The initiative, "Pay the Artists Now!", was launched on April 15, World Art Day and the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci.
A 60-page report details the different payment systems around the world, criticising the fact that "the system is still based on the faint hope that recognition will be enough to give the artist more market value for selling the artworks in the future. But for many artists that is not going to happen.”
IAA said: “Unlike other art disciplines, remuneration for artistic work is still not a common practice in the visual arts. In most countries visual artists are not being paid for creating works of art and showing them to the public."
