Visions Art Tour

Statement of Member Obligations

The Visions Art Tour welcomes your interest in the society.

The Visions Art Tour is a registered non-profit society with an elected executive who are local artists like you. Members' input is valued and each member has full voting privileges. Visions follows the bylaws of the Society Act of British Columbia.

The Society membership fee is $15 payable on joining and annually thereafter, from January 1 - December 31. The fees for participation as a Tour Venue or Guest Artist for the annual summer Studio Tour and Art Sale are set at the beginning of each year. To apply as a Tour Venue, a $100 deposit in advance is required.

Each and every artist is expected to donate his or her time to meet the organizational time-line for the tour. Please see the Visions Policy Manual (available on this web site to members) for a description of the many committee tasks that require member participation to ensure the success of the Visions Art Tour Society.

With membership, Visions offers their members:

• Brief description in full colour tour brochures
• Listing on the Visions website
• Public exposure in pre-tour shows, news releases
• A quantity of brochures for distribution
• Support of fellow artists

As a tour participant, the Tour Venue host is also provided with:

• Loaned direction road signage during the tour ($10 deposit, refunded with return of signs)
• Liability insurance during Visions Art Tour events
• Feature space in the tour brochures.

Member Obligations:

• Meet all deadlines. Critical dates will be listed on the Visions website at www.visionsarttour.ca.
• Participate on one of the committees
• Attend general meetings and your committee meetings to keep informed of Visions' activities
• Do your share to advertise the tour to your friends, family and general public.
  
• Members who perform services for the Visions Art Tour Society do so as volunteers without the expectation of any form of remuneration. Services include but are not limited to fundraising, design, distribution of promotional materials and web site maintenance.
  

Tour Venue Obligations:
Visions Art Tour Society provides liability insurance during Visions Art Studio Tour events. The venue host is obliged to provide a safe, family-oriented experience for the tour visitors and for their Guest Artists. The guidelines include:

• Safety of access to the facility
• Good lighting
• Taped-down carpets and electrical cords, if applicable
• Shelf safety
• Suitable parking
• No alcohol served during tour hours
• No alcohol served during tour hours
• Be available during tour hours