News and events

Artists, photographers and illustrators! Payback 2022 is now open.

Payback is a scheme which pays artists, illustrators and photographers annually when their artworks have been published in UK books, magazines or on TV.

• 19 January 2022

Smarter Contracts - Tokenomics: A New Economy of Art

How can we move towards a creator-centric blockchain economy? with Kevin McCoy, Rhea Myers and Primavera de Filippi, chaired by Mark Waugh

• 12 January 2022, 6-7:30pm
• Online event

Long-term collaborative solutions are needed to maintain artist rights

DACS welcomes the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Creative Individuals Recovery Programme funding, providing over 1,400 people working in arts and culture with grants of up to £2,000 to aide their practice.

• 8 December 2021

Copyright Uncovered: A beginner’s guide to NFTs

Over the past year, NFTs have exploded in popularity within the art market. In a similar way to how Bitcoin revolutionised digital currency, NFTs look set to transform the ownership of digital art. But what does the rise of digital art within the art market mean for the rights of practising artists?

• 6 December 2021

Save the date: Payback 2022 launches 19 January

We’re delighted to announce that Payback will be opening for claims on Wednesday 19 January 2022.

• 26 November 2021

Autumn image collection published on Artimage

Artimage has released a collection of artists images that interpret Autumn in their own artistic styles.

• 23 November 2021

DACS Meets Penguin Press: Judging a book by its cover

Discover what goes on behind the scenes to make the iconic Penguin Press book covers we know and love.

• 18 November 2021, 5-6pm
• Online Event

Survey – Impact of Covid-19 on the cultural workforce

Arts Council England would like DACS members to take the time to share your experiences of how Covid-19 has impacted you.

• 18 November 2021

DACS Meets Art360 Foundation: How can artists change the world?

A conversation with Richard Demarco on art, ecology, politics and Joseph Beuys.

• 5 November 2021, 4pm
• Online event

DACS Meets Phaidon Press

A conversation between Rebecca Morrill, Phaidon’s Commissioning Editor and art historian Ferren Gipson.

• 3 November 2021, 5-6pm
• Online event

Arts organisations announce six ways Governments can support cultural sustainability globally

As global leaders meet for COP 26, DACS and Articheck have today published a briefing that outlines six actions governments can enable the cultural sector to collectively take across the world to make the arts and cultural institutions more sustainable.

• 3 November 2021

DACS Meets: Florence Peake and Oreet Ashery in conversation

A conversation between multi-disciplinary artists Florence Peake and Oreet Ashery.

• 27 October 2021, 5-6pm
• Online event