A combination of financial necessity, multiple interests and changing arts ecologies is driving an increasing number of artsworkers to multiple simultaneous careers. If you describe yourself as a performer/producer, a curator/artist or an arts manager/writer you are part of Generation Slashie, a generation defined by a punctuation mark that demands a constant juggle.
The risks and rewards of such portmanteau careers were discussed in detail at a recent panel at the recent Equity Summit at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre.