Supporting the Society
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The Society is a registered charity and attracts no direct support from
any of the major funding bodies like the Arts Council or the Scottish
Government. Our only source of funding is the fees paid by our members,
sales commission at the Annual Exhibition and the generous support of
a small number of individuals and businesses.
Apart from a paid, part-time administrator, all the work of the Society is carried out on a voluntary basis by a dedicated team of individuals who make up the Governing Body of the Council.
There are many ways in which an individual or a business can support the work of the Society.
- By joining as a member
- By sponsoring a Prize in an individual or a Company's name
- By making a donation
- By advertising in the Annual Exhibition catalogue
- By giving in-kind support
Please use our Contact Form here if you would like to discuss ways in which you might help support the activities of the Society
The financial 'back-bone' of the Society is its members' subscriptions. Membership is open to all interested individuals, not just to artists, and costs just £40 a year.
Click here for more information about joining the Society
The benefit to an artist in winning a prize from
a major Institution like the SSA cannot be measured simply in terms
of the monetary value attached. The boost to an artist's confidence
can be immensely important.
By sponsoring a prize, an individual or business can have a hugely beneficial affect on the life and career of an artst, and indirectly upon the work of the Society itself.
Sponsors of prizes are invited to view the exhibition before it opens to the public in order to choose the winning work or, if they prefer, they can ask the President and Council to make this choice on their behalf. The sponsor can give a name of their choice to the prize and this can be used to remember an individual or equally to increase awareness of a business or Company Name to the estimated 20,000 visitors (figs. based on SSA 2008) to the Galleries during the run of the Exhibition.
Prize-giving ceremonies may be arranged when possible in order for the Sponsor to have a chance to meet the recipient and also to maximise the positive publicity that such organised events can generate.
Sponsors also benefit from acknowledgments in the printed catalogue, the Society's website, and any publicity the prize may generate in the Press.
Click here to enquire about sponsoring a prize:
By sponsoring a prize, an individual or business can have a hugely beneficial affect on the life and career of an artst, and indirectly upon the work of the Society itself.
Sponsors of prizes are invited to view the exhibition before it opens to the public in order to choose the winning work or, if they prefer, they can ask the President and Council to make this choice on their behalf. The sponsor can give a name of their choice to the prize and this can be used to remember an individual or equally to increase awareness of a business or Company Name to the estimated 20,000 visitors (figs. based on SSA 2008) to the Galleries during the run of the Exhibition.
Prize-giving ceremonies may be arranged when possible in order for the Sponsor to have a chance to meet the recipient and also to maximise the positive publicity that such organised events can generate.
Sponsors also benefit from acknowledgments in the printed catalogue, the Society's website, and any publicity the prize may generate in the Press.
Click here to enquire about sponsoring a prize:
There are many ways in which individuals or businesses can help
the work of the Society, but the simplest is by making a straightforward
donation. The Society is enormously grateful for any support it receives,
however small. What's more, as a registered charity the SSA can claim
Gift Aid tax relief of between 25 and 28p on every pound you give
(see below for details).
Click here to make a donation
directly to the Society
Perhaps the most direct way for a business to support the Society, and the one which has the most simple, direct and obvious benefit to the Sponsor is to make a donation towards an advertisement in the annual Exhibition Catalogue. Exhibition catalogues tend to have a 'long life' as they are often kept for reference, rather than being discarded - so their benefit to advertisers can be greater than in 'ordinary media'.
For a business, any amount paid in respect of an advert in the exhibition catalogue should be deductible for Corporation Tax purposes.
Deadline for copy for the 2010 catalogue: 5th February 2010
Minimum suggested donation:
Full page colour £400.
Full page black and white £300.
Half page colour £250.
Half page black and white £175.
Print run and distribution:
A minimum of 2000 catalogues will be printed. Some 20,000 patrons visited the exhibition last year. The market includes art buyers and collectors, cultural tourists, local residents, regular gallery visitors, school groups, practicing professional artists, recent art school graduates, other students, lecturers and teachers.
Technical requirements for advertisers:
Format: Full colour and black-and-white publication.
Technical data:
Pagination between 32 and 40 pages
Page size 200 mm x 210 mm
Type area 176 mm x 190 mm
full page advert size: 185mm x 187 mm
half page landscape advert size: 185 x 91 mm
half page portrait advert size: 91 x 187 mm
Click here to download the 2009 catalogue adverts as a pdf (1MB)
Adverts to be sent in pdf format in CMYK at 300dpi when at the size to be used.
