Answers to the most frequently asked questions
Question 1. Can I become a member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia?
Answer.It depends on your professional status. According to the Charter of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia (PSHR), members of the Union of Artists of Russia can be painters, graphic artists, sculptors, masters of decorative and applied arts, photographers, designers, architects, art historians, gallery and museum workers, journalists, and other persons associated with professional interests in the field of culture and art. Works at PSHR Selection committee.
Question 2. What is the entrance fee and annual membership fees to the Professional Union of Artists of Russia?
Answer.Null. We work exclusively on a voluntary basis.
Question 3. How can I join the Professional Union of Artists of Russia?
Answer.The procedure for joining the Trade Union is described in detail.
Question 4. I am a young artist, so far I exhibit only on the Internet. Can I count on being accepted as a member of the PSHR?
Answer.In principle, in our information age, Internet sites and social network accounts can be regarded as exhibitions. But there are no uniform rules here and cannot be, since site is different from site, and social network is different from social network. In any case, the admissions committee considers such issues on an individual basis, and we can only give general recommendation: sites and accounts should be dedicated specifically to your artistic creativity, and not to any other professional or personal achievements.
Question 5. What will membership in the Professional Union of Artists of Russia give me?
Answer.Excuse me, let’s answer the question with a question: what will your membership in it give to the PSHR? We remind you once again: we work exclusively on a voluntary basis. So, at a minimum, you will have a document confirming that you are a professional creative figure. For many artists, this in itself is a serious support. And the rest depends only on you.
Question 6. Does the state provide any benefits to members of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia?
Answer. In modern legal and legislative practice, instead of the word “benefits”, the term “guarantees of creative activity” is usually used. The main guarantee today is that creative activity is not entrepreneurial, because according to Art. 2 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, entrepreneurial activity is an activity aimed at systematically generating profit. In the case of creative activity, the motivation is completely different. This means that creative figures, including members of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia, who carry out their activities independently, do not employment contracts, have the right to sell their works without registering as individual entrepreneurs (IP).
If any tax authority still tries to require the artist to register as an individual entrepreneur, refer to the resolution of the Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District dated August 21, 2006 No. KG-A40/7525-06, which clearly states: “Creative activity is a special type of activity and does not apply to entrepreneurial and other economic activities.”
Question 7. A PSHR exhibitions organizes , provides workshops?
Answer.No, there are specialized organizations for this. The task of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia is to protect the rights of artists and other creative workers. To this end, the Russian Academy of Artists takes legislative initiatives, represents the interests of the artistic world in relations with the state, conducts, publishes, in which, in particular, they are given.
Question 8. I am an artist, a member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia, and I sell my works myself. What taxes do I have to pay?
Answer.If you have not registered as an individual entrepreneur, you must pay only 13 percent personal income tax by submitting an annual declaration of your income. When filing a declaration, you can receive a professional tax deduction as a taxpayer receiving royalties or remuneration for the creation, performance or other use of works of science, literature and art (Article 221 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
You can receive this deduction either in the amount of actually incurred and documented expenses for the creation of works, or according to the standard, if these expenses cannot be documented. This standard for artistic and graphic works, photographic works for printing, works of architecture and design is up to 30% of the cost of the works; for works of sculpture, monumental and decorative painting, decorative and decorative art, easel painting, theatrical and film set art and graphics, made in various techniques, – up to 40%.
Question 9. If I sell my own work, am I required to give the buyer a cash receipt?
Answer.According to Art. 2 of the Federal Law of May 22, 2003 N 54-FZ “On the use of cash register equipment when making cash payments and (or) payments using payment cards” cash register equipment may not be used by organizations or individual entrepreneurs when trading in retail markets, fairs, exhibition complexes, as well as in other areas designated for trade; during peddling trade; when the manufacturer sells folk arts and crafts products. Most of the ways artists sell their works directly or indirectly relate to these types of activities and, accordingly, do not require the use of cash register equipment.
If you sell your works without registering as an individual entrepreneur, then this law does not apply to you at all, and in any case you are not required to use cash register equipment. If the buyer asks for any document for reporting, then a cash receipt order or simply a receipt for receiving money will do.
Question 10. I heard that in Soviet times, membership in the Union of Artists of the USSR was entered in the work book, included in the creative and seniority and was taken into account when assigning a pension. What about now?
