Registering as an Artiste Autres, as opposed an Auto-Entrepreneur?
I am a sculptress / artiste and need to start up working this coming month. I have been recommended by one arts association (traverses in Sarlat), to register with the Centre Des Implots as an Artiste Autres. The advice was to complete a Liasse PO form, to get a Siret number, and then to register with Maison Des Artistes is Paris. However, a couple of local artistes have said to register as an auto-entrepreneur because I will have more options for work. I thought the AE was not possible because I sell original artworks, is this the case?
The Maison Des Artistes site is a minefield and looks like I cannot register until I have my first commission or sales here, very confusing. I will have an atelier, but not a gallery and I will work from home. I also plan to teach night classes and one-to-one from the atelier. My income will be very low and I will need to maybe do cleaning work as well to make up enough to live on. I have eight expo’s booked this summer so obviously need to sort this out. Any help would be wonderful.