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Applied Arts Scotland SCIO (AAS) is a maker led charitable membership organisation run by makers for makers giving an authentic, collective and professional voice for the sector and delivering tangible benefits. We nurture the creative heart and soul of making practice.
There are three types of membership, Professional, Associate and International, you can find details on How to Join & Benefits.
An annual membership fee of £25 for Professional and Associate Membership (Organisations) and £15 for Associate Membership (Individuals) goes towards our administrative costs and enables the organisation to support the maker community. International Membership is free.
You are eligible to apply for Professional Membership if you are a maker predominantly working in Scotland and can meet a minimum of TWO of the membership criteria.
You are eligible to apply for Associate Membership if you are a student, at the beginning of your career as a maker, a curator, writer/journalist, gallery owner, retailer, lecturer, educator, or are working in an organisation supporting the making community in Scotland, and can meet ONE of the membership criteria.
You are eligible to apply for International Membership if you live outside Scotland and are a maker or organisation that has been involved in an AAS International project.
All membership applications are reviewed for approval by the Applied Arts Scotland Board who are all professional makers and decisions are based on their experience and perceived fit of work to the criteria. At the time of applying for Professional or Associate Membership you will be asked to set up a standing order for your Membership Fee on PayPal. Should your application be unsuccessful the fees will be refunded. The Board aim to consider all membership applications within 4-6 weeks of receipt. You will receive an email confirming if your AAS membership application has been approved.
If accepted as a Professional or Associate Member your membership will renew automatically each year unless you cancel it or contact us stating you no longer wish to be a Member.
Membership Type
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Type of Membership applied for:*
- Professional Membership
- Associate Membership
- International Membership
The Professional Membership fee is £25 per year from approval.
The Associate Membership fee is £15 for Individuals or £25 for Organisations per year from approval.
International Membership is free, but only available to existing AAS Partners.
Your Details
Please note profiles for Professional Members can be viewed by the public, profiles for Associate and International Members are only visible to other Members
Name*
This will generate your username on the site
First Last
Business or Organisation Name
If different from above, or name of organisation. If completed this will be visible on your Profile.
Profile Name*
Do you want your own name or your business name to appear as the primary name on your Profile page on the Applied Arts Scotland website?
- My Name
- Business or Organisation Name
Email*
Password*
Choose a strong password that you will use to access the Applied Arts Scotland website. Please keep a record of this.
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Phone*
Please enter number without spaces, including country dialing code for International applicants
Address
Your Location
For applicants within Scotland, please give your Town / City. For international applicants, please give your Country.
This will be visible on your Profile.
Region
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Postcode or Zip code*
Website
This will be visible on your Profile. Please enter the full URL for your website including the http:// or https:// prefix.
Where else can we find you?
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- Facebook
- Twitter
- Tumblr
- Blog
- Instagram
- LinkedIn
- Pinterest
Facebook address
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Twitter address
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Tumblr address
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Blog address
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Instagram address
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LinkedIn address
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Pinterest address
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Your Practice
What is your main area of work?
- Maker
- Curator
- Writer / Journalist
- Producer / Consultant / Trainer
- Gallery owner
- Retail
- Lecturer
- Education
- Student
- Arts Organisation
Main Discipline*
This will be visible on your Profile.
Please specify your Main Discipline:
Mediums Used
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Please specify other mediums:
What year did you start your business?
What is your business status?
If you have a further or higher education qualification or qualifications, or are currently studying, please give details
Course Title Institution
Are you a member of a professional or membership organisation?
Please tick all that apply
- Scottish Artists Union (SAU)
- Craft Scotland
- Crafts Council Directory
- Visual Arts Scotland (VAS)
- Society of Scottish Artists (SSA)
- Artists Newsletter/Artist Information Company
- Contemporary Applied Arts
- Association for Contemporary Jewellery
- Scottish Basketmakers Circle
- Scottish Glass Society
- Contemporary Glass Society
- Scottish Potters Association
- Craft Potters Association
- Other
Additional professional or membership organisations
Membership Criteria (Professional Membership)*
Please tick all that apply, minimum of 2 required.
