For Artists

  • DACS distributes £4.6 million in Payback royalties to visual artists and creators

    DACS has distributed a share of £4.6 million in royalties to 96,000 photographers, illustrators, and artists through its annual Payback scheme. 

    1 November 2022

  • Event Series Announcement: Artist's Spaces

    How do the spaces where artists make work impact their creative practice and the wider artistic community?

    12 October 2022

  • Supporting a Cultural Revolution across the UK's regions

    DACS is convening a discussion at the Conservative Party Conference on 5 October on how the UK can support funding that fuels creative economies, supports local communities, and redresses the balance between creators and tech companies in the digital age.

    29 September 2022

  • DACS sends letter to DCMS Secretary of State

    The Design & Artist Copyright Society (DACS) has today written to the new Secretary of State for DCMS, Michelle Donelan, to request that she works closely with the creative industries and visual artists to bring new investment to local communities across the UK through new non-taxpayer funded schemes.

    29 September 2022

  • DACS appoints new Board members

    DACS is delighted to announce three new appointments to the DACS Board: Cedar Lewisohn, artist and DACS member; Oliver Evans, Senior Director, Maureen Paley; and Dónall Curtin, experienced accountant, board director and business leader, who will join its Board in Autumn 2022.

    26 September 2022

  • Accessing and Valuing Cultural Content and Creators - DACS & YouGov Survey

    A new YouGov survey published today by DACS finds that 81% of people say that accessing culture (music, art, books, films, images, podcasts, and TV) through a digital device is important in their daily lives. 

    22 August 2022