Membership

VANSA offers an opportunity to be part of a network of significant visual arts professionals, businesses and organisations committed to the development of our industry. As with any network, the needs and interests of our members shape the direction and vision of VANSA. We believe that positive change relies on people getting actively involved in a wider community of practice – how you get involved, and the degree to which you’re involved will obviously depend on your individual interests. The more you contribute to the network, the more you are likely to gain from it.

>>BENEFITS>

 Membership of VANSA is open to both individuals and companies. Specific benefits of membership include:

  •  Access to a larger network of interaction and collaboration with other creative individuals, businesses and organisations, both locally and internationally
  •  Access to regular information bulletins on opportunities in our industry: work and employment, commissions and calls, funding and competitions, as well as study, residency and travel opportunities
  •  Access to a rapidly expanding local and international information database when you want to distribute information about opportunities that YOU are creating for others - for example, residencies, projects, employment.
  •  An entry on our on-line Art Map for industry organisations and businesses
  •  Access to information and advice on legal, financial and professional practice issues
  •  Receive preferential access to project and funding opportunities that VANSA facilitates or creates  

>>WHO CAN BECOME A MEMBER?>   

Anyone who is actively involved in the visual arts in South Africa, and is interested in the growth of a dynamic, open and fair industry.   

>>WHAT DOES IT COST?>   

R50 for students

R75 for individuals 

R300 for businesses, organisations and institutions  

Members will be invoiced annually for their membership subscriptions.   

>>HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER?>   

There are two ways in which you can become a member:  

  •  Fill in our on-line application form:

Click here to join VANSA as an individual/student.

Click here to join VANSA as an organisation/business/institution.                                                                    

We will then mail you the relevant banking details for making payment and activating your membership.  

OR

  • Fill in a hard copy membership form and deliver it – together with a cheque or cash - to one of our three offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.   For members in Gauteng, Free State, North-West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, communicate with the Johannesburg office.  Members in the Western Cape and Northern Cape should liaise with our Cape Town office. Members in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape should communicate with out Durban office.

Your membership fee will be linked to/invested in your regional branch of the organisation.   

>>HAVE YOUR SAY>  

Unhappy about what the organisation is doing? Wondering what we are spending your membership subscription on? Feel that there is a burning issue that the organisation has overlooked? Each regional branch of VANSA convenes an Annual General Meeting where we formally report back to members on what we have been doing and what we are planning, as well as electing new members to our regional committees. More informally, we also get feedback from members through workshops and events that we organise, and we’re looking at developing our website so that members can also provide feedback on-line - ideas, questions, gripes and suggestions.

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