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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.
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Receive monthly
newsletter.
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May participate in
any of the member shows and submit work to any of the open juried shows throughout the year.
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Are invited to
attend monthly meetings and demonstrations held on the second Tuesday of
each month except January, July and August.
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Are encouraged to
participate in classes, show openings and social events.
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Are encouraged to
volunteer time to help run the gallery and its programs.
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Are eligible to
vote, hold an executive office and serve as committee chairpersons.
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May petition (six months after
joining) the
Membership Chairperson for artist membership and undergo the jurying
process.
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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:
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, held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm, to answer
any questions on the strength of their work to be judged.
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Enjoy
all the benefits and opportunities of general membership.
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May
request a private gallery show with two other Artist Members.
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Must
submit recent work to one member show each year.
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Are
eligible to receive a discount on the entry fee for the Wickford Art
Festival.
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