Membership
Gallery by the Lake offers membership levels that include Full Member, Exhibiting-Only Member, and Associate Member. All members are juried into the organization by a vote of members. Benefits of all membership types include discounts on workshops and classes.
Full Members (annual dues of $250) are required to participate in Gallery events and fundraisers and donate time toward the operation of the Gallery through docent activities and standing committees. Full Members enjoy these benefits:
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Open studio space for creating art
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Opportunity to exhibit artwork in the Central School and Historic City Hall galleries
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Commission-free sales
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Eligibility for Featured Artist Show after one year of membership
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Use of framing facilities and framing supplies
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Discount on classes, workshops and teaching fees
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Use of personal locker (when available)
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Monthly meeting voting privileges
Exhibiting-only Members (annual dues of $360) are relieved of the requirements for regular operating and docent activities but still have these benefits:
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Open studio space for creating art
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Opportunity to exhibit artwork in the Central School and Historic City Hall galleries
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Commission-free sales
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Eligible for Featured Artist Show after one year
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Discount on classes, workshops and teaching fees
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Use of personal locker (when available)
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Monthly meeting voting privileges
To receive an application or more information about membership, you can contact us through the Contacts page on our website, by email at gallerybythelakeswla@gmail.com, or by phone at (337)387-1218. You may also fill out the online application below for full membership and we will follow up with you to schedule a short review session.
Please read through the full membership requirements before you apply
As a full member, you will be required to:
Work one day per month (5 hours) in the Gallery’s spaces in Central School and/or Historic City Hall as well as pitch in to keep the spaces neat and in good order. Record your work activities in the journal in the Central School workroom (when applicable). Our Secretary will notify by letter any member who did not work their assigned day at Central School, or arrange for someone else to work in their place, asking them to contact her to see how this situation could be remedied. If this happens a second time, a letter will be sent stating that the member’s art will be removed from the Gallery walls and will not be rehung until the next changeout and provided that the member has resumed their scheduled duty day in the meantime. If you, as a member, have not performed your duties as explained above, then your membership will be terminated, and you will be expected to return your keys and pick up your art. Art not picked up by a terminated member will become a part of the Gallery’s art inventory. Participate in preparing the gallery spaces for show openings, help provide refreshments and be present for each show opening. Pay your yearly dues every 12 months within 30 days of the annual date you joined or incur a $25.00 per month late fee in addition to the annual dues.