Answer.Now everything is different. According to Federal law dated December 15, 2001 No. 167-FZ “On compulsory pension insurance in Russian Federation", artists and other creative figures ("authors of works receiving payments and other remuneration under agreements on the alienation of the exclusive right to works of science, literature, art... other persons engaged in private practice and not individual entrepreneurs") are subject to compulsory pension insurance, and their work experience includes only those periods when paid insurance premiums to the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR). The concept of creative work experience in the current pension legislation is not yet available, and the fact of membership in a particular creative or professional union (or creative work without joining a union) does not affect the length of service.
Question 11. What are the features of retirement now? free artist»?
Answer.If an employer does not pay insurance premiums for a “free artist” (regardless of his membership in a particular union), then the artist has the right to pay them for himself by registering with the Pension Fund office at his place of residence as a self-employed person individual who voluntarily entered into legal relations under compulsory pension insurance. You do not need to register an individual entrepreneur for this.
But remember that, firstly, for self-employed individuals there is a considerable mandatory minimum annual insurance contribution, and secondly, only half of the total can be formed in this way insurance period required for calculating a labor pension. To form the other half of the length of service, you will still have to register an individual entrepreneur or look for an official employer. Otherwise, the artist risks being left with a minimum social pension.
And don’t forget about “pension points” (this is the same as “individual pension coefficient”), these “points” depend on many factors, and they also may not be enough to receive a retirement pension.
In a word, there are a lot of subtleties in pension matters, the legislation in this area is constantly changing, so for specific clarifications and information about your experience and accumulated “points” it is better to contact the Pension Fund branch.
Question 12. Do members of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia have the right free visit museums and exhibition halls?
Answer.Some museums and exhibition halls provide professional artists and other creative figures have this right, some do not. The Russian Ministry of Culture has not yet issued a single regulatory document in this regard, and the Ministry of Culture has not issued a decree for private galleries. Therefore, everything here still depends on the goodwill of the specific management of a specific museum (and often even a specific ticket cashier). The same situation applies to visiting museums abroad.
Question 13. I have been accepted as a member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia. Do I need to provide any other information in order to be included in the list?
Answer.No additional data is needed; you will be entered into the Register automatically. And, of course, it’s also free.
Question 14. I have long been assigned a rating category in, but I was not a member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia, and now I want to join. Do I need to provide information about my work again?
Answer.According to "", an artist who has a rating level of at least 5 is considered a professional creative figure and has the right to become a member of the Professional Union of Artists without consideration of his works by the Admissions Committee. This means that in this case you just need to fill out the form, which can be downloaded on our website in Excel orWord, and you will be accepted into the PSHR.
Question 15.I sent you an email (request, application, information...), when will I receive a response?
Answer.We are not a state organization, but a public one, and everyone works for us exclusively on a voluntary basis. Therefore, we do not have any set deadlines for responding to letters or considering questions. We try to do all this as quickly as possible, but we apologize in advance if the resolution of any issue takes several weeks, or even months.
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Joining the Union is a fact of recognition by the professional community of the creative, pedagogical, methodological, organizational successes and merits of each member of the Union. Therefore, it is especially important that colleagues can familiarize themselves with the professional experience of each participant. The Union website is the only one in Russia information platform, which contains information about teacher-artists. Each person has a personal page with a portfolio, a gallery of children’s and original works, and a presentation article illustrating their work experience.
It is important for us that every act of participation in the life of the Union becomes for each of its members a confirmation of the level of professional experience and skill. We put not only our soul into each Union event, but also the points necessary for certification, which are confirmed necessary documents. The presence of a portfolio and publication of methodological experience on the all-Russian professional portal is the first degree of “initiation”, which a priori each member of the Union receives (together with a membership certificate and international card pass education, confirming professional membership in the elite caste of “teachers of art” in Europe, which has the right to free admission to museums).
The second stage is getting to know our programs and projects and participating in them (more details in the section). Participation in our competitions, seminars, exhibitions, plein airs, advanced training courses for members of the Union will ALWAYS be free; or, when involving third parties, organized with discounts and special conditions. This is one of the main principles of the existence of the Union.
When organizing our events, we will certainly notice those members of our community for whom it is important not only to gain points for certification and their own satisfaction. We will notice those who care about science (research in the field of artistic pedagogy and methodology), practice (testing art materials), organizational work (implementation of one’s own art projects), work as a manager (creating one’s own workshop or studio), evaluation activities (membership in the jury and competition commissions), work to order (execution teamwork with children by order of partner companies). Active members of our community will receive the opportunity for additional development, assistance in their endeavors, our orders and extra work as it arises. This is the third stage of “initiation,” which is simply called creative friendship.
