Have your say: Have you done an unpaid or low-paid arts internship?

Do you feel such placements are exploitative, or are they mutually beneficial?


Are you doing, or have you done, an unpaid or low-paid internship for an arts or cultural organisation or business in Ireland? If so, The Irish Times would like to hear from you.

What did/does the work involve? What did you hope to gain from this experience? How was it explained to you? How were/are you treated? Do you feel such internships are exploitative or are they mutually beneficial?

Send us a brief outline of your experience (a few short lines will do)  and we will follow up by email or phone. Feel free to add any thoughts you have that aren’t touched on in the questions above. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please indicate that in your submission.

Thank you.