Branch Masters & Regional Organisers
Network & Prosper
The Fine Art Trade Guild Regional Network
A good network is vital for business development. It can open up a wealth of opportunities including access to local support, funding, unadvertised jobs and the chance to make new contacts and share ideas.
The Fine Art Trade Guild recognises the value of networking and provides you with a variety of opportunities. Our 14 branches throughout the UK and four professional committees all give unrivalled opportunities for networking and influencing Guild policy. The Guild branches have Branch Masters or Regional Organisers to arrange local activities. Some of the elected representatives also serve on the Guild Court, as directors of the Guild.
We also have branches in Ireland and New Zealand and are constantly looking to grow. If you are not yet a member, you can join online or request a membership application pack through the post. Meeting people with a similar sphere of interest to your own offers excellent opportunities for sharing best practice. Our professional networks provide just such an opportunity.
Full contact details can be found by scrolling down. Members are welcome to attend events in any other branch than those based where they work. To see Branch pages, including meeting invitations and reports, members should log in and go to MyGuild Site
Anglia: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Hertfordshire & Suffolk
- Branch Master position currently available
(Members in this area are automatically invited to East Midlands Branch)
Central Yorkshire: East Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire
- Branch Master position currently available
(Members in this area are automatically invited to North East Branch)
Cotswolds: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire & Wiltshire
- Regional Organiser for the Cotswolds area Cath Friend GCF, Emerald Frames
- Tel: [44] 07507 774017
East Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire
- Andy Rossiter GCF, Artisand Framing and Art
- Tel: [44] 01778 394664
London: Greater London, Middlesex, Surrey
- Paul Webb GCF, Artwork Creations
- Tel: [44] 020 8390 0205
North East: Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire & Tyne & Wear
- Branch Master position currently available
North West: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire & Merseyside
- Branch Master position currently available
Northern Ireland
- John McDermott GCF, Still Photography NI
- Tel: [44] 028 9336 8682
New Zealand
- Mike Francis GCF, MCC Ltd (Acting Branch Master)
- Tel: [64] 06 835 1240
Republic of Ireland
- Aidan Lynch GCF, University of Limerick
- Tel: [353] 086 364 3831
Scotland – North
- Branch Master position currently available
Scotland – South
- Stephen Banks GCF, Links Gallery
- Tel: [44] 0131 665 9907
South East: East Sussex, Kent & West Sussex
- Deborah Colam, Castle Fine Arts Studio
- Tel: [44] 01304 206360
South West: Bristol, Cornwall, Devon & Somerset
- Regional Organiser for the area: Martyn Holehouse, Seventh Wave Gallery
- Tel: [44] 01288 356935
Wales
- Branch Master position currently available
(Members in this area can choose to attend Branch Events in the nearest Branch in England or Ireland if they wish)
Wessex: Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Wiltshire
- Branch Master position currently available
- Joint Regional Organisers for Hampshire (eastern area): Suzanne Parker GCF & Johanna Cruickshank
- Tel: [44] 01264 772251 (Suzanne) / 01962 850430 (Johanna)
West Midlands: Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands & Worcestershire
- Regional Organiser for the area Louise Hill, Permajet
- Tel: [44] 01789 739207
