The Association was incorporated under the name Gallery Circuit on the 13 February 1990
and registered its change of name to The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries Incorporated on 3 October 1997.

ABN 5603 0805 640

The association was granted Charitable Institution Status by the State Taxation Department on 2 May 1990 and Exempted from Income Tax by the Australian Taxation Office on 8 July 1992.

Under clause 3 of its Memorandum and Articles, The Association is established:

• To increase awareness of art galleries and public art venues
• To promote fine art by using improved advertising and marketing strategies
• To assist art lovers in their pursuit of knowledge about art, craft and gallery activities

The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries Inc.

Qualifications for, and Membership of, The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries Inc
(adopted 19th June 1995 as amended 14 May 2002)

1. Membership of The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries Inc is open to the director(s) or designated representative(s) of:

   Commercial Art Galleries

   Public Art Galleries and Visual Art Spaces

   Other categories of establishments agreed from time to time by Members in Meeting.

2. Membership is by:

   Invitation of Members in Meeting, or/and application in writing and in such form as the members in Meeting may agree from time to time.

3. To be eligible for membership, a gallery must satisfy the following conditions:

   1. The Gallery must have been in continuous operation for at least 24 months,
   2. Where, in the case of a commercial member Gallery, there is change of ownership, the new owners must be able to demonstrate from their business and artistic experience that the Gallery will continue to meet the requirements of (c) and (d) below and must comply with (e) below.
   3. The Gallery must have established a reputation for financial probity and integrity.
   4. The Gallery must hold regular exhibitions of work recognised as of artistic and/or cultural significance.
   5. A commercial Gallery must undertake in writing to observe the Code of Ethics of the Association.
   6. A minimum of 66% of members is required to invite or to accept an application for membership.
   7. The applicant Gallery shall pay a joining fee, the amount to be determined by members in meeting
      (currently the same amount as the annual membership fee for members at $165 including GST)

4. Membership shall be terminated where;

   1. A gallery closes or ceases to hold regular exhibitions
   2. A gallery’s directors or representatives fail to attend four consecutive meetings without explanation.
   3. A minimum of 66% of members voting in meeting (not being less than 50% of the total membership) agrees that a commercial Gallery has consistently broken the Code of Ethics.

5. Cessation of membership shall not take effect under 4 (b) or (c) unless notification in writing has been given to the gallery concerned and any appeal in writing has been considered and voted upon at the next meeting following notification.
6. In support of an application for membership, the applicant gallery must provide:

   1. Details of the gallery’s exhibition programme over the previous 12 months
   2. Details of the gallery’s forthcoming exhibition programme for the next twelve months
   3. A list of the artists represented by/or who have exhibited at the gallery
   4. The names and addresses of at least three principal financial referees, of whom two should be the gallery’s printers and accountants.