COURTAULD ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS FROM THE COURTAULD
Membership of the Courtauld Association is completely free, and offers a range of benefits to its members, including:
-- the ability to reconnect and network with other members both online and at events
-- a permanent Courtauld Association forwarding email alias for all members
-- the ability to post and search for job opportunities
-- virtual groups based on geographic areas, interests, year of graduation, etc.
-- a personal profile with features such as person blogs, photo uploads, etc
-- community discussion forums
-- the opportunity to join the Friends of the Courtauld at the reduced annual rate of £40 (normally £50)
-- and more!
**Please note that Courtauld Association Members do not receive free or reduced admission to The Courtauld Gallery.
EXTERNAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
In addition to the services that The Courtauld itself provides for Courtauld Association members, we are pleased that a variety of other organisations and publications are generously providing additional benefits to our members. The current benefits are listed below. We are always working to create more discounts and opportunities for you, so do check back often for additional advantages!
Note: Most of these offers will require presentation of a Courtauld Association membership card. If you have not received a card, please contact janine.catalano@courtauld.ac.ukand be sure to include your current mailing address in your request.
sleek magazine subscription offer
sleek magazine for art and fashion is an independent quarterly for contemporary art and fashion, published in Berlin and distributed internationally. sleek is bilingual English/German and monothematic, with each theme comprised of two opposing concepts which are selected to illuminate today¹s complexity.
Considering the visual as the most important language of our times and art and fashion as its most influential disciplines, sleek aims to provide a platform for both playful aesthetics and intellectual substance.
Founded in Hamburg in 2002, the magazine has been published in Berlin since 2005.
To subscribe (20 Euros for 4 issues/ year) please contact sophie@sleekmag.com and by quoting 'Courtauld'.
West End Offers through the Courtauld Association Theatre Club
The Courtauld Association Theatre Club is a special service to help book tickets to London theatre, and save money. Westendtheatre.com is one of the UK's premier websites for booking London theatre tickets and has large allocations of tickets to premium shows, and discounts and special offers to a wealth of West End musicals and plays.
Westendtheatre.com has set up a special Theatre Club for the Courtauld Association - www.westendtheatre.com/courtauld - that brings together their latest offers and discounts on West End shows, plus special theatre and dinner packages and hotel and theatre breaks. Simply click on the website for more information.
Free Trial Subscription to The Gourmet Society
The Gourmet Society offers members the opportunity to enjoy 2 for 1 meals, or save 25%, in around 2,000 of our partner restaurants.
With almost 400 partner restaurants in London, and around 2,000 restaurants nationwide, the Gourmet Society can offer a fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy meals out, whether you have relocated after graduation or not.
Annual subscription usually costs £53.50, but as a member of the Courtauld Association you can claim an exclusive FREE trial. The Gourmet Society are offering alumni living in London and selected southern counties a completely FREE 6 month Dining Card. If you live outside these areas you can still claim a FREE 3 month trial.
Discounted courses at The School of Life
The School of Life is a new cultural enterprise based in central London offering intelligent instruction on how to lead a fulfilled life. It offers evening and weekend courses, holidays to unexpected locations, stigma-free psychotherapy, secular sermons, conversation meals, a floating faculty of experts and a new kind of literary consultancy service called bibliotherapy. The faculty is made up of some of the brightest thinkers and artists at work today. They include Alain de Botton, Geoff Dyer, Susan Elderkin, Tom Hodgkinson, Brett Kahr, Robert Winston and Martin Parr.
The School of Life Director, Courtauld alumni Sophie Howarth (MA 1999), is generously offering a £20 discount on all courses to Courtauld Association members. For more information, please visit www.theschooloflife.com.
British Art Journal Subscription Discount
The British Art Journal publishes original research on British art of all periods, with a particular view to seeing British art within a wider international context. It was founded by Robin Simon in 1999 and quickly established as 'the premier journal in the field'. Further details can be found on the website http://www.britishartjournal.co.uk, which includes a 'News' section updated weekly. The British Art Journal also administers the prestigious William MB Berger Prize for British Art History, awarded annually since 2002.
The British Art Journal is pleased to offer the following reduced annual subscription rates to Courtauld Association members (rates include postage):
£35 UK (normally £40)
$60 US (normally $70)
£40 rest of world (normally £45)
Those interested in this offer should contact Sally Sharp at sally@holborndirectmail.co.uk, stating 'Courtauld Association Offer' and their Courtauld Association membership number.
Arts Club Reduced Membership Rate
The Courtauld is very pleased to announce a special membership arrangement with The Arts Club for Courtauld Association members. As Courtauld Association members you are now eligible for Arts Club membership. The Arts Club has generously waived the standard joining fee (normally £500) and is providing a reduced annual subscription for all Courtauld Association members upon presentation of a valid Courtauld Association membership card, with additional reductions for full-time students under the age of 25, and all members under the age of 28.
The Arts Club was founded in 1863 with the express aim of providing a meeting place for those engaged with the Arts, Literature, or Science, and has its own impressive alumni list including Charles Dickens, David Hockney, and Mark Twain, to name a few. Housed in a beautiful eighteenth century townhouse on Dover Street, the Club is in the centre of the galleries and auction houses of Mayfair and St James. Members receive access to the private Dinig Room, walled garden, bar open until 2 am, invitations to exclusive members events, private views, reciprocals Clubs, added value member benefits and much more. The space is perfect for meeting, dining, or simply relaxing in comfort with other artistically-minded individuals. For more information about the club, please visit www.theartsclub.co.uk.
For further information about this special membership offer, please contact Henrietta Philipps, Membership Executive, at henrietta@theartsclub.co.uk or 020 7290 3551.
ADDITIONAL OFFERS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Reduced Rental Rate on Alumna-owned apartment in Venice
Luxury apartment to rent with a sunny terrace in San Marco, Venice. A fantastic central but peaceful location, minutes from the Palazzo Grassi, Accademia and Guggenheim galleries, near to vaporetti, all major sights, restaurants etc. Bright and spacious, beautifully decorated and furnished, the apartment is ideal for couples, up to three adults or two adults with children. Please visit our website www.terrazzaveronese.com or e-mail sara.tidy@btinternet.com for a brochure. We offer a 10% discount to all Courtauld Association members.