Benefits of Membership:
* Show & sell art work at the Gallery, outside shows and exhibits.
Members may show artwork in the gallery and may participate in EAC sponsored shows and exhibits.
* Showcase your artist bio with images of your work
to be displayed in the Gallery's Artist Bio Book, and on the Emerald Art Center's website.
* Receive discounts
on all classes and workshops offered at the Art Center.
* Learn lots of great stuff and have fun at membership meetings.
EEAA membership meetings provide an opportunity for members to share ideas on art at all levels...from amateur to professional. Demos are scheduled, guest speakers are invited and activities are planned. We encourage you to become involved in running the organization.
* Receive the monthly Newsletter.
Our Newsletter will keep you informed of important upcoming events. Read what other members are up to, what's happening at our Gallery, who's giving classes and workshops, and when they are scheduled.
* Participate in one of the many committees that run and operate the organization.
* Meet and network:
with area artists and get to know the nationally known artists who visit, exhibit, and teach workshops.
* Be a part of the growing Artist Renaissance in downtown Springfield.
* Find ways to make a difference and enrich your own life, while strengthening the arts community.
With space for feature galleries, meeting rooms, classes and workshops and a great Gift Shop, the possibilities abound! As a member, your ideas will help shape the vision of the Emerald Art Center. Plus members have the ability to borrow books from the EAC art library.
Give us a call...
If you'd like to become a member of the Emerald Empire Art Association, call us at
(541)
726-8595 during business hours: Tuesday thru Saturday, 11am to 4pm. Or leave a message on our answering machine and we will contact you as quickly as possible.
Subscribe to the Bulletin
You don't have to be a member to keep informed about what's happening in the Association. You can subscribe to our bulletin for $12 per year and read about the great classes and workshops scheduled throughout the year. All our classes and workshops are available at reasonable fees to anyone who wants to participate.
Dues and Contributions
It has been said, "Art is society's voice-but it needs an audience". Our annual operating budget depends on the generosity and the creativity of our members and our donors. Therefore we have offered levels of membership according to contributions, and participation.
Dues are paid by calendar year (January to December) and you have the option of being a Participating Member or an Associate Member.
Memberships:
Participating Membership* $75 per year
* Requires hosting the Gallery 1 day per month or five hours of equivalent service.
Note: if paid by January 31: $60 for the year.
Associate Membership $175 ($150 if paid by 1/31)
New Festival Membership $35 with McKenzie Art Festival booth registration
Membership from July 1 thru December 31. Eligible for this membership with a booth at the McKenzie Art Festival. Members are not required to assist 5 hours minimum per month toward the operations of the EAC, but may do so if they choose. Benefits to Festival membership are limited to a discount on the festival booth fee and member discounts on all EAC Workshops and Classes.
Contributors:
Friend of the Arts |
|
Guarantor |
$100 or more |
Patron |
$250 or more |
Sponsor |
$1,000 or more |
Rembrandt |
$2,500 or more |