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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Social
You will have many opportunities to interact with fellow guild members both at guild functions and on a day-to-day basis. This contact develops great friendships, valuable learning experiences, personal motivation and inspiration.
Display and Sale of Work
As a member of the guild you are encouraged to show and sell your original artwork. You can do this by exhibiting in the Guild’s Monthly Show. You can further increase your exposure by becoming a Wall Renter or a floor renter.
Free Shrink Wrap and Card Display
Members may put two large and three small shrink wraps in the gallery bin (15% commission). Ten cards may also be displayed (15% commission).
Web Page
Members may have one thumbnail of their art work posted for free on the SDAG website. In addition a member may have their own web page on the SDAG site for a one time $25 fee.
Annual Award Exhibit
“Small Image Show” with over $1000 in prizes.
Recognition
Each monthly show is judged and ribbons are awarded in several categories (reproductions of original artwork are not eligible for ribbons or cash awards). Twice a year the Guild has cash award shows in which all members can participate.
Continued Learning
Members can attend free demonstrations three times a year by well-known artists. Please refer to the Paint Rag newsletter and the Events page of this website for the location and time. These program are made possible, in part, by a grant from the City of Encinitas. The demos are open to the public.
Information
You will receive a copy of our Membership Directory with complete contact information. You will also receive our monthly newsletter, the Paint Rag. The Paint Rag keeps you abreast of upcoming Guild events and member activities. It is also possible for you to place small advertisements in this publication.
Paint Outs
About ten years ago a few dedicated plein aire painters went out into one of the myriad of beautiful places in North Coastal San Diego County to capture the light and atmosphere of the day. Today they are still at it. This diverse group meets to paint in such varied locations as Torrey Pines State Reserve in Del Mar, Quail Botanical Gardens in Encinitas, and Batiquitos Lagoon in La Costa to name only a few of the challenging spots. You can join them every Tuesday throughout the year (check the Paint Rag for location).
Mother's Day Artists' Studio and Garden Tour
This is SDAG’s big annual show/home tour and is a proven success as a local event and is a major sales activity. Members are encouraged to participate in a variety of ways.
Community Liaison
It is the Guild's policy to be a good neighbor and to participate to the extent possible in civic events in the area.
Membership Obligations
Annual Dues:
Single Adult $65
Family (two relatives per household) $75
Youth age 15 to 18 $30
Membership is renewed every September 1st. New members joining in the preceding months of July and August are paid up through the following year.
Members are asked and expected to paricipate in the functioning of the guild. It is an entirely volunteer organization.
Monthly Show
A hanging fee of $10 is due when entering a monthly show for artwork that is under 17" measured on the diagonal. For artwork between 17" and 36" measured on the diagonal the fee is $15. Over 36" is $20. A 15% gallery commission is collected on all work sold from the Monthly Show Wall. Contact Ricky Unger for details on 3-dimensional work.
Wall/Floor Renter
After participation in three monthly shows, members may apply for wall or floor (three dimensional artwork) rental space. Juries for these spaces take place on a quarterly basis: February, May, August and November, on the second Tuesday of the month. Once juried in members are placed on a waiting list. When space is available artists contacted and offered a contract for wall or floor space. Wall renters pay fees of $45 a month for a set space, and floor renter monthlty fees vary by size. Wall/Floor renters must staff the gallery twice a month, some once a month. Additionally, each renter must volunteer on a committee, as a Board Member, or for events throughout the year. Please contact Rita Hohweller-Cecil for more information about Wall Renters and Terry Oshrin for information about Floor Renters. A 15% commission is collected by the Guild for Wall and Floor art sold.
Sales Taxes
The gallery collects applicable California State Sales taxes on all sales, which are paid directly to the Sate. SDAG is a 501 C-4 organization.
Gallery Attendance
The gallery is open daily (except Christmas and New Years) from 11AM to 5 PM (with extended evening, weekend hours during the summer months) during which time it is attended by members in 3-hour shifts. Wall and floor renters (not monthly show renters) are required to attend the gallery for one or two shifts per month.
Additional Member Responsibilities
SDAG is a volunteer organization. All members will be asked and are expected to perform various tasks from time to time and to support the organization as needed.
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