For further information, please contact our Membership Manager: membership@teg.org.uk
If you are a TEG member, you can also email any questions or feedback to one of our Executive Committee via the Contacts section.
Please see?Membership for details of current subscription rates for Organisational, Individual?and Corporate membership.
Anyone involved with organising or hosting exhibitions. Organisational members include national and local authority museums and galleries, exhibitions spaces in educational institutions, art centres, science centres, libraries, professional associations, societies and trusts, as well as individuals working as freelance consultants, exhibition organisers and curators. Corporate members include suppliers of display systems, packaging and security products, transport and insurance companies and exhibition management and licensing agencies. Members come from across the UK and also internationally.
TEG’s membership consists largely of organisations, large and small, that exchange exhibitions between themselves. Individual artists are welcome to join as an Ordinary member, to promote exhibitions they have organised.
Overseas organisations with an interest in touring exhibitions in the UK/Europe are very welcome to join TEG.
Member benefits are outlined here. In addition, because TEG is a democratic body which responds to the needs of our members, you would be able to draw our attention to specific needs which you feel the organisation should address, and to influence priorities and policies. You could also take a direct part in shaping policy by being elected to the Executive Committee. In the longer term, you would benefit from more support for exhibitions in general and touring in particular, as your membership can strengthen TEG’s ability to negotiate and campaign.
No. We are a membership body supported by income from subscriptions and grant funding, not an exhibitions agency. Our Suppliers listing includes contact details of TEG corporate members who may be able to assist you with exhibition design, production and management.
Yes.?Our Manual of Touring Exhibitions contains practical information and advice on all aspects of organising, touring and hosting exhibitions.?Contributors are experts in their field, usually members of TEG themselves. The Manual can be found in Research and Resources and is available for members to access. TEG also organises a programme of Professional Development seminars, which are open to members and non-members and held across the UK. Specific seminars can also be booked for international delivery.
No, we are not a grant-giving body. For comprehensive advice on funding, see TEG’s Economics of Touring Exhibitions Toolkit.
Yes. You can promote your exhibition at TEG’s annual Marketplace. Members can also promote their exhibitions in the Exhibitions Search database, which includes exhibitions in all subjects and sizes to suit a wide range of venues, audiences and budgets. Approximately 230 exhibitions for hire?(Jan 2017) are listed. In addition, our on-line Venue Search allows exhibition organisers to look for potential venues according to region, subject area and gallery size.
Yes,?our News?& Notices section allows members to post information free of charge relating to touring exhibitions, including job vacancies, projects, events and opportunities.?Non-members can post information for a fee of ?40, please contact the Membership Manager.
Our Suppliers?listing contains contact details and business profiles of TEG’s corporate members. In addition, there are opportunities for corporate members to contribute news updates/articles about new developments and activities that might be helpful to TEG members. You must be a Corporate member to be included in our listing.
TEG’s annual Marketplace, held in a different region of the UK each year, is an invaluable tool for those organising a touring exhibition to find host venues, or for people looking for exhibitions to hire. It is also an excellent opportunity to meet other venues, discuss current issues and share problems and concerns. Marketplace includes a themed seminar based on current case studies. TEG also organises?a programme of Professional Development?events at venues throughout the UK, and internationally in response to demand – see our Training & Events page for?details.
TEG is a voluntary body with no full-time staff. It has an Executive Committee, whose members are elected by the membership each year. The Committee meets quarterly, to review activities and spending and to plan new work. Specific tasks and projects are then managed by working groups, which either organise the projects themselves or commission detailed work as required from freelancers. Grants and sponsorship are sought for particular projects. For details of our current supporters and future projects for which TEG is actively seeking sponsorship, please see Supporters.
We have ambitious plans.?The role of TEG is constantly changing as the demands of its members?- and the landscape of touring – shifts. We want TEG to be a strategic, efficient and fully-resourced organisation with a solid base from which to develop.?We want TEG to be recognised as THE organisation to find out information on all aspects of touring. We hope our website is a useful and relevant resource for all our members. We aim to increase our membership across all?regions and sectors.