WELFARE COMMITTEE
The Welfare Committee reviews applications submitted by members of the association for the reimbursement of medical expenses, emergency financial support, and confirms jubilee grants for members aged 75 and over. The committee members are: Maarin Ektermann, Taimi Soo, Tanja Muravskaja, Erkki Juhandi, and Aet Ollisaar.
COMMITTEE ON SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The Creative Persons and Artistic Associations Act entered into force on 1 January 2005, and the purpose of this Act is to support cultural creativity and the preservation and development of the fine arts at professional level and to improve the necessary conditions and guarantees for the creative activity of creative individuals through artistic associations.
The Creative Persons and Artistic Associations Act is implemented in two-year cycles. Support for creative activities is paid to artists from the support allocated to the artistic association during the first year. The first year’s money is also used to cover the administrative costs of the support. The following year, the remaining sum is intended for the payment of grants for the creative activities of creative individuals and related in-service training.
The gradual increase of the sum paid as support for creative activities has brought about the equivalent decrease of the sum allocated for scholarships. Consequently, the EEA Committee on Support for Creative Activities and Scholarships decided that as of 2015, artists can apply for a scholarship to a specified extent.
The EEA Committee on Support for Creative Activities and Scholarships: Tüüne-Kristin Vaikla, Heie Treier, Kaire Rannik, Maria-Kristiina Soomre (the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia). Coordinator of the Creative Persons and Artistic Associations Act: Mari-Liis Tammi.
The Studio Committee approves tenant applications for studios in the Union's buildings. An advance application must be submitted to the Association to join the studio queue. Stuido Committee members: Maarin Ektermann, Tüüne-Kristin Vaikla, Urmas Lüüs, Kadri Toom, Kristi Kongi, Indrek Köster, Tiiu Kirsipuu, Eve Kask.
RESIDENCY COMMITTEE
The Residency Committee selects artists for the Estonian Artists’ Association (EAA) residencies based on applications submitted through an open call. These calls are generally announced at the beginning of the year, between January and March. The committee members are Tüüne-Kristin Vaikla, Jaanus Samma, Peeter Laurits, Juss Heinsalu, and Krista Mölder.
KONRAD MÄGI PRIZE COMMITTEE
An award and monetary prize named after Konrad Mägi has been awarded since 1979 by the Estonian Artists' Association, the Estonian Painters Association, and the visual and applied arts endowment of the Estonian Cultural Endowment. The committee has two representatives from the Estonian Painters Association, two representatives from the Cultural Endowment, and two representatives from the Association.