Please contact the secretary to discuss your requirements:
Noreen Sharkey Paisley; Secretary, Society of Scottish Artists
tel: 0141 616 2566
click here to enquire about advertising in the catalogue
Gift Aid is one of the simplest and most effective
ways of giving to charity. If you are a UK taxpayer and you Gift Aid
your donation, the SSA will receive an additional 28p for every pound
you give. All you need to do is to complete our [online] Gift Aid declaration
form. The SSA will reclaim the basic rate tax from the Inland Revenue.
There is no extra cost to you and the process is simple - all you have
to do is make a Gift Aid declaration.
SSA can claim Gift Aid tax relief of 25p on every pound you give. For donations made up until 5 April 2011 HMRC is paying an additional 3p supplement on every pound you give.
On top of this if you are a higher rate taxpayer if you declare your donation on your tax return then you can reclaim a rebate based on the difference between the higher rate and the basic rate when you fill in your Self Assessment form. [After April 2010 this advantage will reduce further the cost of the gift to the donor].
If the donation is being made through a company then the amount does not qualify for Gift Aid but should be capable of being deducted for Corporation Tax (CT) purposes and we would hope you could bear this in mind when determining the amount to donate. Similarly any amount paid in respect of an advert in the exhibition catalogue should be deductible for CT purposes.
SSA can claim Gift Aid tax relief of 25p on every pound you give. For donations made up until 5 April 2011 HMRC is paying an additional 3p supplement on every pound you give.
On top of this if you are a higher rate taxpayer if you declare your donation on your tax return then you can reclaim a rebate based on the difference between the higher rate and the basic rate when you fill in your Self Assessment form. [After April 2010 this advantage will reduce further the cost of the gift to the donor].
If the donation is being made through a company then the amount does not qualify for Gift Aid but should be capable of being deducted for Corporation Tax (CT) purposes and we would hope you could bear this in mind when determining the amount to donate. Similarly any amount paid in respect of an advert in the exhibition catalogue should be deductible for CT purposes.
Arts & Business produce an
excellent and comprehensive Tax Guide and we are grateful to them for
their permission to include the link below:
Since the introduction of Gift Aid in 1990, major steps have been taken to improve the tax treatment of donations in the U.K. The cumulative effect of these changes has meant that the U.K. now has one of the best systems for tax-efficient giving in the world. There has never been a better time to support the arts. Private giving provides vital support to art and culture and we need to ensure that these funds creat continued growth and excellence in the sector. Whether donating cash, shares, land, property, time, energy or skills, donors/businesses are making a vital contribution to the UK’s cultural scene and the local and national community. Arts & Business have an excellent Tax Guide, developed with the support of Deloitte, which can help you ensure that you are giving to the sector tax efficiently. It focuses on individual giving and includes a series of case studies that show how people are already supporting the arts and cultural sector.
Link: www.artsandbusiness.org.uk
Since the introduction of Gift Aid in 1990, major steps have been taken to improve the tax treatment of donations in the U.K. The cumulative effect of these changes has meant that the U.K. now has one of the best systems for tax-efficient giving in the world. There has never been a better time to support the arts. Private giving provides vital support to art and culture and we need to ensure that these funds creat continued growth and excellence in the sector. Whether donating cash, shares, land, property, time, energy or skills, donors/businesses are making a vital contribution to the UK’s cultural scene and the local and national community. Arts & Business have an excellent Tax Guide, developed with the support of Deloitte, which can help you ensure that you are giving to the sector tax efficiently. It focuses on individual giving and includes a series of case studies that show how people are already supporting the arts and cultural sector.
Link: www.artsandbusiness.org.uk
Prizes
- Tony & Maureen Toft (the Tony & Maureen Toft Prize)
- The Kilmorack Gallery (The Kilmorack Gallery Prize) [website]
- Delloitte LLP (The Deloitte Prize) [website]
- Grampian Hospitals Art Trust (Grampians Hospitals Art Trust Purchase Prize) [website]
- Connell & Connell (the Connell & Connel Prize) [website]
- The Edinburgh Printmakers (The Edinburgh Printmakers Award) [website]
Advertisers
- G Spratt & Co Chartered Accountants, Dunbar [contact email]
- Capital Solutions [website]
- Rabbie's Trail Burners [website]
- McTear's Auction Gallery [website]
- Anderson Strathern [website]
- The Scottish Contemporary Art Auctions [website]
- Steedman & Company [website]
Miscellaneous
- Morton Fraser LLP [website]
- Verdant Works [website]
- Alliance Trust PLC [website]
- Grainger Dunsmore (design) [website]
- Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop [website]
- Red Slice Ltd [website]
- The National Galleries of Scotland [website]
- The Exhibiting Societies of Scottish Artists (ESSA) [website]
- The Natural Bag Co. [website]
