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'Being acknowledged through royalties drives us to keep going' - Artist Cos Ahmet on Payback

Artist Cos Ahmet’s multidisciplinary practice is preoccupied by the relationship between the body and materiality. Here, he explains how the Payback scheme has made a difference to his practice and career.

• 11 April 2022

'I think it's more important than ever to claim' - Photographer Owen Richards on Payback

Photographer Owen Richards has shot commercial work for everyone from Google to The Financial Times. Here, he explains how the DACS Payback royalty scheme has helped him receive better renumeration for his earlier work, and allowed him to maintain authorship over his widely-used images for years to come.

• 9 February 2022

'This is only my second year claiming and I wish I had done it earlier' - Artist Emma Hart on Payback

Payback is a scheme which pays artists annual royalties when their artworks have been published in UK books, magazines or on TV. Here, multidisciplinary artist Emma Hart explains what the scheme has meant to her.

• 2 February 2022

Finding Focus and Creative Freedom - Illustrator Emmeline Pidgen on Payback

Each year all kinds of visual artists benefit from Payback royalties including photographers, fine artists, illustrators, sculptors and cartoonists. One of these artists is illustrator Emmeline Pidgen, whose work specialises in books and comics for young people filled with magic and mystery. Here, Emmeline explains how the Payback scheme has benefited her career.

• 20 January 2022

DACS Meets: Oreet Ashery and Florence Peake in conversation

Welcome to DACS Meets, an ongoing series of insights from artists on their life and practice.  Ahead of their online event with DACS later this month, multi-disciplinary artists Oreet Ashery and Florence Peake discuss their expansive practices, which unfold and converge through their exploration of the human form and a penchant for performance-based works.

• 6 October 2021

'The cause of making the artist’s life sustainable is close to my heart' - DACS Chair Margaret Heffernan on supporting artists

Chair of the DACS Board Margaret Heffernan explains why she joined DACS and her vision of a better future for artists.

• 29 September 2021

DACS Meets: Nick Goss on the Artist's Resale Right

Welcome to DACS Meets, an ongoing series of insights from our members on their practice and life as an artist. In this instalment, painter Nick Goss discusses how Artist's Resale Right has enabled him to keep track of his work once it enters the art market as well as using the royalties to develop his practice.

• 3 September 2021

DACS Meets: Maria Farrar on the Artist's Resale Right

Welcome to DACS Meets, an ongoing series of insights from our members on their practice and life as an artist. Here, London-based painter Maria Farrar shares the significance of receiving Artist's Resale Right royalties in feeling recognised and validated as a practising artist.

• 3 September 2021

Gordon Cheung on why Artist's Resale Right matter

Artist Gordon Cheung talks to DACS about the importance of ARR and how it helps to support his practice.

• 2 December 2019

Protection, support, safety: Beth Nicholas on getting help with licensing and copyright infringement

We interviewed Beth Nicholas about her experiences licensing her work, as well as how DACS has helped out when she's seen her art appear on products without her permission.

• 10 December 2016

David Shrigley: Why I'm signed up to Payback

We talk to Turner Prize 2013-nominated artist and 'sort-of cartoonist', David Shrigley, about claiming Payback royalties and what he spent last year's royalty on.

• 30 September 2013

Jeremy Deller on surviving financially as an artist

Former Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller talks to DACS about his favourite projects, surviving financially as an artist and the importance of the Artist’s Resale Right.

• 18 July 2012