Artist cooperative

Association jointly owned and controlled by its members

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

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Main category: Artist cooperatives

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

## References

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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

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

## External links

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* 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

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