The KENNEDY GUILD
What is it?

Its 3-fold Mission:
•  to solicit and maintain membership of established and emerging artists in all artistic disciplines who meet the standards set by the Kennedy Guild
•  to provide a fine quality gallery ( the Art Shop) in which to display members' works for sale at reasonable prices
•  to encourage and promote artistic creativity in its members.

Application Process :
Please complete a Guild Application Form. Click here to download a form now.

Art Samples, minimum of 3 per medium, are to be brought with the application plus a non-refundable fee of $10 to the Arts Center for review by the Guild Screening Committee.

Screening: The Committee looks for originality in the work from design through production. Jewelry is to be created by the artist either in the setting or in the components or both. The committee is also mindful of the need for a balance of media and/or subject matter in the operation of the Art Shop where members' work is displayed.

Notification: Applicants will be notified within two weeks of submission of work.

Membership
There are 2 levels of Guild Membership:

Active with Perks:  $50 Annual Dues
Requires equivalent of 24 hrs/year volunteer service
Display for sale in Guild Art Shop year around, on a rotating basis among members.
Participate in Guild-only Shows (NO EXTRA FEE)
Advance notice of non-Guild Exhibitions
Receive e-mail KHAC Newsletter
Reduced fee of $15 for KHAC Exhibitions open to all artists
 
Associate with no volunteer service:  $85 Annual Dues
Display for sale in Guild Art Shop [year round, on a rotating basis among members]
Participate in Guild Shows (NO EXTRA FEE)
Advance notice of non-Guild Exhibitions
Receive e-mail KHAC Newsletter
Reduced fee of $15 for KHAC Exhibitions open to all artists

SALES:  Artist receives 70% of the sale price; 30% is retained by the Arts Center to help defray operating costs. Artists will be paid once/month for items sold in the previous month.  Artists do not pay sales tax.

QUALITY CONTROL:   Work submitted for Guild Shows or for sale in the Art Shop is subject to quality review by the Jury Committee.  Work that is found lacking in presentation, aesthetics or is poorly made will not be accepted.

Quality issues include, but are not limited to, level of artistic effort in chosen medium; warped or unstable frames; poorly cut or dirty mats; badly stretched canvasses; unstable bases in three-dimensional work; sharp or broken parts in sculpture, ceramics or jewelry work; or other examples of workmanship that do not meet the criteria under which the Guild member was accepted.

Volunteer Service Opportunities:

• Indoors : Art Shop management/sales/décor; office help; show installation, wall preparation; class aide or instructor

• Outdoors : gardens, lawn, weeding

Quesions? Contact Ellen Muse-Lindeman at 513-631-4278 or ellen@kennedyarts.org.