Membership Criteria

In order to join Artists' Union England:

• You have to be a professional visual, applied, or socially engaged artist
• You have to live and work in England, and for a minimum of 6 months

In addition, you need to meet at least 3 of the criteria below:

• You are regularly making and exhibiting artwork
• You have received professional grants or awards
• You are involved in organising self-created professional opportunities, for example, running an artist-led studio or project
• You have a degree/BTEC/Diploma in visual or applied arts at undergraduate and/or post-graduate level
• Your work is socially engaged, you work as a participatory or community artist.
• You have been commissioned as an artist by a public institution
• Your artwork has been purchased by a public collection
• Your artwork has been reviewed or featured in an art journal, magazine, newspaper or on-line curated platform
• You are represented by a gallery
• You have taken part in a recognised residency or artist placement scheme

Please see our FAQs for more information.The membership fee is currently set at £42 per annum.Apply Online Renew Membership