An artist cooperative (also
co-operative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
or co-op) is an autonomous
visual arts organization, enterprise, or association jointly owned and democratically controlled by its members. Artist cooperatives are legal entities organized as non-capital stock
corporations
A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and r ...
,
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. 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.
National Cooperative Business Association
.
See also
* ABC Artists' Books Cooperative
* Artist-run initiative
* Artist-run space
* National Cooperative Business Association
References
Further reading
*"International Artists Cooperative Forms and Launches Web Site.
''Art Business News''
November 2001.
External links
ABC Artists’ Books CooperativeInternational Co-operative Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland websiteUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Center for Cooperatives websiteUniversity College Cork, Ireland, Centre for Co-operative Studies websiteMutant space arts resource, Cork, Ireland website
cooperative
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