MEMBERSHIP.
The Arts Territory Exchange runs a membership programme for artists and writers working with the concepts of remotness, rurality, ‘place’ and ecology. aTE supports and promotes the work of artists living in remote or unstable territories and creates an archive of research and debate.
Artists are asked to contribute a membership donation of £4 per month to the running of the programme, there is scarce funding for international programmes such as aTE and as our rapidly growing membership suggests, there is a real demand for such an initiative, with your mutual support we expect to continue and flourish.*
*While we feel that the fee offers excellent value in comparison with other membership programmes and have purposefully made sure it is as low as possible (pricing of £4 monthly reflects the industry standard for artist membership schemes), in certain circumstances ( extreme financial difficulty/territorial instability etc) we may waive the fee as we would not want a selected artist prevented from taking part at at time when being part of aTE might benefit them most. Please outline your circumstance and request to have the fee waved in the ‘other comments’ section of the application form and we will consider alongside your application.
Membership benefits include:
Becoming part of a world-wide network.
Having your work included in a permanent collection, the aTE Archive and zine library.
Inclusion in our ‘Residency by Correspondence’ Programme when it runs (with entitlement to re-pairing and support as and when neccessary). Includes promotion of your collaborative work in the form of blog articles and social media posts (in consultation with you).
The opportunity to have your work selected by independent curators as part of a rolling exhibitions schedule.
Opportunity to be included in aTE publications.
Opportunity to apply for ‘face to face’ subsidised residency programmes in interesting locations as well as various ‘virtual’ residency opportunities.
Opportunity to apply for development funds as and when they are available.
Discount on ‘aTE Incubator’ sessions.
Access to a number of Research groups run on Discord.
To apply, tell us a bit about your self through filling out the form HERE.
If accepted you will receive a link to our payment page and info on how to pay our small fee of £4 per month.
For more information on how fees are used to support the programme and our policy on Artist exhibition payment, please see here.