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Benefits of Membership

A 12-month membership to the Contemporary is your ticket to excellence, experimentation, and education in all forms of contemporary art.

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Every membership, at every level, includes the following benefits and privileges:
• Free, unlimited access to the galleries and Resource Room
• Free admission to all exhibition openings
• Free admission to most public events, including artist talks; workshops & lectures; film & video screenings; and more
• All institutional mailings and e-mail announcements
• 10% discount on the purchase of Contemporary publications and t-shirts and Nexus Press books
• Invitation participate in the Annual Meeting

Individual membership ($35)
• Full membership benefits and privileges for one

Senior Citizen (55+) membership ($25)
• Full membership benefits and privileges for one at a discounted rate

Student membership ($25)
• Full membership benefits and privileges for one at a discounted rate

Artist Membership ($25) includes full membership benefits and privileges for one at the discounted rate, plus all the components of the Contemporary's Artist Survival Skills, a program designed to provide information, feedback, training, resources, access, and networking opportunities to enable artists to strategically advance their careers. The program includes:
• Panels, lectures, and workshops
• Public 15 Minutes presentations
• Portfolio Review opportunities (*exclusively available to Contemporary members)
• 15 Minutes sessions - one-on-one conversations about art and career with the curator (*exclusively available to Contemporary members)

Dual or Family ($55)
• Full membership benefits and privileges for two family members

Patron level memberships

All Patron memberships include :
• Full membership benefits and privileges
• Exclusive invitations to Patron Previews (in advance of the public exhibition opening) with complimentary beverages and hors d'oeuvres
• 20% discount on the purchase of Contemporary publications and t-shirts and Nexus Press books
• Public recognition and thanks
• Discount prices on artist multiples

Contributing Patron ($100)
• Full patron benefits and privileges for two (guests at openings and events do not have to be family members)

Supporting Patron ($250)
• Full patron benefits and privileges for four

Sustaining ($500)
• Full patron benefits and privileges for four
• The opportunity to arrange a private tour of the Contemporary's exhibitions with the Curator (by appointment)
• Five one-time dual guest passes ($50 value)

The Avant Garde Society ($1,000)
• Full patron benefits and privileges for four
• Discounted price on the Contemporary's annual Art Trips
• Ten one-time dual guest passes ($100 value)
• Special recognition and thanks

The Curator's Circle ($5000)
• Full Avant Garde Society benefits and privileges for four
• Exclusive invitations to dinners with visiting artists
• Complimentary attendance at collector and other workshops
• The opportunity to give two Contributing Patron-level gift memberships ($200 value)

Donna Mintz, Untitled (house under water), 2006