Associate Membership
TAG welcomes applications for new members. All applications will be reviewed and considered in a two step process which includes online review and an in person interview. Please review the benefits and responsibilities listed below and contact Member Coordinator Rhonda Smith at middlebridgestudio@gmail.com
or tag@theartistsgalleryfrederick.com for additional information, an application and current fees for membership.
BENEFITS
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This membership level requires no gallery sitting;
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Associate Members have an annual group show in February;
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Gallery representation;
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Exhibit a framed piece of artwork five times per year in the Members’ area of the Gallery;
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Display bin art (almost) every month;
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Low Gallery commission rate (Gallery receives 20% of the sale);
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Gallery website listing with one image and a link to your personal website;
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Notebook portfolio in the Gallery;
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Publicity provided monthly through press, email blasts, and Facebook;
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Participation in the Annual Associate Members Show after a year of membership; and
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Associate Members do not attend meetings, gallery sit, or perform committee work. Associates are non-voting members (except for some details of the Associate Members’ Show).
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Commitment. Each new Associate Member must commit to remain at least one year as an Associate Member;
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Dues. If an Associate Member fails to pay dues when they are owed, that Member’s work may not be hung until the month after payment is received;
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Cooperation. Work with the Associate Coordinator to maintain inventory of bin and wall (and 3-D, if applicable) pieces; and
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Associate Members’ Show. Associate Members are responsible for, among other things, hanging work, labels, artist’s reception, publicity materials, de-installation. Full Members are available to assist in this process.
HOW TO APPLY
Email: tag@theartistsgalleryfrederick.com or Member Coordinator Rhonda Smith at middlebridgestudio@gmail.com.