- received one or more public body or corporate commissions or four or more private commissions
- had two or more public exhibitions and/or public installations and/or public performances, not including a degree show
- received one or more prizes, awards or bursaries for professional practice
- hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant area
- been engaged by contractual agreement in an artist’s placement scheme (e.g. a residency)
- work has been purchased for one or more public collections or four or more private collections
- work has been made available for sale through one or more commercial galleries or agents within the last five years
- have obtained membership of one or more professional associations or societies
- artwork has been reviewed or featured in an art journal, magazine or newspaper
Membership Criteria (Associate Membership)*
Please tick all that apply, minimum of 1 required.
- You have a making practice
- You are currently studying or training in craft, design or applied arts
- You hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant area
- You run or work for an organisation that supports applied arts or makers. Please give details
- You sell craft through a public or commercial gallery, online or through a selling event
- You work/lecture at a Scottish university on craft, design or applied arts
- You work freelance as a curator, writer, producer, consultant, trainer or other capacity within craft, design or applied arts. Please give details.
- You are a craft organisation or an educational, health, environmental or community organisation that uses applied arts as a tool for engagement or change. Please give details.
Please give details of your work.*
Membership Criteria (International Membership)*
Please confirm you eligibility to join as a Member.
- I have been involved in an AAS project outside Scotland
Please provide details of the Applied Arts Scotland project or activity that you took part in*
This will populate your user biography and will be visible to other members.
Please briefly outline your applied arts experience to date*
For International Membership applicants, please provide details of the Applied Arts Scotland project or activity that you took part in.
For organisations in Scotland and UK please provide details of how your work supports or is relevant for makers.
This will populate your user biography and will be visible on your Profile.
Please provide an image which best represents your practice or area of work in craft.
This image should be representative of your work and along with the other information will be used to review your application. Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, tiff. Maximum file size 2MB.
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, gif, png, pdf, tiff, tif, Max. file size: 2 MB.
How did you hear about Applied Arts Scotland?*
Please tick all that apply.
- Past AAS activity
- Word of Mouth
- AAS Blog
- Craft Scotland
- Facebook
- Local Network
- Other
Local network where heard about AAS
Other way you heard about AAS
Code of Conduct
Please read Members Code of Conduct here: AAS Members Code of Conduct
Agree to Code of Conduct*
I agree to the Code of Conduct.
Privacy Notices
Please read the following Privacy Notices. AAS’s Privacy Policy can be read in full here.
Privacy Notice - Membership Applications*
By applying to become an Applied Arts Scotland member you agree to all information, including personal information, provided on your membership application form being shared with the Applied Arts Scotland Board who will review your application for membership. Your information will be kept secure and confidential at all times.
- I agree to the Membership Application Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice - Successful Membership Applications*
By applying to become an Applied Arts Scotland member, if your application is successful you agree to:
• Applied Arts Scotland holding and processing your information, including personal information and the date you registered and ceased to be a member of Applied Arts Scotland on the AAS Members Register for at least six years from the date you ceased to be a member, for the purpose of communicating Membership matters, updates, news and opportunities with you. We may use Mailchimp, a trusted third party processor, to do this.
• Log in to your Applied Arts Scotland membership account and manage the information on your membership profile visible to other Applied Arts Scotland's Members.
• Read and uphold Applied Arts Scotland's charitable purposes as per its Constitution and:
a. as required by law, to Applied Arts Scotland sharing your name, address and the date you registered and ceased to be a member of Applied Arts Scotland, as detailed on your membership application and held on the AAS Members Register with OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator) when requested.
b. to Applied Arts Scotland sharing your name only, as provided on your membership application form and held on the AAS Members Register, with other Applied Arts Scotland members, if requested and the request is reasonable.
• Set up an annual standing order for my Membership Fee with Paypal and understand Applied Arts Scotland will use PayPal to manage payment of my membership fee.
- I agree to the Successful Membership Application Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice - Unsuccessful Membership Applications*
By applying to become an Applied Arts Scotland member, if your application is unsuccessful, you agree to Applied Arts Scotland deleting your membership application and all the personal information it contains.
- I agree to the Unsuccessful Membership Application Privacy Notice
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