STATUTE of the association Fantasia

Statute of the Cultural Association “Fantàsia APS”

Section One

Art. 1 — Constitutional Declaration

A non-profit Cultural-Musical Association called “Fantàsia” was established on 01/04/2023 with headquarters in Via Valle del Pozzo, 13 Cap. 61037 Mondolfo PU Italia.
It will then be referred to briefly with the term Association. Any change of address or headquarters within the same Municipality does not involve any change either to the statute or to the internal regulations.
The association has an unlimited duration.

Art. 2 — Purposes and Purposes

The Association, democratic and apolitical, aims, on a non-profit basis:

• To promote, develop and spread musical culture and artists operating all over the world, valuing work, image and ingenuity in Italy and abroad.
• Expand knowledge of musical, literary and artistic culture in general, through contacts between people, organizations and associations.

All this without discrimination of space, time, trends and styles, encouraging, in the most complete way possible, the dissemination, production and distribution of their works through the dissemination, artistic enhancement and image with the creation of initiatives and services, even aimed at third parties, in the sectors of culture, tourism, art, entertainment that satisfy the members' own aspirations.
The Association offers activities for the purpose of solidarity and well-being, in all aspects: for people, the environment, culture, in order to promote development, the well-being of the individual and of the communities.

To achieve this above, the Association aims at the qualification, professional, social and artistic improvement of the Members and of the territorial area in which it will carry out its activities. In particular, he will direct his specific skills to the fields:
of culture, entertainment, tourism, animation, communication, the recovery and preservation of traditions and art in general and of the well-being of the person and the environment in which it is inserted.

To achieve its statutory purposes, the Association aims to:
a) promote, organize and possibly manage instrumental and vocal courses, educational courses, musical informatics and music history, master classes for musical improvement, acting, dance, animation, concert lessons, ensemble music workshops, phonographic recordings, seminars, stages, traveling shows and any other initiative aimed at spreading musical knowledge and practice, both among adults and among young people;
b) promote and organize musical, cultural, recreational, cinematographic events, festivals, festivals, conferences, competitions, awards, essays, concerts, musicals and any other form of entertainment related to culture and music;
c) promote the formation of instrumental groups and vocal, orchestral, folk and band ensembles, and electronic music, coordinating their activities;
d) carry out editorial, literary and musical activities, taking care of the creation of websites, the publication and free distribution of periodicals, magazines, newspapers, musical texts, ethno-musical works, phonographic, computer and audiovisual material, for the dissemination and dissemination of the activities of the Association.
e) activate musical and cultural initiatives, also in collaboration with other public and private bodies, associations and/or schools, in the sphere of social aggregation and leisure, for the promotion of the person and the quality of life;
f) hire, hire and/or hire artists, lecturers, experts or other specialized personnel outside the Association for the fulfillment of statutory objectives;
g) offer an orientation and consultancy point of reference for music students and for all fans, also through the management of Theatres, Museums, Libraries and/or Sound Libraries and Recreational Clubs;
h) start researching local history, safeguarding ethnic heritage, rediscovering past musicians by publishing original documents and scores of their artistic production, carrying out studies and analyses, even with possible statistical surveys, on the musical habits of yesterday and today without territorial limits;
i) carry out any other activity or service that would prove useful to promote and disseminate knowledge of musical culture and Artists/Members; in this regard, agreements will be signed with recording studios, promoters, entertainment agencies, graphic and image agencies, industry associations and audio-lighting services to support their own activities in order to offer Members profitable opportunities and facilities for carrying out their artistic activity;

l) organize and manage structures that welcome and promote cultural delivery and training activities, artistic and recreational animation;
m) promote and organize refresher courses for teachers of schools of all levels designed to broaden the educational horizons of educators, teachers and social workers, in the musical field so that they know how to transmit the love for musical and artistic culture as a good for the person and a social value;
n) act as a point of reference for those, disadvantaged or disabled, who may find, in the various facets and expressions of music therapy, a relief from their discomfort;
o) propose itself as a place of encounter and aggregation in the name of cultural interests, fulfilling the social function of maturation and human and civil growth, through the ideal of continuing education and the well-being of the person;
p) affiliate with any social or sports promotion body, market t-shirts, banners, gadgets, administer food and drinks during their events and everything related to the purpose of the Association;

Art. 3 — The Members

Members are all adults who, for cultural interest or for professional and/or study interests, want to join the activities of the Association and who, upon request, obtain admission from the Board of Directors.
Minors can also be members of the Association provided that the request for admission is made and signed by a parent, accompanied by a copy of the parent's identification document. The application, on pre-printed forms to be collected at the Headquarters, will be addressed to the President and must indicate, in addition to personal and fiscal data, the acceptance of the Articles of Association and of the corporate representative bodies.
Membership in the Association is free and voluntary but commits members to respect the decisions taken by its Corporate Bodies, according to statutory competences, to correct behavior both in internal relations with other Members and with third parties.
Members are divided into Ordinary and Honorary Members.

