Paisley Art InstituteRegistered

1.4 PURPOSES The purpose of the PAI is in accordance with the section of charitable purposes defined by the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Sec 7 (2) f, as the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. The original concept of the Institute has not changed since 1876. The Institute aimed to have its own member exhibitions and art collection to rival Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London. This was to give easier access for the people of Paisley and environs to a quality art experience for their pleasure, enrichment and education. Specifically, the purpose of the Institute shall be the encouragement of Art Studies, and the promotion of Art, by such means as Conversaziones, Lectures, and Exhibitions of Works of Art within Paisley and its environs.