Focusing on artists and creators, this shortform book analyses the labour market in the creative economy in the context of cultural policies.Based on a series of studies spanning 10 years into the Polish artists, the book identifies all of the key factors to understand contemporary labour markets in the creative and cultural sector also referring to the international context. The authors integrate artists perspectives to present a truly rounded evidence, shedding light on the applicational perspective of the research findings.Illuminating the socioeconomic status of artists in Poland, this book is essential reading for researchers interested in cultural policy, creative economy as well as work and labour studies more broadly, and the practitioners from CCS, too.