Membership criteria
To be an active member of DCA, it is necessary to meet all the criteria below:
- The organisation should have an artistic project whose main activity is the production and dissemination of contemporary art works and exhibitions;
- The organisation should develop an artistic and cultural programme throughout the year in the field of contemporary art;
- The artistic director representative of the organisation within the association should be recognised as an expert in the professional field of contemporary art and its exhibition. They must be an intellectual personality recognised by their peers. Their employment contract or any other official document of the organisation, such as the management plan or the internal regulations, must clearly stipulate that they are fully responsible for the programming of the art centre;
- The organisation should be registered and identified as an artistic reference point in the professional field of contemporary art on a regional, national and international scale;
- The organisation should perform a mediation work for contemporary art aimed at diverse audiences;
- The organisation (public or private non-profit legal entity) should have an autonomous budget dedicated to the art centre’s activities;
- The organisation should have a hired professional staff dedicated to the activity of the art centre;
- The organisation should have satisfactory conditions of safety and comfort for the reception of audiences and artists;
- The organisation and its activities should have a minimum of three years of existence.