March 31, 2020
Free insurance cover for our members 2019
As a member of the Scottish Artists Union, you will receive FREE insurance cover provided by Hencilla Canworth. This is...
We are the voice of
- artists
- applied artists
- makers
- weavers
- ceramicists
- curators
- crafters
- designers
- environmental artists
- furniture makers
- illustrators
- jewellers
- painters
- photographers
- printmakers
- sculptors
- art educators
The Scottish Artists Union campaigns for better working conditions for all visual and applied artists living and working Scotland.
News & Updates
October 24, 2019
Finance & Artists’ Contracts For Freelancers: Inverness
Over the past year the Scottish Artists' Union piloted a series of training workshops from Stromness to...
October 23, 2019
Working Artists contribute to STUC report on precarious work
STUC launch report on precarious work with contributions from Scottish Artists Union members
Our Members Speak
“Thank your very much Scottish Artists Union, once again you have kicked the arse of a gallery so I’m getting paid! This is great, I really appreciate your help. Thank you so much, you can count on my support for every day until I die and possibly for a few years after that as well!”
We are the voice of professional artists in Scotland
Constituted in 2001, the Scottish Artists Union lobbies on behalf of visual artists working in Scotland, defending their rights, expanding their benefits and fighting to make their professional practice a means to support a better quality of life.
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What our members are telling us
We survey our members every year to find out their experince of creating art in Scotland and the issues they face every day.
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