Well, above are only stars) You can propose your project, worthy of development and dissemination at the all-Russian and international level, and become the chairman of the corresponding section of the “Union”. You can become the Chairman of a regional or local branch of the Union (this requires good organizational and leadership skills, a certain authority and a request to the Board of the Union). You can become the Chairman of the Union itself - the organization is open, elections will be regular, it is important that each of us has the right to a decent assessment of our work.
But... all this is ahead) First you just need to become a member of our community.
To do this, you need to fill out the application form (in the section) and send it to the address Email: [email protected]
. The completed application must be accompanied by an archived folder containing electronic documents, which should contain (ATTENTION!):
Personal photograph;
5 photographs of children's works;
5 photos own works(and/or photos of implemented organizational projects);
Presentation article.
The presentation article will be posted on the website for public access and discussion; requirements - a Word document, volume - up to 4 pages of typewritten text, with inserted pictures of up to 5 MB. The archive folder and application must be signed with your last name and initials.
The article should reflect your personal methodological, pedagogical, and organizational experience. In the title it is necessary to classify it into one of the following categories:
- Painting
- Graphic arts
- Composition
- Computer graphics
- Sculpture
- Architecture
- Design
- Art history
- Organizational project
- Administrative project
Materials illustrating the conduct of a lesson (session), a series of lessons (sessions), a master class, an organizational project (a holiday, the opening of an exhibition, a competition, etc.), the implementation of an administrative project (in the area of solving current problems modern system art education). As a presentation article, excerpts from educational programs, methodological developments, descriptions, recommendations, free-form articles, scripts, reports, speeches, presentations, visual aids.
Attention! The amounts of entrance and membership fees are published in the “Regulations on Entry” (section “Documents”). For 2014, the entrance fee is 1000 rubles, the annual membership fee is 1000 rubles and 100 rubles for pensioners.
List of documents for joining members of the VTOO "Union of Artists of Russia"
- Personal HR record sheet (to be completed when submitting documents).
- Application for admission (to be completed when submitting documents).
- Three recommendations from members of the Union of Artists of Russia with at least 5 years of membership experience.
- Autobiography.
- List of major works with catalog data (year of creation, technique, materials, sizes). For art historians - a list of publications and monographs.
- List of exhibitions indicating their name, date and location (information is confirmed by certificates and printed publications).
- Certificates of participation in exhibitions of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia on Begovaya.
- Document on education (diploma) + photocopy.
- Russian passport + photocopy of the first page with a spread and registration.
- Photographs of works, pasted on separate sheets (A-4) indicating catalog data (author, title of work, year of creation, material and technique, dimensions) – 7-10 pieces.
- Personal photographs 4 x 3 cm - 2 pcs.
In 2019, the viewing of applicants’ works in the exhibition hall of the Moscow Union of Artists of Russia will take place on December 9. Documents are accepted until November 20.
Russia needs to meet certain formal criteria. A citizen of the Russian Federation over the age of 18 who is professionally engaged in any type of work can become a member of the Union. visual arts. Applications from artists, restorers, art historians and students studying in these specialties are considered. In addition, the Union may include masters who have created significant copyrights.
Before joining, you must familiarize yourself with the Charter of the Union of Artists of Russia. This document gives an idea of the goals, objectives of the Union, directions of its activities, rights and responsibilities of members. Agreement with the provisions of the Charter – required condition for applicants. Finding the text of the Charter is not difficult. It is posted on the Internet and is also available in each regional branch of the Union and in libraries art universities.
After studying the Charter, visit the regional branch of the Union of Artists. There you will be able to clarify any questions you may have regarding the Union’s policies and receive the necessary documents to fill out. In addition, you will get to know the current members of the Union and feel the atmosphere creative association. If there are no Union representatives in your city, try to find out the address and telephone number of a branch in a neighboring region. This can be done using telephone and address directories, via the Internet, in cultural and art institutions: museums, art galleries, exhibition centers.
Then start collecting documents. You must submit for consideration by the commission:
- autobiography;
- album of reproductions of creative works;
- list of main works in chronological order from the beginning of creative activity;
- a list of art exhibitions in which you took part, in chronological order;
- a list of professional creative artists with copies of diplomas, certificates of honor attached;
- a list of publications about your work and photocopies of these publications in chronological order;
- creative characteristics, compiled and signed by an art critic-member of the Union of Artists of Russia;
- recommendation of the chairman of the profile section of the regional branch of the Union of Artists of Russia;
- recommendations of three members of the Union of Artists of Russia with at least 5 years of experience;
- certificate from place of residence;
- photocopy of passport;
- photocopy of education diploma;
- a photocopy of the tax registration certificate (TIN);
- a photocopy of the pension insurance certificate;
- 4 photographs measuring 3x4 cm. The list of documents can be shortened or supplemented in accordance with the rules of the regional office.
