LJAA Membership Guide
Mission Statement:
THE MISSION OF LJAA IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA BY PROVIDING PUBLIC EXHIBITION VENUES FOR MEMBERS, ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AREA ARTISTS. WE WORK TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ART EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO BUILD A STRONGER AWARENESS FOR THE ARTS IN SAN DIEGO.
Responsibilities:
The LJAA is a non-profit member-operated organization. All Exhibiting Members are expected to volunteer. Exhibiting Members are required to provide gallery staffing a minimum of 30 hours a year and exhibit at least twice a year to provide of volunteer gallery operational support. No members receive monetary compensation for their volunteer time, including the Board of Directors. Members are required to give LJAA a 25% commission from their art sales as a donation.
Benefits:
Exhibiting Members join the LJAA to exhibit their work in the LJAA Gallery and to learn, to interact, to be inspired by one another, and to develop fellowship among other local artists.
- Exhibiting Members will have opportunities to rent a whole gallery space with a member discounted cost of $600 for a 2-week while non-Exhibiting Members pay $1200. Cost is determined by the property rent, utilities, insurance, security, and other necessary gallery operation expenses. (Refer "Exhibition Guidelines & Gallery Rules)
- Exhibiting Members will have opportunities to share the gallery space and the cost with fellow members, as well as, participating in all members, all area, and juried exhibitions at reduced membership rates from $25 and up a few times a year. (Refer Exhibition Calendar)
- Members can present artwork and artist information electronically on the “LJAA Online Gallery” for free.
- All members receive monthly e-newsletter presenting information of free workshop, show opportunities, reception announcements and important events.
Membership Type:
Exhibiting Member: Artists whose work has been juried into the association and who intend to exhibit their work in an LJAA venue in exchange for volunteer services. The initial year’s annual dues for a new exhibiting member joining in January through August are $95, in September and in October are $70, joining in November and in December are $95 but paid through next year. Annual dues are payable by January 31 of each year. Plus a $35 application fee upon joining.
Associate Member: $50 annual dues.
Any person promoting interest in art who pays the required annual dues.
Membership Application:
New
Exhibiting Membership Applicants must submit the following items of information
Name, Address, Phone, Email, Media, Occupation, Web Site, and Artist’s Resume
by e-mail to the Membership Director (
membership@lajollaart.org).
Applicants will then receive further instructions.
The LJAA Board views Exhibiting Membership applicant’s artworks, 5 original works or 3 original three-dimensional pieces, that are exhibition ready. Additionally, a short spoken resume presented by the applicant in person. This occurs on a second Monday of each month prior to the board meeting.
Walk-in applications and presentations are not accepted.
Further information of the
LJAA Membership Requirements
New
Associate Membership applicants are also required to submit the following items of information
Name, Address, Phone, Email, Occupation if related to the filed of arts, then Media and Web Site
by e-mail to the Membership Director (
membership@lajollaart.org).
Applicants will then receive further instructions.
For further questions, please contact the Membership Director (
membership@lajollaart.org.)
(All LJAA primary correspondence is done by e-mail.)
Last updated 12/12/2011
