Artist Membership

JOIN
As an individual member, you join forces with more than 240 artists throughout the region and become an integral part of the arts community. With direct links to area schools, local businesses, community groups and arts and cultural organizations, you have access to professional colleagues, like-minded individuals and readily available resources to help you in the work you do.

WHO SHOULD JOIN
Visual, performing & literary artists; both emerging and established. Is there a discipline you feel we are overlooking? Please let us know!

BENEFITS INCLUDE ($30 annually)

Marketing

• Inclusion in our searchable online Artist Registry
• Free marketing on our online calendar, A Guide to the Lively Arts (weekly e-newsletter for the community at large) and weekly e-newsletter, ArtsFlash
• Showcase opportunities in area banks, storefront windows and Carilion Art Avenue
• Free press distribution
• Web site hosting (for an additional fee)

Professional Development

• Eligible to apply to work in the Artist in Schools program
• Free bi-monthly workshops
• Grant assistance - we will serve as fiscal agent, advisor and administrator of grant awards
• Subscription to weekly e-newsletter ~ ArtsFlash with a comprehensive listing of opportunities for individual artists

Networking

• Quarterly artist roundtables and social events
• Representation on The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge's board
• Invitation to special events and receptions
• One-on-one consultations with The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge's staff
• Access to area lawyers for legal advice

We want your feedback! Please let us know if there are other programs and services that would be of assistance to you.

For more information, please call or email:
Rhonda Hale, Artist Services and Arts Education Director
(540) 224-1205