|
Artist
Membership
Professional
artists at all stages of their careers are encouraged to submit
artist membership applications, which are reviewed throughout
the year. Download the Membership Guidelines and Application
for details.
Artist
members have total creative control over the content, design
and installation of their exhibitions, and take part in shaping
the gallery's exhibitions and events programming. Read the
short synopses below and download membership
guidelines and an application
for complete information (in pdf format).
Full
Membership
What
you get:
- A solo
exhibition once a year or as the calendar allows.
- Opportuneness
to propose and/or curate exhibitions, lectures, performances,
or other programs.
- Participation
in both the annual anniversary and holiday shows.
- Eligibility
to serve on the Board of Directors.
How
you get it:
- Full
membership requires the artist to gallery sit four times
a year, for three hours, or if the artist lives out of the
area, to pay $15 for a substitute.
- Membership
dues are $40 per month plus expenses associated with his
or her exhibition.
Associate
Membership
What
you get:
- Participation
in an annual four to six person exhibition.
- Opportunities
to propose and/or curate exhibitions, lectures, performances,
or other programs.
- Eligibility
to serve on the Board of Directors.
How
you get it:
- Associate
membership requires the artist to gallery sit four times
a year, for three hours, or if the artist lives out of the
area, to pay $15 for a substitute.
- Membership
dues are $15 per month plus expenses associated with his/her
exhibition.
Artist
Non-Members
Artists
who are not Hera Gallery members can check the What's New
page or contact the gallery for information on upcoming exhibition
opportunities such as juried exhibitions. Spring
2004 hosts the upcoming GIRL ART NOW, with a submission deadline
of April 1 for US artists. Non-members interested
in curating an exhibition can contact the gallery about submitting
an exhibition proposal. Proposals are reviewed on a case by
case basis.
Student
Scholarship Membership
Hera's
Student
Scholarship Membership is an opportunity for a motivated
visual arts student to become part of a professional artist's
space for one year. Students will serve on the Board of Directors,
assuming all responsibilities and duties, and will mount
their
own solo exhibition. Alternately, students may curate
their own exhibtion.
BFA
students and art majors entering their last year and all
MFA
students are eligible. The deadline is May 31, 2006. The
scholarship
period is September 2006 - August 2007. Click
here for more details.
Please
use the current profesional Membership
Application, and indicate that you are applying for the
Student Scholarship Membership Form. A completed application
includes: a completed application form, resume, and twenty
slides with an accompanying Slide List. Alternately a CD
Rom
or original works may be submitted. There is no application
fee.
Return
to Top
Community
Involvement
One
of Hera's strengths is its ability to make use of artists,
interns, and members of our community who volunteer to serve
on our Board of Directors. Check out how you can become a
patron of the arts by picking up a Friend of Hera "Join"
form at the gallery.
Internships
Internships
are offered through the University of Rhode Island's Departments
of Art, Art History, and Women's Studies. Students gain valuable
experience working on exhibitions and assisting the Gallery
Director with administrative duties. Students are required
to commit six hours per week on site, take charge of one project,
and receive three credits. Students from other schools should
make arrangements with their home institution to transfer
their credits.
Return
to Top
Volunteers
Volunteers
are welcome at Hera any day, any time... well not quite, but
we have opportunities for volunteers to assist us during events
such as our annual fundraiser. Volunteers are encouraged to
help us to prepare for exhibitions, assist during opening
receptions, send mailings, work on our website, or even to
help us to maintain our building and small garden. Potential
volunteers with an relevant special interest or expertise,
whether or not it is listed above, are encouraged to contact
the gallery.
Board
of Directors
The
Hera Gallery leadership invites donors and other community
members interested in the arts to serve on our Board of Directors,
which determines the gallery's programs and priorities and
plans the exhibition calendar. The Board meets once a month,
and its members serve on committees on Fundraising, Membership,
Exhibitions, and Public Relations/Marketing.
Becoming
A Friend of Hera
Sponsorship
of Hera Gallery/ Hera Educational Foundation helps bring quality
arts programming to Southern Rhode Island. Hera relies on
public and private funds from organizations and individuals
to present exhibitions and programs that challenge our perceptions
and enrich our lives.
Donors
who give $25 or more become Hera members and receive:
- exhibition
announcements and mailings, including our newsletter, now
published twice a year
- 10%
discount on purchases of artwork and all event fees, as
well as a membership card
- Access
to Hera's membership card (which may be checked out like
a library book) to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
- Mailings
and Reports which only you receive
- The
option to sign up for our new email list
If
you are interested, please send a check to Hera Educational
Foundation, 327 Main Street/ PO Box 336, Wakefield, RI 02880-03
Return
to Top
|
