Benefits of membership include:

  • Meeting others with common interests to share ideas
  • Exhibition of work in member shows
  • Discount on fees for open juried and judged shows
  • Discounts on classes, workshops and fieldtrip fees
  • Member meetings with stimulating presentations
  • Member newsletters
  • Discount of 10% at The Finishing Touch
  • Rental of standards
  • Access to our collection of books and DVDs
  • Annual Membership
    All dues are expected between January 1 and January 31.

    Please copy this membership form and fill it out. Then send it to the Membership Chairperson

                Chestertown Arts League
                P.O. Box 656
                312 Cannon Street
                Chestertown, MD 21620
                Attn: Membership

    WELCOME TO THE
    CHESTERTOWN ARTS LEAGUE
    We’re so glad you’ve joined!

    Membership Categories
    There are three levels of membership:
    Active member (individual)     $35
    Any individual sixteen (16) years or older who is interested in the objectives of the Arts League, pays required dues and actively participates in the functions and duties of the Arts League.
    Active member (family)            $45
    A family (immediate and living at home) with at least one individual sixteen (16) years or older who actively participates.
    Benefactor                                  $50 or more
    Any individual, business or organization who wants to sponsor the objectives of the Arts League.  Benefactors will be acknowledged in a separate section of our directory.  They will have the benefits of membership except they may not exhibit. We hope that our benefactors have access to corporate matching grants. To facilitate this, we have a letter that can be sent to employers to secure matching funds.
    Business Benefactor                                  $100 or more
    Any business or organization who wants to sponsor the objectives of the Arts League.  Business Benefactors will be acknowledged in a separate section of our directory.  They will have the benefits of membership except they may not exhibit.

    Please check the level of membership that you want:
    __ Individual ($35)    __ Family ($45)   __Benefactor ($50+)   __Business ($100+)


    ______________________________       _____________________   ___________________
    Name                                                         Phone Number            Cell Number Optional
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    Address
    ______________________________________________________________________
    Email address

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    To actively participate:
    As in any organization that depends on volunteers we need you. Please check those things that you are willing to do
    Show Committee:
    ___ Join a team to hang a show
    ___ Sign work into and out of a show
    ___ Sit at the Gallery
    ___ Come to First Friday Frivolities
    ___ Bring treats to First Friday Frivolities
    ___Join a team to organize the show calendar
    Education Committee:
    ___ Act as host/hostess with visiting instructors by
    helping with hotel and other arrangements
    ___Join a team to organize a class & workshop calendar
    Publicity Committee:
       Join a team to:
    ___Write press releases
    ___Write / Design advertisements
    ___Photograph events for use in publicity
    ___Promote special events
    ___Promote the Arts League
    Programs Committee:
    ___ Join a team to contact speakers for monthly meetings
    Field Trips:
    ____ Identify and organize trips of general interest and reserve buses.                                
    Art in the Park
      Join a team to:
    ___ Oversee registration process
    ___ Sell items (t-shirts, raffles, attic treasures)
    ___ Cashier
    ___ Help with transportation of equipment on that day
    ___ Oversee permits and set-up needs in the park
    ___ Work at a food concession
    Fund raising events 
       Join a team to:
    ___ Oversee registration process
    ___ Cashier
    ___ Help with moving of art on that day
    ___ Help promote the event

    Other:
    __________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________

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    Questionnaire:
    There are things about you that we would like to know so that those who plan for the Arts League can better meet your needs.  Please take the time to fill out the following survey.  Thank you.


    New Members Only – January 2007 – What attracted you to the Arts League?

    Put a check next to the most appropriate answer:  ___Exhibits     ___Class  
      ___Bus Trip      ___Friend      ___New to Town      ___Juried Show     ___Art in the Park  
    Other___________________________________________

    All Members –

    In which media do you particularly like to work?

         ___Watercolor           ___Oil           ___Acrylics          ___Photography           ___Collage
         ___Mixed Media                ___ Sculpture                ___Pencil                __Printing
    Other ___________________

    What type of artist do you consider yourself?
         ___Beginner               ___Intermediate                 ___Advanced          

    Have you taught art classes anywhere in the past?  ___Yes   ___No
    If yes, what did you teach? _____________________________________
                Would you be interested in teaching at CAL?  ___Yes     ___No

    List the types of classes that would be of most interest to you?
    A___________________________________________________________
    B____________________________________________________________
    C.___________________________________________________________

    From whom would you be interested in taking classes (CAL members, outside instructors)
    _________________________________________________________________
    If you have a particular suggestion for a workshop, please share that.
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