Statues

Statutes
of the
Kunstverein Baden

Article 1: Name and seat of the Association

The Association bears the name “Kunstverein Baden.”
It has its seat in Baden.

Article 2: Purpose of the Association

1. Promoting artists predominantly from the visual and applied arts; augmented by artists from the disciplines of literature and music.
2. Promoting and broadening the public’s understanding and appreciation of art.
3. Contributing to the preservation of works of art from the cultural field of the region of Baden.

Article 3: Resources to support the purpose of the Association

The purpose of the Association shall be achieved as follows:
1. Organization of art exhibitions, lectures, and discussions, competitions, common evenings, and social events.
2. Membership fees from the active and supporting members, non-recurring donor contributions, subsidies, sponsorship funding, donations.

Article 4: Membership types and admission

The Association consists of active members, supporting members, honorary members, and founders.

Pursuant to Article 2, (1), active members may be artists born in the political district of Baden or residents of the district of Baden at the time of membership admission and who have been accepted at least twice to participate in exhibitions of the Kunstverein Baden. If an individual is already a member of the Berufsvereinigung der bildende Künstler Österreichs (Professional Association of Austrian Visual Artists), a decision can be made by the Association’s board of directors to admit the artist without prior approval of the association. The decision requires a two-thirds majority. Moreover, all other creative artists residing in the Viertel unter dem Wienerwald (Industrial Quarter) including Vienna and working within the cultural community of the region of Baden may become members of the Association subject to the other conditions.

Anyone who is committed to promoting the arts can become a supporting member.

Any member of the Association who has promoted the image and reputation of the Association through extraordinary achievements or who has rendered outstanding services to the arts, applied arts, or promotion of the arts in the Baden cultural field may become an honorary member by a majority decision of the general assembly. In special exceptional cases, a person who is not a member of the association may also be appointed as an honorary member if he or she has shown particular merit in promoting the arts or has provided special support.

Founders are individuals who provide special financial support to the Association by contributing a substantial non-recurring amount to be decided by the general assembly.

Article 5: Termination of membership

Membership ends upon death or voluntary resignation, which must be communicated in writing to the Association’s board of directors, or due to non-payment of the outstanding membership fee following a written reminder, or due to conduct detrimental to the Association.

Article 6: Rights and obligations of members

All members are obliged to promote the Association in the fulfilment of its tasks to the best of their ability and to support it in every respect, to refrain from all actions that damage the Association’s reputation outside the Association, to actively participate in the activities of the Association, and thus to promote the community of artists and individuals with an interest in art.

Every active member has the right to participate in all exhibitions and competitions of the Association but is subject to the guidelines drawn up by the Association for the admission of works of visual and applied arts in exhibitions of the Association.

All members have the active and passive right to vote.

All members are obliged to pay the membership fee decided by the general assembly of the Association within one month after notification.