• Ordinary members are those who, on request, having the requirements, ask to be part of the Association.
  Members must fully accept the statutory and regulatory rules of the Association and are required to pay an annual membership fee, the amount of which is set annually by the Board of Directors.
  All Ordinary members have the right to vote to approve the financial statements, statutory changes and internal regulations and participate in the active and passive electorate for the appointment of the Board of Directors. Ordinary Members are also the Founding Members.
• Honorary members they are people, bodies or institutions distinguished by their work of safeguarding, proposing and disseminating music, and awarded this position on the unanimous proposal of the Board of Directors or the Assembly of Members.
  They have a symbolic and representative function, they can participate in social life without the right to vote.

No restrictions are placed on the number of members, all adult citizens of both sexes can join, without age and nationality restrictions. The Association will provide all members with a membership card that will be valid for one year.
Membership status is lost for the following reasons:

1. written, motivated resignation, addressed to the Board of Directors;
2. failure to pay the annual membership fee despite a formal invitation from the Board of Directors;
3. removal following serious reasons recognized by the Board of Directors and, in the event of an appeal, of the Assembly that decides definitively;
4. non-compliance or disinterest in social activity. In particularly serious and motivated cases, the Board of Directors may deny the renewal of the membership card. In any case, the resigning, disbanded or expelled member is not entitled to a refund of membership fees and/or contributions paid, nor to claim claims on the company's assets.

Members, in good standing with the payment of the Association fee, have the right to attend the Meeting personally or to be represented by another Member provided that they have a written proxy and to take advantage of all the services offered free of charge by the Association. To cover the costs of particular initiatives planned and promoted by the Association, extraordinary self-financing fees may be requested only from Members interested in them. The shares paid by the Shareholders are non-transferable and are not subject to revaluation.

Art. 4 — The Members

• Registered members are those who pay a monthly or annual membership fee as a voluntary contribution, also to take advantage of special services provided to the Association.
  They ask to join the activities of the Association and participate in social life without the right to vote.

Second Part

Art. 5 — Organs of the Association

The organs of the Association are:

1. the General Assembly of Members,
2. the Board of Directors,
3. the President,
4. the Vice-President,
5. the Secretary/Cashier.

The organs remain in office for five years and the members can be re-elected. The offices and social activities carried out by the Members are free of charge.

Art. 6 — The General Meeting of Members

The General Assembly of Members is the sovereign body of the Association. It is chaired by the President.
It is convened in ordinary session by the Board of Directors at least once a year, and in extraordinary session whenever the Board of Directors deems it necessary or at the reasoned request of at least half of the members with the right to vote.
The Meeting is convened by the Board of Directors in the person of the President by means of a letter to the Members, posted on the Association register, and communication by e-mail to the addresses specified by the Members, with a specific indication of the agenda and the place of meeting.
It is validly constituted on the first call if the majority of those entitled are present, on the second call, at least one hour later, whatever the number of those present.
Resolutions are taken by a majority of those present, except in cases where qualified majorities are required.

The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting:
a) discusses and approves the final balance sheet of the Board of Directors on the activities carried out;
b) elects the members of the Board of Directors;
c) deliberate on any other topic and issue on the agenda.

In meetings, each member has the right to one vote and may represent, by written proxy, a maximum number of one member with the right to vote.

The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting:

1. deliberates regarding statutory changes and the dissolution of the Association. For the validity of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, the same criteria as those adopted for the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting apply.

Art. 7 — The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of three members.
The General Meeting of Members may decide to increase or decrease the number of members of the Board of Directors based on the total number of members of the Association.
The Board of Directors holds office for five years and its members can be re-elected. The Board is convened by the President at least once a year, as well as whenever a reasoned request is made by at least two-thirds of its members.
The meeting of the Board is valid with the presence of at least half plus one of its members and decides by a majority of those present.
In the event of a tie, the President's vote is to be considered to prevail. Special minutes are drawn up for each meeting, by the Secretary.

