We’re all in this together

About

The Artists’ Bond is a collective venture for UK-based artists looking for a lucky break, managed by the Agent Ellie Harrison.

It currently has 160 artist members across the UK. Together we have £4,800 invested in Premium Bonds. At the start of each month we stand a chance of winning an equal share of the £1,000,000 jackpot prize. Follow our fate in the news section.

History

The Artists’ Bond was established in 2011 by the forty members of the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate (which ran from 1 July 2010 – 1 July 2011). Together we chose to re-invest our annual winnings in a new long-term collective venture which would create a bond between us over the course of our careers.

In 2012 and 2013 ‘open calls’ invited more artists to join The Artists’ Bond, bringing the membership to a total of 120. After two ‘fallow years’ allowing the Agent to recover from all the paperwork, another ‘open call’ was issued in 2016, focussing on expanding our membership in Scotland.

This website was developed and funded as part of Ellie Harrison’s The Glasgow Effect and launched in September 2016 to welcome our forty new artist members. Designed and built by Glasgow-based web designer Neil Scott, it features a map showing the distribution of our membership around the UK.

Get Involved

The Artists’ Bond may expand up to a maximum of 1,000 members. ‘Open calls’ are issued between 1 April – 1 July some years. To qualify to join you must be a visual artist based in the UK and be prepared to make an initial investment of £30 (equivalent to that made by each of the founding members in 2011).

Once a member of The Artists’ Bond, you are not permitted to withdraw from the scheme. Instead you become eligible for an ‘annual payout’ for the rest of your life. This is an equal share of our total annual winnings, transferred to you each August by BACs.

