ARTIST WELFARE ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to legally protect the professional status and rights of artists; to promote the creative activities of artists; and to contribute to artistic development by providing artists with welfare support services.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Dec. 3, 2019; Mar. 21, 2023; Aug. 8, 2023>

1. The term "culture and arts" means the culture and arts defined in Article 2(1)1 of the Culture and Arts Promotion Act;

2. The term "artist" means a person who earns a living by engaging in artistic activities, such as creation, in-person performance, technical support, etc. in the field of culture and arts, thus contributing to enriching Korean culture, society, economy and politics;

2-2. The term "artist with certified artistic activities" means a person who validates his or her engagement in activities such as creation, performance, and technical support among artists pursuant to Article 3-2;

3. The term "culture and arts services" means services, such as creation and performance of, and technical support for, culture and arts;

4. The term "culture and arts planner, etc." means a person engaged in planning, production, and distribution business for culture and arts services who enters into a contract with an artist.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 3, 2016]

Article 2-2(Relationship to other statutes) #

Except as provided in other statutes, this Act shall apply to matters concerning artists’ welfare.

[This Article Added on Feb. 3, 2016]

CHAPTER II STATUS AND RIGHTS OF ARTISTS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 2-2(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 3(Status and rights of artists) #

Article 3-2(Certification of artistic activities) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 4-2(Master plan for artist welfare policies) #

Article 4-3(Status surveys) #

Article 4-4(Contracts for culture and arts services) #

Article 5(Disseminating standard form contract) #

Article 5-2(Preservation of contracts) #

Article 6(Measures for certifying artist’s career experience) #

Article 6-2 #

Article 6-3 #

Article 6-4(Reporting and inspection) #

Article 7(Protecting artists from accidents occurring in course of duties) #

Article 8(Incorporating Korean Artists Welfare Foundation) #

Article 9(Articles of association) #

Article 10(Affairs of Foundation) #

Article 10-2(Subsidizing expenses and receiving donations) #

Article 10-3(Consent to providing data or information) #

Article 11(Prohibition against use of similar names) #

Article 12(Executive officers) #

Article 13(Board of directors) #

Article 14(Business year and business plan) #

Article 15(Supervision) #

Article 15-2(Request for sata and use of computer networks) #

Article 15-3(Request for financial information, etc. and provision thereof) #

Article 15-4(Collecting data and information) #

Article 16(Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions) #

Article 16-2(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 17(Penalty provisions) #

Article 18(Administrative fines) #