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Membership and council
Membership
There are two types of
membership: Artist Member and
Friend of the SWLA
Artist Membership of the SWLA
is by election. There are three categories of Artist Membership:-
Members (SWLA):
pay an annual an annual fee (currently £190) and can enter up to 6 works free
of charge to the annual exhibition. Members enjoy a range of other benefits
including; commission on sales reduced from 45% + VAT to 35% +VAT, free entry to
all exhibitions at the Mall Galleries, free reproduction of work on SWLA
publicity (invitations, catalogues etc.), the opportunity to undertake
commissioned work from the FBA Commissions Bureau and a free page on
www.swla.co.uk.
Associate members (ASWLA):
Associate membership is offered at Council's discretion where it is felt that
this would be beneficial to the individual artist or to the Society. Associate
members pay an annual fee (currently £64) and can submit three works free of
charge and a further three at the non-members rate. Commission on all sales is
the reduced rate of 35% + VAT. Associates have no voting rights at the AGM but
enjoy many other benefits available to members. Associate membership is offered
for three years. At least two works must be submitted in each of these three
years. An Associate can be elected to full membership under the
existing election procedure at any time within the three years or at the end of
that period. If not so elected, then an Associate member may be granted a
further three year Associate-ship, or will revert to non-membership.
Honorary members (SWLA):
such membership honours the finest artists who have contributed significantly to
the Society and it's exhibitions over many years. There is no annual membership
fee. Honorary members may submit two works free of charge at the annual
exhibition and a further four at the non-members rate. Honorary members retain
all the other benefits of the Society including SWLA following their name.
Members move into Honorary membership at the Council's discretion.
Council may also from time to
time invite a distinguished artist with no direct or current association with
the Society to become a member.
All works, from all categories
of membership, are subject to the scrutiny of the SWLA Council sitting as the
selection committee who have the responsibility of rejecting any work thought
not appropriate or acceptable. Work exhibited previously in a London gallery is
not admissible. Forms for submission of work to the annual exhibition are
automatically sent out to all categories of membership.
Applicants to
Membership
To become a member of the SWLA
artists must submit work to the annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London.
Six pieces should be submitted at a fee of £10.00 each. Application forms for
non-members wishing to submit work to the annual exhibition are available from
the Exhibitions Secretary at the FBA, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 5BD.
Telephone: 0207 930 6844
Artists considering
submitting work to the annual exhibition please go to
submissions
The SWLA Council sits as the
selection committee to view and discuss all work. Artists whose work is judged
to be of particular merit and who have a high number of works accepted in one
year, or who have had all or most of their work accepted in previous years have
their names put forward to the AGM as Candidates for Associate or full
membership.
All members will be notified of
the Candidates prior to the annual exhibition and will therefore have the
opportunity to view each Candidate’s work before the AGM. The category of
membership will be awarded only by a majority vote at the AGM.
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