> Also you are expected to apply when the government issues a Call For Creatives.

I love the idea of having a list of "Registered Artists", where you get a basic income as long as you're prepared to Answer The Call of Your Country when needed.

"We need a nice cartoony figure for this public safety film! Find me some artists!"

"Here you go, boss"

"Naw, not those guys, have you got anything in a more Shel Silverstein-y kind of look? How about those ones?"