NSA Membership

Open to: Groups who meet regularly as a practical support group e.g. art clubs and be able to provide evidence of this if requested and have a minimum of 10 members. The 2-year Group membership includes the following benefits for the Group as a whole: Participation in Arts Week 2025 including a single listing for the group at one venue location Representation at our 2026 Members’ Exhibition Free admission to all our Arts Meets for at least one Group representative (additional representatives may be able to join at the discretion of the committee if venue space and individual member numbers permit) Website entry listing for the Group as a whole Chances to showcase the work of the Group to over a thousand supporters and followers Priority submission of events and listings in our monthly newsletter Participation in fun NSA social and fundraising events Connecting with other local artists Potential collaboration opportunities with other members or art groups Expectations of Groups: The Group Point of Contact will be the NSA primary point of contact for all communications and activities and will be expected to relay communications to all members of their group to ensure our deadlines are met and activities required by us from their Group are performed correctly. Groups are expected to provide stewards for events/exhibitions they are taking part in. NSA is a volunteer-led organisation and relies on volunteers from the membership to help organise / set up events and exhibitions. Groups will be expected to meet deadlines set by NSA when taking part in or applying to take part in events and exhibitions. Groups will be expected to help in the distribution of brochures and other publicity materials for any event/exhibition they take part in as well as helping to spread the word through their own marketing channels (e.g. word of mouth, social media and any other opportunity available to them).