of the presentation
- 2 The number of participating artists
- 3 Whether new, existing or adapted work is shown
- 4 The size of the organization
- 5 The use of the artist for the purpose of additional artistic-content
- 6 The artist's commitment to installation, maintenance and dismantling
The fee does not include reimbursement for expenses such as travel and lodging, material allowances or a production budget.
RKH provides guidance for negotiation between artist and art institution for presentations without a sales goal. For each situation, the calculator calculates the base amount from which an upward negotiation can reasonably take place. For example, the size of the commission or presentation is not taken into account in the fee, but it goes without saying that a larger presentation requires a greater effort on the part of the artist.