First independent project after graduation
Your first paid project is exciting — and exposing. Get clarity on what your time is actually worth before you commit.
Start from your current situation
Most cultural practitioners undercharge, overdeliver, and sign contracts they later regret. These tools are built to change that — one decision at a time.
Professional situations and best-fit tools
Too many asks, not enough paid hours
Every "quick call" and unpaid admin hour erodes your income. Define your services and protect what you actually get paid for.
A promising project, but risky deal terms
Institutions have lawyers. You should have a checklist. Stress-test the deal before you say yes.
Trying to pay artists and collaborators fairly
Paying fairly is not just ethical — it is how the sector stays liveable. Use data-backed benchmarks to build a budget you can defend.
All calculators
Annual Revenue & Profit Forecast
Full forecast with questionnaire, result sheet, and charts.
Hourly Rate Calculator
Estimate a sustainable hourly fee with 7 questions.
Freelance Service Calculator
Select services, set hours, and download a CSV cost summary.
Yearly Turnover Calculator
Add your own service rows and see an instant yearly turnover total.
Step-by-step yearly net income
Interactive walkthrough to understand the net-income calculation.
Curator Freelance Project Viability
13 questions to decide: go, renegotiate, or decline.
Gallery Contract Reality Check
12 questions to stress-test gallery deal terms.
Honorarium Questionnaire
Guided questionnaire in English for estimating fair artist honoraria.
Salary & Fee Data Explorer
Search 100 art/museum roles and compare salary, day-rate, and project-fee ranges with source links.
Staff planning tool (FAIR PAY 2026)
View scale groups/examples and calculate actual salaries by custom hours.
Agreement Checklist (25 points)
Interactive 25-point checklist with response-quality tracking and contextual pop-ups.
Project Dimensions Calculator
A radar-based project assessment across 6 dimensions (1–100).