Prospective Artist Guide
If you are interested in joining the Kingston Artist's Gallery as an artist member, please read this page. It is designed to give you an overview of the process of applying for membership and the benefits and obligations of being an artist member.
Is Membership in the Kingston Art Gallery
Right For You?
The Kingston Art Gallery is an artist's cooperative gallery. There are no paid staff in the gallery. This means the artist members of the gallery share the responsibility for keeping the gallery functioning and successful.
If you are accepted as an artist member, you will need to contribute to the gallery by:
- Working in the gallery at least two half-day shifts each month.
- Serving on at least one of our committees.
- Paying monthly membership dues to the gallery of $85.00.
- One-time buy in of $125.
- Paying a commission of 20% on all of your artwork sold by the gallery.
- NOTE: Fees and dues are subject to change without notice. Contact the jury chair Marylyn Miller for the most current information.
(This is a summary. Please read the Bylaws and Artists Contract for a full and binding description.)
Please do not apply for membership if you cannot meet these obligations.
Application Process
If you can meet the obligations described above and wish to join the gallery, we invite you to apply for membership. Here's how:
- Read and review the Bylaws and Artists Contract.
- Submit an Application Form to the jury committee. You must submit your application in person at the gallery. (See Directions and Hours for our addresses and hours.) If you have a website or non-returnable pictures of your work that you can share with us, please include that with your application.
- The jury committee will review your application. If the initial review is positive, we will invite you to an upcoming meeting of the jury committee. These meetings are typically held once per month in the evening. You will be asked to bring a representative sample of the type of work you would like to sell in the gallery and to talk briefly about your work.
- After you have displayed your work, the jury committee will vote by secret ballot. You will be notified the following day of our decision. If you are accepted by a majority of the members present at that meeting, you will be invited to join the gallery. If you are not accepted at this meeting, you may resubmit your application after six months.
