Membership

Professional artists | hobbyists | students | art lovers

You may join at any time of year, but please be aware that all Memberships are valid for the calendar year, January 1 – December 31. If you join partway through the year, you will still need to renew your membership in January of the next calendar year

Student Membership

$30annually
  • High School & College Students
  • Basic listing in membership directory
  • Eligible to enter most HAC exhibits
  • Special pricing for entries to juried exhbits
  • Discounts on workshops and classes
  • Discounts on merchandise
  • Special offers from our partners

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General Membership

$60annually
  • Everyone is welcome
  • Basic listing in membership directory
  • Eligible to enter most HAC exhibits
  • Special pricing for entries to juried exhibits
  • Discounts on workshops and classes
  • Discounts on merchandise
  • ​Special offers from our partners

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Signature Membership

$120*annually
  • Expanded listing in membership directory
  • Eligible to enter all HAC exhibits
  • Introduction in newsletter
  • May submit proposal for small group show
  • Discounts on workshops and classes
  • Discounts on merchandise
  • ​Special offers from our partners

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(you must be juried in as a Signature Member)

*Note: In addition to membership dues, a flat-rate $100 jury fee is due at the time of application for juried status. Annual dues for Signature and Master Membership begin the year following the conferment of the juried status – for example Applicants for Signature Membership in 2019 will first pay the general dues ($60) and then pay the jurying fee ($100) for a total of $160 to proceed through the jurying process; those awarded Signature Status in 2024 will not owe any additional dues until 2025, when they will begin paying the annual dues for Signature Membership ($120).

Frequently Asked Questions

Heartland Art Club encourages all artists and patrons who are committed to the creation and/or promotion of original, representational fine art and who want to support the Club’s objectives to join us as general (non-juried) members. General Membership is conferred upon payment of annual dues. Information about the benefits associated with each membership level can be found above.

All new HAC members enter at the General Membership (non-juried) level. Any non-juried Member in good standing may apply for Signature Artist Membership during one of the specified application periods. Applicants must sign up as General Members and pay their Membership dues prior to submitting the application and jurying fee for Signature Artist Membership.

 

Signature Artist Membership is a juried status conferred to artists with bodies of work that exhibit a high level of skill in their chosen medium/media and reflect the Club’s mission to promote quality representational art. To be considered for Signature Membership, artists must submit the online application and pay the jurying fee ($100). Applications will undergo careful review by a panel of 5 independent jurors, comprised of accomplished representational artists, at least one of whom works in three-dimensional media.

​Jurors have undergone a thorough vetting process involving nomination by the Heartland Art Club Artist Advisory Committee and confirmation by the Heartland Art Club Board of Directors. The composition of the jury panel changes with each submission period.

We accept applications for any Member in good standing for Signature Membership through the online application form during the application period. Applicants are asked to provide 10 samples of their finest representational artwork for evaluation by the jury panel. Notification of jury results is sent out after the application period closes and jurors have completed their evaluations of all applicants.

Yes, unless otherwise specified in the exhibit prospectus. Artists must be members in good standing at the time of the exhibit application deadline. If artists are not yet members, but would like to submit to a show, we request that artists complete the membership process by paying their annual dues prior to applying for the juried show.

Membership dues must be paid each year to maintain your membership status. To verify membership status, please send an e-mail to art@heartlandartclub.org with the subject line “Current Membership Standing.” In the body of the e-mail, please include the full name and e-mail address that you provided when you joined HAC.