Membership

We have two basic types:

Associate Memberships are for those collectors, organizations, and individuals who have a desire to support the arts and crafts through participation in the day to day activities of The Guild.
 

Professional Memberships are reserved for those artists and craftspeople whose work is of such exceptional quality that it stands as a benchmark for others to achieve.

Click for a pdf of our Membership Handbook.

Click to begin the application process for all types of membership.
 

Associate Memberships
 

Professional Memberships

We invite you to become a Subscribing or Student Member of The Maine Crafts Guild and support an important craft heritage. A yearly membership fee of $20.00 entitles interested individuals, libraries, educational institutions, galleries, and museums to receive a printed copy of our newsletter and free admission to any Guild show.

Click here to access the application process.

Artisans go through a rigorous multi part jury process to gain status as a Professional Member of The Guild.

Completed application documents, imagery of work and show booth are submitted digitally through this web site along with a nonrefundable $35 application fee. Our Standards Committee meets throughout the year to review all applications in a jurying process.

First, the Standards Committee convenes for an Image Jury and reviews all applications and images. And then, those applicants who are selected from this pool are further invited to partake in an Objects Jury.

When the Standards Committee approves a potential member, they must then exhibit at one of our shows; and the Objects Jury is typically conducted at this time during which, the applicant’s pieces are available for physical viewing, handling (as appropriate), added examination and discussion. Objects Juries are held at some, but not all, of our shows. Also at the shows, our entire membership has a chance to meet the artist and view their work. This also gives the artist a feel for their potential fit in The Guild.

Dues-paying members are members for life. Benefits include: preference for booth space at any Guild show; lower booth fees; a printed copy of our newsletter; use of the guild’s mailing list; a vote at membership meetings; a listing in our brochure; and a dedicated page on this site.

Additional information, as well as the application itself, can be found by clicking here.