Apply to join

Members

Name
Location
Year
A David CrawforthLondon2012
Adele PrinceLondon2011
Aideen DoranGlasgow2016
Ailie RutherfordGlasgow2016
Alan CampbellGlasgow2016
Alec FinlayEdinburgh2016
Alex MarchBristol2013
Alexander StevensonTeddington2016
Alison CraigheadKingussie2011
Andrew MottersheadLondon2011
Andy WicksLondon2016
Anna FrancisMilton Keynes2012
Annabelle SheltonStoke-on-Trent2011
Anne CresswellManchester2016
Anne-Marie CulhaneLostwithiel2013
Anya LewinPlymouth2012
BD OwensHelensburgh2016
Belinda Gilbert ScottBalfron2016
Benedict PhillipsLeeds2013
Bruce AsbestosSt Ives, Cambridgeshire2012
Bryony KimmingsFramsden2011
Caroline WrightNewcastle upon Tyne2012
Catherine BertolaLondon2012
Cecilia WeeStoke-on-Trent2016
Charles RichardsonLondon2012
Charlotte Warne ThomasLondon2012
Chris RawcliffeGlasgow2016
Clara UrsittiPlymouth2013
Clare Thornton (1970 – 2019)Dartford2016
Cyan MattacottGlasgow2016
Daniel SimpkinsLiverpool2011
Daniel WilliamsonManchester2012
David BlandyBrighton2012
David EckersleySheffield2012
David SherryGlasgow2013
David TurleyLondon2016
Dawn WoolleyCardiff2013
Dean KenningLondon2011
Deej FabycLondon2012
Elaine SpeightGlasgow, UK2011
Ellie HarrisonBirmingham2013
Elly ClarkFrodsham2012
Emily SpeedLondon2012
Emma HartSwansea2013
Fern ThomasBalmerino2011
Gair DunlopLondon2012
Gayle Chong KwanNewcastle upon Tyne2012
Gillie KleimanCroydon2013
Gordon CheungGlasgow2013
Graham FagenGlasgow2016
Hamish ChapmanEdinburgh2016
Hannah AyreLondon2011
Hannah ConroyLondon2011
Hayley NewmanGlasgow2016
Helen de MainHertford2013
Holly DartonNewcastle upon Tyne2012
Ilana MitchellGlasgow2012
Ivor MacAskillManchester2011
James HutchinsonGlasgow2012
James McLardyGlasgow2016
James UnsworthLondon2016
Jamie ShovlinLondon2012
Jane LawsonManchester2016
Janie NicollGlasgow2013
Jason MinskyManchester2012
Jeanie FinlayNottingham2011
Jian Jun XiLondon2011
Joanne DawsonGlasgow2016
Joanne TathamLondon2012
John BeaglesGlasgow2011
John O’SheaHuddersfield2013
John PlowmanWellingore2013
John RogersLondon2012
Jon BurgermanKingussie2011
Jon ThomsonLondon2012
Jonathan BaldockLondon2012
Jonny JJ WinterLondon2012
Jordan BasemanLondon2013
Jordan McKenzieLondon2012
Joseph GerhardtBrighton2013
Joshua LockwoodNottingham2016
Julia VoglLondon2013
Karen CunninghamGlasgow2016
Kate V RobertsonGlasgow2013
Katie EyreGlasgow2016
Katie GoodwinPamber Green2012
Kwong LeeManchester2011
Liam ScullyLondon2016
Liz MurrayLondon2011
Louise ScullionDundee2016
Lucy HarrisonLondon2012
Maayke SchurerCobham, Surrey2011
Marc GarrettWestcliff-on-Sea2013
Marek TobolewskiNottingham2011
Marianne Holm HansenLondon2012
Martin John CallananSolihull2012
Mathew ParkinBirmingham2013
Melanie RoseCheriton, Hampshire2013
Melissa BlissLondon2011
Michael BarrGlasgow2016
Michael DaySheffield2013
Michelle DeignanLondon2013
Mick PeterGlasgow2013
Mike Chavez-DawsonManchester2011
Mitch MillerGlasgow2013
Naomi SiderfinLondon2016
Neil BromwichGlasgow2013
Neil HamonLondon2012
Nick ThomasGlasgow2016
Niki RussellNottingham2012
Nina CoulsonMalvern2011
Oliver BraidGlasgow2011
Paul ChisholmWarwick, UK2011
Paul KnightLondon2011
Paul RamsayExeter2016
Penny WhiteheadLiverpool2011
Pernille SpenceNewport-on-Tay2013
Peter McCaugheyGlasgow2011
Poppy WoodesonNottingham2011
Rachel DuckhouseBrighton2011
Rachel MimiecGlasgow2016
Rajni ShahGlasgow2016
Rebecca BirchLondon2012
Reuben HenryLondon2012
Rhys CorenLondon2012
Rich WhiteLondon2013
Richard LayzellLondon2011
Richard ParryLondon2011
Rosalie SchweikerLondon2013
Ross SinclairLondon2016
Rowena ComrieKilcreggan2016
Russell HerronGlasgow2016
Ruth CatlowLondon2011
Ruth ClaxtonWestcliff-on-Sea2013
Ruth JarmanBirmingham2011
Ruth LeveneBrighton2013
Ruth McCulloughSheffield2012
S Mark GubbLondon2013
Sally HackettManchester2011
Sam AinsleyCardiff2011
Samuel MercerGlasgow2016
Sandra BouguerchNottingham2011
Sarah DoyleManchester2016
Sarah ForrestLondon2011
Sarah JonesGlasgow2013
Sarah SparkesLondon2013
ScotteeLondon2013
Shireen TaylorLondon2016
Sian Robinson-DaviesGlasgow2012
Simon FaithfullEdinburgh2013
Sinta TantraLondon2012
Steven PaigePlymouth2012
Susan CollisRye Harbour2011
Thomas GoddardSwansea2013
Tony KemplenSheffield2011
Trevor PittBirmingham2013
Vanessa ScullyLondon2016
Veronique ChanceLondon2016
Yuri PattisonLondon2013
Zoe WalkerGlasgow2013

News

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Published today! @followers don't miss The Artists' Bond's 13th Annual Report, detailing our best ever year with six cash prizes totalling £400 💷🥳 This has resulted in an annual payout of £2.52 for each artist member, a 79% increase on last year 🥂🎉 Read more here 👇
artistsbond.co.uk/13artistsbondreport2023.pdf

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Published today! @followers dont miss The Artists Bonds 13th Annual Report, detailing our best ever year with six cash prizes totalling £400 💷🥳 This has resulted in an annual payout of £2.52 for each artist member, a 79% increase on last year 🥂🎉 Read more here 👇
artistsbond.co.uk/13artistsbondreport2023.pdf

Wow! We won twice in August's #PremiumBonds draw 🥳 That's our biggest ever win, paving the way for our biggest ever annual haul! 🙌🥂🎉 @followers stay tuned for this summer's Annual Report, which will be published here in the next few days…
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Wow! We won twice in Augusts #PremiumBonds draw 🥳 Thats our biggest ever win, paving the way for our biggest ever annual haul! 🙌🥂🎉 @followers stay tuned for this summers Annual Report, which will be published here in the next few days...

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Well done.

Well done Sylvia.?👍🏽😃 hope you and John are keeping well

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It's our lucky day! 🥳 We just won £100 in July's #PremiumBonds draw 👏 That's our 4th win of this year, which will be great news for our 160 artist members come our Annual Payouts in August… @followers
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Its our lucky day! 🥳 We just won £100 in Julys #PremiumBonds draw 👏 Thats our 4th win of this year, which will be great news for our 160 artist members come our Annual Payouts in August... @followers



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