Own Art – Making Art Affordable

Labyrinth Gallery believes art should be accessible to everyone, we offer our UK customers access to the Arts Council’s Own Art Scheme.

With Own Art, building your art collection has never been easier – you get your artwork right away, and then simply spread the cost of the art prints that you love over 10 months, interest-free.

For example, say you buy original art or a limited edition art print for £2,000, you will pay £200 per month if you spread your payments across 10 months.

There are hundreds of artworks available via the scheme, including pieces from leading artists like , Brian Aris, Louis Sidoli, Zinsky and many more. All eligible art prints and originals are identified with an Own Art symbol on their page.

All these artworks are available under the Own Art Scheme.

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1. Are you eligible?

Own Art is available to all permanent UK residents over the age of 18, subject to status.

This means that you must be able to meet one of the following criteria in order to apply for a loan:

• Working at least 16 hours a week
  (employed or self-employed)
• A retired person in receipt of a pension
• A person in receipt of disability allowance

If you do not meet one of these criteria but are married to or living with a partner who does, then you may still apply provided that your partner is happy for their income details to be included on your application form.

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2. What items qualify for the scheme?

Craft items (including ceramics, glasswork, textiles, metalwork, woodwork and jewellery), unique items of designer-made furniture my be purchased using the scheme providing that the work can be attributed to named artist or artists and made by hand. Machine assistance is acceptable where it is not possible for the work to be created by hand.

Original prints or multiples in limited editions may be purchased using the scheme. However, only works up to a limit of 150 may be purchased using the scheme. These must be made by the artists themselves, the edition itself must be defined as the work as opposed to a reproduction of another piece conceived in a different medium.

 “Works of Art” are deemed not to include ‘reproduction prints’ of any kind and in any edition size, regardless of whether they have been signed and numbered by the artist. For the avoidance of doubt, digitally produced (eg “Giclée”) prints shall be considered Works of Art only where the artist has used digital technology specifically to conceive and create an image in this media; prints that are photographic or digital reproductions of original images created in other media are excluded.