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 members are expected to volunteer. Members are required to provide basic gallery staffing for their participation in an exhibition and provide a minimum of 6 hours a year of volunteer operational support. No member receives 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:
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.
- Members will have opportunities to rent a whole gallery space with a member discounted cost and earned volunteer service credits of $600 for a 2-week while non-members pay $1200 and typically 6 volunteer service credits. Cost is determined by the property rent, utilities, insurance, security, and other necessary gallery operation expenses. (Refer "Exhibition Guidelines & Gallery Rules)
- Members will have opportunities to share the gallery space and the cost with fellow members, as well as, participating in all members, all county, 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” with a small fee or with earned volunteer service credits.
- 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 $75, in September and in October are $50, joining in November and in December are $75 but paid through next year. Annual dues are payable by January 31 of each year. Plus a $35 application fee upon joining.
Associate Member: $40 annual dues.
Any person contributing to the Association and promoting interest in art.
Organizational Member $250 annual dues per group. Annual dues are payable by the joined date of each year. Organizational members are given all the rights of an exhibiting member when they participate in the organization’s sponsored show scheduled annually.
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. For information about other types of membership applications and/or further questions, please contact the Membership Director (
membership@lajollaart.org.)
(All LJAA primary correspondence is done by e-mail.)
Last updated 8/11/2010
