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ARTLAB forges new relationships between artists and business, based on the artists’ special competencies. ARTLAB provides training and jobs to artists – in areas including art, innovation, the experience economy, creativity, communication and management.

Artlab is
- the Danish Musicians Union’s department of education.

Activities
Courses and coaching for all professional artists and culturally experienced professionals
Education, job-networking and a consulting bureau for arts & business

Organisation
Artlab is run by the Danish Musicians Union in cooperation with the Danish Actors Association

Goal
Artlab aims at creating jobs through education in arts and in arts & business, based on artists’ unique qualifications and methods.

What & why
Artlab develops study labs, training programmes and projects aimed at strengthening artist’s individual possibilities to take action, cooperate and develop new platforms for their art in a changing society – which sees the numbers of full time jobs for artists rapidly decreasing, an unfortunate development which runs contrary to the public interest and the requirements of the creative industries. Artlab focuses on research, development and on achieving real results, providing a dynamic bridge between education and working life, arts and business, theory and action in an ongoing dialogue with artists, organisations, cultural institutions, companies, politicians, urban communities, city councils and governments – nationally and internationally.

Artists at Artlab
Musicians, actors, singers, dancers, performers, fine artists, photographers,
directors, writers, choreographers, designers, architects, set designers etc.

Results
Since 1998, ARTLAB has trained more than 3,000 artists for new jobs inside and outside of the art world, and held courses for managers and academics in artistic methods including improvisation, presentation techniques and creative writing. In 2006 ARTLAB won several prizes in the Danish Innovation Cup.
ARTLAB works together with independent artistic consultants and international stakeholders on the quality enhancement of specific artistic services. Since 2001 we have worked with more than 100 private and public companies on study courses and commercial services and products.
ARTLAB has published several articles and case collections of artists in business organisations and in entrepreneurship.