Support

Downloads:-

• Single Donation Form
• Regular Donation Form (available soon)
• Tax Notes

Individual Support:

Compass Gallery is Glasgow’s oldest established contemporary art gallery in the west of Scotland. We curate regular, innovative and challenging new exhibitions of paintings, prints, drawings and three-dimensional work by today’s contemporary artists.

We have the specific aim of promoting and supporting the careers of newly emerging talent, presenting the work of these artists to the public. Compass Gallery, with its longstanding reputation, provides the opportunity to view, discuss and experience these exciting exhibitions in a friendly, intimate space and at major U.K. art fairs.

The gallery’s status, founded as a registered, not-for-profit charity, enables the impartial selection of works on the basis of skill and creativity rather than on its commercial viability, thus allowing us to introduce new ideas and stretch the imagination. We aim to encourage a habit of collecting original works of art, which helps to sustain the living of working artists in Scotland today, and through acquisition, enrich the lives of the viewer.

Our work of keeping the doors of Compass open to the public relies entirely upon commission from sales, private donations from individuals and companies who recognize and support the uniqueness of Compass and the voluntary efforts of the directors. Compass, a public gallery with a non-commercial policy such as this can only remain open with the help of financial support, sponsorship and funding. The Gallery receives a small amount of support from Glasgow City Council, but this is not enough and it needs your help.

You can support Compass in a number of different ways:

Compass is a registered charity (SC46634), which means that your donation may be tax-deductable.

Single Donations: If you wish to make a single donation to Compass Gallery, please fill in our downloadable donation form, and send it together with a cheque made payable to Compass Gallery, to the address below. Remember that if you are a U.K. taxpayer, you can utilize Gift Aid to make your donation tax effective. Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give, we get an extra 28p from the Inland Revenue, helping your donation go further. In addition to using Gift Aid, higher rate U.K> taxpayers can claim personal tax relief, equivalent to 23p for every pound given on charitable donations.

Regular Giving:

If you wish to support Compass Gallery on a more regular basis, you can fill in the downloadable Banker’s Order. You can use Gift Aid to make your donation tax effective (see Single Donations). Leaving a Legacy:

You may have had many years of pleasure through visiting and supporting Compass Gallery by purchasing during your lifetime. Remembering Compass Gallery in your will is a valued way of securing the future of Compass Gallery in its crucial role of helping to shape the contemporary Scottish arts scene, of supporting the careers of young and established artists, and of enriching the lives of the public through experiences the visual arts.

Leaving a gift in your will, be it the residue of your estate after family and friends have been provided for, or a specific amount, could also reduce your inheritance tax liability.

If you wish to receive more information on remembering Compass Gallery in your will, please contact Jill Gerber or Cyril Gerber by email at compassgallery@gerberfineart.co.uk