Membership/Support

Become a Member

The Charleston Artist Guild has an active membership that meets regularly to exchange ideas, learn, exhibit, and contribute to our local community. We welcome new members every day.

The guild operates a members' gallery, sponsors numerous juried art shows, promotes art-related educational workshops and has active community outreach programs.

Some of the many benefits of membership

CAG Sponsored Shows, (one must be an Exhibiting (juried member to participate, except in the Piccolo show))

Holiday Show
Annual Members' Show
First Federal's People's Choice Show
Piccolo Festival during Spoleto
Signature Art Show
Spring/Fall Sidewalk Art Show

CAG Education and Workshops

Free entrance to Magnolia Plantation Gardens, Middleton Place Gardens and Drayton Hall to paint, sketch or just dream!!!! Numerous workshop opportunities throughout the year by accomplished artists

CAG Outreach and Volunteer Programs

High School Artistic Merit Awards
ASCEND — partial college scholarship competition for high school students
The arts for the elderly and inner city youth.
The Special Education Arts Awards Competition
The Arts of the Alzheimer's for patients in local nursing homes

Membership Renewal

Membership fees are due in July each year. A renewal package will be sent to each member prior to that.

Member Dues:

Regular Member - $50 annually
(July 1 - June 30 of the following year)

Prorated for new members as follows:

October - December: $40
January - March: $30
April - June: $20

Student/Teacher Member - $25 annually

Support the CAG

The CAG has many active community outreach programs that wouldn't exist without your help and support.

Please make checks payable to "CAG" and mail along with your application to:

CAG
PO Box 21086
Charleston, SC 29413-1086

Patron Levels
Benefactor — $2,500 or more
Sponsor — $1,000
Art Scholar — $500
Art Collector — $250
Art Lover — $100
Artist Friend — $60

Articles and Bylaws

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Standing Rules

PDF (18 KB)

Amended Articles

PDF (35 KB)