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We have published a manual on artist status that clearly explains what artist status means, who is eligible to apply for it, and how to obtain it

3. 2. 2026 work in culture

The manual is intended for all professional artists and other cultural workers who wish to check whether they meet the conditions for obtaining artist status and who need practical guidance through the entire process. The author of the manual is Rudolf Leška.

An amendment to the Act on Certain Types of Support for Culture introduces the so-called artist status. Artist status is a certificate of entry in the Register of Artists. Registration may bring certain benefits to some artists; it is voluntary, and for some artists it results in specific advantages. In the manual Artist Status: What It Entails and How to Register, you will learn what these benefits are and how to complete the registration process. The manual was produced as part of the project Comprehensive Research and Support for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries in the Olomouc Agglomeration.

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CIRG – the Cultural Industries Research Group focuses on research into cultural and media industries, particularly on current issues, challenges, and conflicts arising from tensions between intellectual property law, the business models of cultural industries, the digitalization and platformization of cultural sectors, and changing consumer habits. The group’s name is an acronym of its English title, Cultural Industries Research Group. CIRG is an informal association of experts from media studies, intellectual property law, media law, media ethics, cultural economics and cultural management, sociology of culture, and data analysis. The group operates on the basis of project-based funding through applied research projects (TAČR, NAKI, EEA and Norway Grants, OP JAK Intersectoral Cooperation), basic research projects (GAČR, ZIF Bielefeld, OP VVV Excellent Research, DFG), as well as contract research (State Cinematography Fund, Association of Audiovisual Producers).