The Scottish Arts Club
Other names: The Scottish Artists' Club (1873)
Foundation date: 1873
Function: Art society
Policy: To provide a meeting place for individuals involved in the creative arts, a large portion of the membership in the Scottish Arts Club has included painters, sculptors, musicians, writers including novelists, journalists, poets and playwright, architects, fashion designers, and others involved in creative professions. Since the late nineteenth century, membership has also been open to non-professionals (Lay Members), with an interest in the arts. Lay Members have included prominent academics, jurists, finance, business and medical professionals, scientists, and others. Professional and Lay Members enjoy the same rights and privileges within the Club. Indeed, many of the Lay Members are themselves accomplished painters, writers and musicians in their own right.
Rules: Membership in the Scottish Arts Club is open to men and women over the age of eighteen. Candidates for membership are nominated by existing Members (a Proposer and Seconder are required) and presented for election to the Club's governing Council. Names of Candidates are posted in the Club for four weeks prior to election, allowing Members to comment to the Council on the suitability of each Candidate for admission. Although the Club does not accept unsolicited applications for membership, the Council is happy to introduce potential members to possible Proposers and Seconders, and will from time to time host social events for this purpose. Individuals involved in, or interested in, the creative arts who wish such an introduction should contact the Membership Convenor.
Activities: discussions, discussions on art, exhibitions (members only), lectures, lectures on art, meetings, musical entertainments, musical evenings, professional advice, social events, social meetings, soirees
Composition: men and women members, professional artists, professional writers, lay members
Funding types: annual subscription
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited due to a lack of evidence about the state, medium or edition shown.
Lent Edmund Burton
1926
Locations
Address Architectural Association 37 George Street Edinburgh Scotland | View on map
1873 - 1874
Address 24 Castle Street Edinburgh Scotland | View on map
June 1874 - 1882
Address 28 Queen Street Edinburgh Scotland | View on map
1882 - 1894
Club located at 24 Rutland Square Edinburgh Scotland | View on map
1894
To present day
Associated People
Members of committee included William Brodie
1873
member of the inaugural commitee
Members of committee included George Clark Stanton
1873 (Circa)
Citing this record
'The Scottish Arts Club', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib6_1207219730, accessed 24 Sep 2023]