The Board of Directors elects from its core a President, a Vice-President, who can also perform the functions of Secretary/Cashier.
The Board of Directors may appoint an Artistic Director from among its members or ordinary Members, establishing the duties in a special report.
The President, the Vice-President and, if other members, the Artistic Director make up the Presidency.
The Artistic Director, if identified among the Members who are not members of the Board of Directors, can participate in the meetings of the Board itself, without the right to vote.

Art. 8 — Functions of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors:
a) elects the President and the Vice-President within its sphere;
b) draws up the program of activities of the Association to be submitted to the opinion and approval of the General Assembly of Members;
c) administers the social fund;
d) deliberates on urgent decisions taken by the President;
e) convenes the Shareholders' Meeting, presenting to it annually the financial statements and a report of the activity carried out;
f) establishes the criteria for determining annual membership fees;
g) resolution on the admission or exclusion of members.

Art. 9 — The President

The President is the legal representative of the Association.
He is responsible for signing and representing himself before third parties and in court, he remains in office for five years and can be re-elected.
It takes the necessary initiatives for the implementation of the program defined by the Board of Directors and the Assembly of Members, as well as the autonomous initiatives that in cases of urgency prove necessary. The other members of the Board of Directors will be immediately informed of these latest initiatives, who are responsible, at the first subsequent meeting, for evaluation and ratification.

The President chairs the Board of Directors and the Shareholders' Meeting. In the event of the absence or impediment of the President, the Vice-President is responsible for representation and signature.

Art. 10 — The Vice-President

The Vice-President replaces the President if he is temporarily prevented from carrying out his functions; in carrying out this office he performs all the functions proper to the President.

Third Section

Art. 11 — Annual Membership Fee

The annual membership fee is fixed, for the first year, in the amount of twelve euros and will then be determined by the Board of Directors.

Art. 12 — Refund of Member Activity Expenses

For members who intend to practice musical and concert activities in the name of the Association or on behalf of it, or undertake to provide their work for educational and promotional purposes within the scope of the corporate purpose, there are compensation, reimbursement of expenses, attendance tokens and scholarships, awarded by the Board of Directors or, by proxy of the same, by the President, on which legal withholding will be applied.

Art. 13 — The Heritage

The Association's indivisible heritage consists of:

• from the annual membership fees;
• from contributions from the State and public and private bodies;
• reimbursements deriving from agreements and/or services intended for Members;
• from immovable and movable property purchased or received for any reason;
• from any extraordinary contributions, donations or bequests, also coming from non-members;
• from artistic and musical usage rights relating to printed, audio and video productions;
• from everything else, even if not specifically specified here, comes into the Association's availability.

The Association can buy, sell, exchange movable and immovable property, designed to improve the achievement of statutory purposes, it can equip itself with structures and technical means necessary to promote the activities of the Members.
In an ancillary, auxiliary, secondary and in any case marginal way, it can carry out the following commercial activities:

• provision of services provided to Public or Private Entities,
• members' participation in events or initiatives promoted by Public or Private Bodies.

The Association may request funding, within the maximum limit established by a specific shareholders' resolution, join Consortia between Bodies and Associations while maintaining full decision-making and organizational autonomy, it may use advertising combinations for financial support for statutory purposes and to cover the costs of implementing institutional initiatives.
Any profits obtained from services or services rendered by the Members cannot in any way generate dividends between them, but must be used to achieve social purposes.
The Association, for tax purposes, should be considered a non-commercial entity.

Art. 14 — Social and Financial Year

The fiscal and financial year coincides with the calendar year and runs from January 1 to December 31 of each year.
The final financial statements, drawn up by the Board of Directors, must be approved by April 30 of the year following the financial year.

Art. 15 — Internal Regulations

For anything not provided for by this Statute, if necessary, an internal regulation may be drawn up by the Board of Directors after ratification by the General Assembly of Members.

Art. 16 — Dissolution of the Association

The decision to dissolve the Association may be taken by a majority of at least two-thirds of the Members present at a special Extraordinary Meeting of Members, which will be valid if it has the participation of at least three-quarters of the Members.
The Shareholders' Meeting will determine the methods of liquidation, proceeding with the appointment of a liquidator, choosing him from among the shareholders and determining his powers. In the event of dissolution, the remaining assets, minus liabilities, will be donated to general utility.

Art. 17 — Final Provisions

This Statute is fully accepted by the Members, together with the regulations and resolutions that will be fully respected.
For anything not included in this Statute, the rules of the Civil Code and the relevant legal provisions in force apply.