Community, Culture, Collaboration
ACCI Gallery is a focal point for the Arts in the Bay Area and beyond. The Gallery represents and supports its artists through the sale and promotion of their work. Exhibitions and events are held throughout the year, which can include artists outside of ACCI Gallery.
The Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Incorporated (ACCI) is a Active Member-owned gallery, operated by artists who have been juried in, purchased a share, and pay annual dues. As a cooperative corporation, ACCI is governed and sustained by its Active Membership, which also contributes a required number of service hours to help run the Gallery each year. The purpose of the cooperative is to operate the Gallery in the best interests of its artists.
The corporation owns the Gallery building, and also employs a paid Gallery Director and sales staff, whose work is supplemented by tasks done by the Active Membership as part of their Active Member hours. Active Members take part in operations by being part of one or more Committees to manage different aspects of Gallery operations. The Board of Directors is elected from the Active Membership. It is responsible for larger financial decisions and for keeping track of the actions and recommendations of the various committees. Each Board Member is also part of one or more Committees, reports to the Board on the activities of their Committee(s), and brings any business, questions, or decisions raised by the Committees to the Board for further deliberation if required.
Day-to-day Gallery operations are supervised and coordinated by the Gallery Director. Each of the Committees - usually meeting monthly - makes broader decisions within its own purview, maintaining communication with the Gallery Director as needed, and with the Board through its representative. The Board meets monthly to hear reports from the Committees, the Gallery Director, and the Treasurer on the state of the Gallery, and to make any necessary decisions in these regards. Board meetings are open to any artist who wishes to attend. The artists meet twice yearly at All-Artist Meetings. Board elections are held and Gallery business is addressed and discussed. These meetings are open to both Active Members and Associates, but only Active Members can vote.
The Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Incorporated (ACCI) is a Active Member-owned gallery, operated by artists who have been juried in, purchased a share, and pay annual dues. As a cooperative corporation, ACCI is governed and sustained by its Active Membership, which also contributes a required number of service hours to help run the Gallery each year. The purpose of the cooperative is to operate the Gallery in the best interests of its artists.
The corporation owns the Gallery building, and also employs a paid Gallery Director and sales staff, whose work is supplemented by tasks done by the Active Membership as part of their Active Member hours. Active Members take part in operations by being part of one or more Committees to manage different aspects of Gallery operations. The Board of Directors is elected from the Active Membership. It is responsible for larger financial decisions and for keeping track of the actions and recommendations of the various committees. Each Board Member is also part of one or more Committees, reports to the Board on the activities of their Committee(s), and brings any business, questions, or decisions raised by the Committees to the Board for further deliberation if required.
Day-to-day Gallery operations are supervised and coordinated by the Gallery Director. Each of the Committees - usually meeting monthly - makes broader decisions within its own purview, maintaining communication with the Gallery Director as needed, and with the Board through its representative. The Board meets monthly to hear reports from the Committees, the Gallery Director, and the Treasurer on the state of the Gallery, and to make any necessary decisions in these regards. Board meetings are open to any artist who wishes to attend. The artists meet twice yearly at All-Artist Meetings. Board elections are held and Gallery business is addressed and discussed. These meetings are open to both Active Members and Associates, but only Active Members can vote.