Types of Membership

Membership in the Wickford Art Association, a 400 member organization, is open to anyone interested in the arts and/or actively engaged in any of the accepted branches of the fine arts (painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography). Upon payment of dues*, a General Membership (GM) attained. A General Member is eligible to petition to become an Artist Member (AM) 6 months after joining the Association. Benefits of both General Membership and Artist Membership are detailed below:

General Members:
Upon payment of dues one becomes a General Member of the Wickford Art Association.

Receive monthly newsletter.
May participate in any of the member shows and submit work to any of the open juried shows throughout the year.
Are invited to attend monthly meetings and demonstrations held on the second Tuesday of each month except January, July and August.
Are encouraged to participate in classes, show openings and social events.
Are encouraged to volunteer time to help run the gallery and its programs.
Are eligible to vote, hold an executive office and serve as committee chairpersons.
May petition (six months after joining) the Membership Chairperson for artist membership and undergo the jurying process.
May reapply for artist membership after six months if not accepted the first time.

Note, a General Member does not qualify for the Wickford Art Festival discount and is not eligible to have a private showing at the gallery.

Artist Members:

Enjoy all the benefits and opportunities of general membership.
May request a private gallery show with two other Artist Members.
Are eligible to participate in WAA Outside Exhibits.
Must submit recent work to one member show each year.
Are eligible to receive a discount on the entry fee for the Wickford Art Festival.

To attain artist membership a general member must provide five strictly original and recent works of art in the media that create a majority of the artist's body of work. All pieces must be framed and professionally presented, for judgment by the Artist Membership Jury (three artist members, selected each month based on the media and content being juried.) Slides/photographs are not accepted. All work submitted for jury should be original, not created as a student, or a copy of another artist's work. If photo references are used, they should be photos that were created by the artist, not copyrighted photos by another person. Click here to see an example of the juror's form. A total judging score of 60-75 points is needed to earn artist membership status. All artists who are not selected for artist membership will receive a letter which includes the judges comments and suggestions for improvement. The artist may reapply after 6 months, with a new body of work. It is suggested that an artist contemplating submission for artist membership attend one or two Open Critique Nights to answer any questions on the strength of their work to be judged.

*Membership dues are US $40.00 a year. The membership year runs from July 1 to June 30.