| Date | RenewalNew Member ** | ||
| Mr.Ms.Mrs.MissDr. | Telephone | ||
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| E-mail address | URL (Web Site address) | ||
| Are you an ArtistCrafterArt Patron | Please indicate your artist-status:ProfessionalAmateur | ||
| Have you exhibited your work before? YesNo | Have you sold your work before? YesNo | ||
| What media do you work in? (List all that apply.) |
What products/crafts do you create? | ||
| What is your main reason for joining the Whatcom Art Guild? | |||
| To participate in a show, it is required that you serve on a committee during the year. Please check the committee(s) on which you would prefer to serve. | |||
| Program Exhibition Historian Float |
Finance Properties Yearbook Hospitality |
Newsletter Show Scholarship Publicity Awards/Judging |
Library Telephone Membership Special Events Website |
| ** All new memberships must be approved by the Board of Directors. You will be notified of the Board's decision by the Membership Chairperson. | |||
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The Whatcom Art Guild is a non-profit organization, open to all, dedicated to advancing and promoting the visual arts in whatcom County. It is the oldest continually operating art group in the county. Meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month at the Bellingham Public Library at 7:00 p.m. (except December, May and August). Anyone may attend free of charge. A brief business meeting is held followed by a program on some aspect of the visual arts. The Guild sponsors two major fine art and/or craft shows annually. Also, spaces are available to members inn local businesses to show and sell their work. The Guild sponsors workshops and other activities, including gallery visits, throughout the year. In addition, it cooperates with other art and craft organizations that are interested in promoting local artists and crafters. As a community service, the Guild annually sponsors scholarships to WWU and WCC for aspiring art students. Younger artists are encouraged by the awards the Guild provides at the Northwest Washington Fair. To join the Whatcom Art Guild, complete this form and send it with your dues to the Membership Chairperson. Membership Dues: Dues are $25 per person ages 16 and older for the fiscal year of January to December. Should you apply after Oct. 1, dues received will apply to the following year. (Note: To be included inn the yearbook, dues must be received no later than December 31.) Please make checks payable to the Whatcom Art Guild and return to |