Become A Member!
Become an artist member of Art Presence Art Center and enjoy many benefits. Our membership benefits offer:
- A low commission on sales.
- The opportunity to participate in all events involving Art Presence Art Center.
- You may offer art classes, realizing all but 30% of the tuition.
- Access to the Loft and other amenities of the Gallery and Galleria.
- Support for all your individual endeavors.
To apply for membership, we ask that you submit five images of your work and a link to your website. Your images should show a single medium and be a good representation of your overall work. If you specialize in three-dimensional artworks, please also include images of your mode of display. Your application will be juried for acceptance. The elements your work will be judged on include:
- Consistency
- Range of work
- Mastery of your medium
- Originality
- Timelessness
- Uniqueness
- Professional presentation.
Requirements
Sitting Partners
- Yearly membership for Sitting Partners is just $120.
- Sitting Partners are required to participate in at least three shows per year. There are no additional fees to exhibit your work in our monthly and bi-monthly shows.
- Sitting Partners are required to sit in the gallery at least one day per month.
Non-Sitting Partners
- Yearly membership for Non-Sitting Partners is $200.
- Approval is required to qualify for Non-Sitting Partner membership. You will have an opportunity to explain why a Non-sitting Partner membership will work better for you.
- Non-Sitting Partners are required to participate in at least three shows per year. There are no additional fees to exhibit your work in our monthly and bi-monthly shows.
Join Art Presence as an Author!
Jacksonville happens to be home to many accomplished writers and authors. To provide a local outlet for their work and help them promote their books, Art Presence Art Center set up an Author’s Corner where local authors offer their books. After several years of success for authors, the Author’s Corner has settled into a permanent and beloved feature of the gallery.
Our new program, Talk of the Town, features author readings and other creatives. We are also in the process of organizing a new ekphrastic writing program.
The authors we represent are not gallery members, but consignees. Thus, there is no annual fee to join. We invite all local authors to share their writing with us. Art Presence simply takes a very small commission of the sales of your books.
Please send a message through our contact page or email Paula Bandy directly at gather@art-presence.org for more information and to join us as an author.
Apply to Become a Member
To apply for membership in Art Presence Art Center, please complete the online form below and upload pictures of your work. For creators of 3D works, also upload images of your mode of display.