Options for annual individual membership
A package of benefits for professional artists
- NEW Legal and tax helpline
Obtain legal and tax advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on a variety of issues including contract disputes, debt recovery and self-assessment. More on the helpline - Your network
Grow your network and share by posting on Blogs, Reviews and Events. - Resources
Inform your practice with insights and strategies from guides, profiles and toolkits, alongside research and archives. - Regular updates
New and useful content by email keeps you up to date. - Jobs and opps
Find and share paid work and professional development opportunities. - Bursaries
Member-only access to our annual programme supporting self-devised professional development. - Professional development
Take part in workshops, talks and networking events or access specific programmes for skill development. - Advocacy
Become part of the UK’s largest artists’ membership organisation and lend your voice and weight to our advocacy work including Paying Artists. - Insurance
Membership includes £10m Public and Products Liability (PPL) insurance and £5m Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance and the opportunity to take advantage of specialist insurance packages for artists. More on insurance
A package of benefits for arts organisers
- NEW Insurance
Membership includes £10m Public and Products Liability (PPL) insurance and £5m Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance and the opportunity to take advantage of specialist insurance packages for artists. More on insurance - NEW Legal and tax helpline
Obtain legal and tax advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on a variety of issues including contract disputes, debt recovery and self-assessment. More on the helpline - Online community
Grow your networks, with tools for blogging, collecting, conversing. - Research
All the latest sectoral research, advocacy and policy documents. - Professional development
Inform your practice with resources including guides, toolkits, contracts, research and archives. Plus member events and networking. - Jobs and opps
Find and share paid work and professional development opportunities.
For undergraduate students
- NEW Legal and tax helpline
Obtain legal and tax advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on a variety of issues including contract disputes, debt recovery and self-assessment. More on the helpline - Online community
Connect with other students, artists and arts organisers, with tools for blogging, collecting, conversing. - Resources
Plentiful early career advice and professional guides, profiles, contracts, research, toolkits, plus archives. - Jobs and opps
Full access to listings to learn about the environment for work and find opportunities. - Events
Invites to artists’ events for networking and professional development.
Membership is free to undergraduate students at universities with a JISC license agreement. Check here for a full list of current JISC university licence holders.
Options for annual group membership
For groups of professional artists this package offers all the benefits of individual Artist membership with a discount for buying 10 or more. Ideal for studio groups and artists’ collectives.
- NEW Legal and tax helpline
Obtain legal and tax advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on a variety of issues including contract disputes, debt recovery and self-assessment. More on the helpline - Your network
Grow your network and share by posting on Blogs, Reviews and Events. - Resources
Inform your practice with insights and strategies from guides, profiles and toolkits, alongside research and archives. - Regular updates
New and useful content by email keeps you up to date. - Jobs and opps
Find and share paid work and professional development opportunities. - Bursaries
Member-only access to our annual programme supporting self-devised professional development. - Professional development
Take part in workshops, talks and networking events or access specific programmes for skill development. - Advocacy
Become part of the UK’s largest artists’ membership organisation and lend your voice and weight to our advocacy work including Paying Artists. - Insurance
Membership includes £10m Public and Products Liability (PPL) insurance and £5m Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance and the opportunity to take advantage of specialist insurance packages for artists. More on insurance
Prices from £35 per member per year for groups of 10 or more, with larger discounts for bigger groups. Further details [email protected]
Supporting the work of your organisation, this package enables you to stay connected to the UK’s largest artist membership, offering individual named access for staff to member only areas.
- Online community
Promote your events and paid work opportunities to a wide network of visual arts professionals (subject to our guidelines). Engage with the online community through blogging, collecting, conversing. - Special rate
Take advantage of 20% discount off opportunities listings and online advertising. - Research
All the latest sectoral research, advocacy and policy documents. - Best practice
Make use of resources including guides, toolkits, contracts, research and archives. Plus member events and networking.
Prices from £180 per year, which includes access for 5 users. Further details [email protected]
Higher Education and Further Education membership offers students and staff access to a-n through a JISC license using your institution’s IP range or Shibboleth. The benefits of being a HE and FE member include:
- Free a-n Student membership for all students
- Unlimited access to sectoral resources and research, employability resources, advocacy and policy documents
- Invitations to member events
- A recorded talk for students, offering practical advice about being an artist and working in the arts
- 20% off advertisements in a-n Degree Shows Guide
- Discounted memberships for graduating students
Prices for a Higher Education and Further Education membership range from £293 to £451 per year and are booked directly through JISC. For further information and to purchase your a-n membership visit: JISC Collections
Please note: Members can access all member content on the a-n website with the exception of Jobs and Opps listings. Access to Jobs and Opps listings requires an additional £100 upgrade. For more information on upgrading, contact [email protected]
Day pass option
Try out a-n for a day
- 24 hour access
For short-term research or allowing you to sample content - Dip into the online community
See how you can connect with artists, arts organisers and students, with tools for blogging, collecting, conversing - Resources
Use guides, contracts, toolkits plus archives, access the latest sectoral research, advocacy and policy documents - Take a membership
Within 30 days of accessing a Day Pass you can redeem the cost off annual membership
Day pass users can view all member areas but can’t post content.