Artist cooperative

Not to be confused with Artist collective.

An artist cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an autonomous visual arts organization, enterprise, or association jointly owned and democratically controlled by its members.^[1] Artist cooperatives are legal entities organized as non-capital stock corporations, non-profit organizations, or unincorporated associations. Such cooperatives typically provide professional facilities and services for its artist-members, including studios, workshops, equipment, exhibition galleries, and educational resources.^[2] By design, all economic and non-economic benefits and liabilities of the cooperative are shared equally among its members. Cooperative members elect their board of directors from within the membership.^[3]

See also

Main category: Artist cooperatives

• ABC Artists' Books Cooperative
• Artist-run initiative
• Artist-run space
• National Cooperative Business Association
• Prime Produce

References

1. International Co-operative Alliance Statement on the Co-operative Identity Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
2. Small Farm Center, University of California Archived March 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
3. National Cooperative Business Association Archived February 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

Further reading

• "International Artists Cooperative Forms and Launches Web Site." Art Business News November 2001.

External links

• ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative
• International Co-operative Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland website
• The Cooperative Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota website
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Center for Cooperatives website
• University College Cork, Ireland, Centre for Co-operative Studies website
• Small Farm Center, University of California website
• Mutant space arts resource, Cork, Ireland website Archived 2007-11-29 at the Wayback Machine