Any person interested in joining one of California's most historic and prestigious art associations is welcome; there is no residency requirement. All types of membership are contingent on acceptance by the Board of Directors. The following table shows the different types of membership available, and the benefits and responsibilities of each type.
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Membership Responsibility Codes:
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| Exhibiting Member | Any artist whose work has been juried and passed for admission, who has paid the initiation fee established by the Board of Directors, and who has paid the annual dues established by the Board of Directors, and who intends to exhibit their work in an LJAA venue in exchange for service certificates. |  |
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$75 | $35 | |
| Associate Member | Any person significantly contributing to the Association and promoting interest in art, and who pays the required annual dues. | |
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| Patron Member | Any person or organization contributing to the LJAA an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors. | |
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| Honorary Member | Any person who, in the view of the Board of Directors, has given outstanding service to the LJAA. | |
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| Life Member | Any Active Member who has paid an amount specified by the Board of Directors, but in no case less than three times the annual dues of Active Members; and who agrees to annual service to the LJAA. Members who purchased a Life Membership prior to 2005 maintain their status as Exhibiting Members, provided they comply with other requirements of membership, even though this class of membership shall no longer be offered. | |
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The LJAA juries in new members at each Monthly Board Meeting. An essential part of the admission process requires that the applicant bring, in person, five representative works to the Board Meeting for the jurying process. Three dimensional artists need bring three pieces. The applicant is expected to spend a few minutes discussing his or her background and the works presented.
The Board meets on the second Monday of each month. After the application is received, each applicant will be notified by e-mail when to appear at the Board Meeting with his or her works for the jurying process.
The Board Meeting begins at 6:30 pm but the jurying process begins around 6pm. After the presentation, applicant leaves with the artwork. Within one week after the Board Meeting, applicant will be notified by email about the decision of the Board. Admitted applicants will then receive a Welcome E-Package with instructions to complete the procedure from the Membership Director. If the application is declined, the applicant may re-apply after six months. The decision of the Board is final.
There is no charge for entering the jurying process. Upon notification of membership, the new member must pay a one time initiation fee of $35 and the $75 annual membership dues. (The initial year’s annual dues for artists joining in September and October shall be $50, joining in November and December shall be $75 but paid through next year. Annual Membership dues cover from January 1 through December 31. Annual dues are payable on or before January 31 of each year.) Dues and the initiation fee are payable upon notification of the letter of the acceptance in the Welcome e-package.
New members intending to exhibit with the LJAA must also be present at a brief gallery orientation meeting. In addition to dues, all members are required to perform volunteer service to the organization to earn "Volunteer Hours". A payment of VH is required for most exhibition opportunities. In unusual circumstances, an artist may request the Board in writing that the service requirements be waived or fulfilled in some other manner approved by the Board. See Section IV, Rules of Order, The Volunteer Hours on the LJAA website for more details.
Prospective members are encouraged to read the Bylaws and Rules of Order of the LJAA to obtain and learn variable information about the LJAA.
Finally, the LJAA is entirely operated by volunteers. Everything that we do, from gallery maintenance to special events, requires the time and talent of our membership. All members are expected to contribute their share to the smooth functioning of the association by serving a minimum of 6 hours per year, if requested, on one or more of the several committees or groups listed below.
| Exhibition Committee: assist Exhibitions Director with execution of the annual exhibition schedule. Provide Member Group Show Leader skills, support of special shows (publicity, work intake, hanging, receptions, staffing). | Fundraising Committee: help Fund Raising Director in various fund raising efforts, develop grant and corporate sponsorship proposals, develop plans for funding a new LJAA building proposals. |
| Outreach Committee: help the Outreach director make contact with local schools and other local groups to develop opportunities for LJAA members to share their skills and for local groups to exhibit their art with LJAA assistance. Provide lectures and other appropriate educational services to the community. | Publicity and Marketing Committee: assist Publicity and Marketing director in developing and producing publicity and marketing materials promoting the LJAA. |
| Social Events Committee: help Social Director in planning and carrying out social functions for LJAA members. | Gallery Staffing Group: staff the gallery for shows other than one's own. Sometimes with less than 24 hour notice. |
| Gallery Maintenance Group: general handyman and/or carpentry skills, help with inventory, clean and paint gallery. | Basic Computer Skills Group: basic data entry, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel. |
| Advanced Computer Skills Group: Programming, HTML, PHP, web design, Microsoft Access. | Special Skills Group: Bookkeeping skills; Group Leader abilities; Chair/work ad hoc committees; Historian. |