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Membership is open to all.

If you are an emerging artist, begin exhibiting at ArtsWorcester, meet other artists, improve your work, and develop your practice. 

If you are an established artist, we offer competitive exhibition and prizes, professional development opportunities, and unique museum partnerships. 

All artist memberships, regardless of annual membership fee, offer the same opportunities and benefits. See below for options for financial aid and local college students.

Joining through the website creates an annual subscription for your membership. If you do not wish an automated subscription, please call the office or come sign up in person.

Member Benefits

Exhibiting Artists

$75 annually

Member benefits

  • Inclusion in three non-juried, members-only exhibitions in our galleries on Portland Street.
  • Eligibility to submit proposals for juried, solo, or small group shows
  • Professional development workshops and artist-only gatherings
  • Eligibility to apply for a Material Needs Grant (open to artists living in Worcester County)
  • Discounts at C.C. Lowell on art supplies and custom framing
  • 60% commission from sales through our galleries
  • Support, advice, and promotion of your work
  • Invitation cards to ArtsWorcester openings and exhibitions

artists under 30

$30 annually

Get started at ArtsWorcester

  • Inclusion in three non-juried, members-only exhibitions in our galleries on Portland Street.
  • Eligibility to submit proposals for juried, solo, or small group shows
  • Professional development workshops and artist-only gatherings
  • Eligibility to apply for a Material Needs Grant (open to artists living in Worcester County)
  • Discounts at C.C. Lowell on art supplies and custom framing
  • 60% commission from sales through our galleries
  • Support, advice, and promotion of your work
  • Invitation cards to ArtsWorcester openings and exhibitions

Student Artists

Students at local universities, activate your membership today

Students enrolled full-time at Anna Maria College, Assumption University, Clark University, College of the Holy Website, Quinsigamond Community College, and Worcester State University, activate your complimentary membership today and receive all the same Artist Member benefits.

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Need financial assistance?

ArtsWorcester has long offered assistance to cover the cost of Artist Memberships for artists in need. We also participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, Massachusetts Health Connector, and Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. Artist memberships are open and free to all EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

Supporting Memberships

Support our work

If you are not an artist, and want to ensure opportunities for artists and accessibility of high quality contemporary art to all, please become a supporter. We depend on our audiences, and their support.

ArtsWorcester participates in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, Massachusetts Health Connector, and Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. Artist memberships are open and free to all EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.