Artists Trade Union of Russia

Artists Trade Union of Russia is an all-Russian social organisation which unites artists, art historians and museum and gallery workers on a voluntary basis. The main purpose of the Trade Union is the protection of creators’ rights. More than 3,000 artists and other art workers are members of the Trade Union. It controls several regional representative offices and has various foreign representative offices. It also includes 11 profile sections, a Public Relations service, a legal service and a producing centre. It organises several projects, including the reference book United Art Rating, which has been published since 1999, and a Register of professional artists.