The most important part of your portfolio is your art book. It must contain at least 20. Select the brightest and significant works that characterize you as an artist. Take professional photographs of them, measuring 15x20 cm. Then glue each photo onto a separate sheet of thick white cardboard. Please provide full catalog information below.
When submitting documents, you will be offered an application to join the Union of Artists and a personal personnel registration card, which you will fill out in your own hand.
The regional office will then set a date for reviewing your application. You must be present at this meeting to present your work. The decision is made based on an assessment of the creative activity and potential capabilities of the applicant. An extract from the minutes of the meeting is sent to the Secretariat of the Union of Artists of Russia for final approval.
Artists who successfully pass the entrance examination are issued a Union membership card and are given a deadline for paying membership fees.
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Every year more than 500 artists become members of the Union.
The full name of the organization is the All-Russian creative public organization “Union of Artists of Russia”.
Sources:
- Official website of the Union of Artists of Russia
Many professionally established designers for recognition of their merits and confirmation professional competence strive to join the designers' union. How to do it? First of all, you need to understand that this is a certain procedure that requires the collection of necessary documentation and compliance with fairly strict regulations.
Instructions
The Union of Designers has developed - which the candidate must fill out. The application must be accompanied by a photo and receipt of payment of the entry fee. A necessary condition Participation in membership in the Union of Designers is a copy of the document confirming the availability of artistic education.
If you work in the field of graphic design, then you will additionally need to provide production prints.
If the decision is positive, you will also need to pay an annual fee for membership in the Union, which provides professional designers with a number of advantages. This includes communication with colleagues in creative sections, on advanced training courses, and the possibility of renting a workshop, support of legal commissions in matters of copyright protection.
Union artists Russia is one of the oldest creative associations in the country. His story began in mid-19th century since the activities of the Association of Traveling Exhibitions and the first congresses of Russian artists. In 1957 Union acquired the status public organization and a branch structure that is still in operation today. Its main goals are to preserve cultural heritage Russia, promoting the professional fulfillment of participants and development creative connections between regions. To join Union artists, desire alone is not enough. The decision to issue a membership card is made by a special commission based on the results of consideration of the documents submitted by the applicant.
Instructions
To join Union artists Russia needs to meet certain formal criteria. Member Union or can become a citizen of the Russian Federation over the age of 18, professionally engaged in any type of fine art. Applications from artists, restorers, art historians and students studying in these specialties. Besides, in Union may be accepted folk craftsmen who have created significant works of authorship.
Before joining, you must read the Charter Union A artists Russia. This document fully gives an idea of the goals, objectives Union and, the directions of its activities, the rights and responsibilities of members. Agreement with the provisions of the Charter is a mandatory condition for applicants. Finding the text of the Charter is not difficult. It is posted on the Internet and is also available in each regional office Union and also in the libraries of art universities.
After studying the Charter, visit the regional office Union A artists. There you can clarify any questions you have about the policy. Union and receive the documents necessary to fill out. In addition, you will get to know current members Union and feel the atmosphere of creative association. If there are no representatives in your city Union Well, try to find out the address and phone number of a branch in a neighboring region. This can be done using telephone and address directories, via the Internet, in cultural and art institutions: museums, art galleries, exhibition centers.
Then start collecting documents. You must submit for consideration by the commission:
- autobiography;
- album of reproductions of creative works;
- a list of main works in chronological order from the beginning of creative activity;
- a list of art exhibitions in which you took part, in chronological order;
- list of professional creative awards with attached copies of diplomas, certificates of honor, letters of gratitude;
- a list of publications about your work and photocopies of these publications in chronological order;
- a creative description drawn up and signed by an art critic-member Union A artists Russia;
- recommendation of the chairman of the profile section of the regional branch Union A artists Russia;
- recommendations of three members Union A artists Russia with at least 5 years of experience;
- certificate from place of residence;
- photocopy of passport;
- photocopy of education diploma;
- a photocopy of the tax registration certificate (TIN);
- a photocopy of the pension insurance certificate;
- 4 photographs measuring 3x4 cm. The list of documents can be shortened or supplemented in accordance with the rules of the regional office.
The most important part of your portfolio is your art book. It must contain at least 20 works. Select the most striking and significant works that characterize you as an artist. Take professional photographs of them, measuring 15x20 cm. Then glue each photo onto a separate sheet of thick white cardboard. Please provide full catalog details of the artwork below.
