Stapleton Kearns during an Artist Talk at the Guild of Boston Artists
Available for full time students. Student artists are able to submit work to the Guild’s New England Regional Juried Exhibition and will be exempt from the submission fee. Student Artists will also receive exclusive invitations to bi-annual paint-outs with Guild members as well as information about workshops and artist demos. Annual fee of $35.
Available to professional artists working in a form of contemporary realism. Associate members are able to submit work to the New England Regional Juried Exhibition and will be exempt from the submission fee. Associate Artists will also receive exclusive invitations to bi-annual paint-outs with Guild members as well as information about workshops and artist demos, including available discounts. Annual fee of $100.
Artist Membership
Artist membership is available to artists working in a form of contemporary realism and living in New England. Regular members are exhibited year-round in the gallery. Members have opportunities for solo and group exhibits, are included in Guild promotional materials and are featured on the Guild website. Membership is limited due to by-laws restrictions. However, when space is available, the membership committee scouts for potential new members, and the general membership is also encouraged to nominate artists. The work of the nominees is reviewed by the committee and presented to the Board of Managers, who reviews the candidate’s work, and the finalists are asked to bring five or six pieces to the Guild to be reviewed. The finalists are announced to the members who have the opportunity to review the work in person and vote yes or no. A candidate who receives a 2/3 majority of positive votes is invited to become a member of the Guild.