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Membership Overview
Galleries, businesses who sell and exhibit artwork, working studios, and other visual arts organizations in Southern Oregon and Northern California are encouraged to join and become active participants in our thriving creative community.
Membership Application Process
Applications for membership may be submitted at any time. Mid-year membership fees will be prorated for the calendar year. Applications will first be reviewed by the Executive Board. Then, the board will have thirty days to visit the applicant's gallery, business, studio, or organization to vote on the pending application. From there, the board will vote on the pending application and reach out to the applicant to let them know of their decision.
Membership Categories
The following information outlines different categories associated with membership.
- Gallery Membership: This membership category is reserved for full-fledged art galleries, retail businesses, or organizations with a storefront in Ashland that are principally engaged in the promotion and sale of fine art, handcrafted art, and/or functional art. Gallery Membership requires that the majority of the floor space and inventory be dedicated to visual art. Acceptance is determined by a majority of board members at an Executive Board Meeting.
- Associate Membership: This membership category is for businesses with a storefront in Ashland that display and sell artwork, but not as their primary focus. Retail businesses who sell and exhibit artwork also qualify. Acceptance is determined by a majority of board members at an Executive Board Meeting.
- Working Studio Membership: This membership category is for individual artists or a small group of artists with an active and working studio in Ashland that is periodically open to the public, but does not qualify for Gallery or Associate Membership. Acceptance is determined by a majority of board members at an Executive Board Meeting.
- Neighboring Arts Organization Membership: This membership category is for galleries, art museums, and working studios outside of Ashland in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Acceptance is determined by a majority of board members at an Executive Board Meeting.
- Artist Membership: This membership category is designed for individual artists. All visual artists in Southern Oregon and Northern California are encouraged to join and become active participants in our thriving artistic community.
Requirements for Membership
The following information outlines requirements associated with membership.
- Members must agree to actively participate in activities by being represented at General Board Meetings, promptly paying special assessments for activities as voted on by members, and taking part in the planning and participating of events such as First Friday Art Walk and Ashland Open Studio Tour.
- Members must prominently display and distribute the Ashland Gallery Guide.
- Members must support our mission statement.
- Members are encouraged to display our logo in advertising and in their gallery, business, studio, or organization.
- Members must apply for a membership in one of the four categories, pay all initial fees and dues, and comply with the responsibilities of the membership that was chosen.
- Members must pay all annual dues by the deadline announced to the membership each year. Dues for new members will be prorated for the year according to the number of months remaining in the calendar year at the time that the application is approved.
- Failure to comply with the requirements listed above may result in expulsion from the Ashland Gallery Association by a majority of vote from board members.
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