Membership
Becoming a Friend of WCMA makes you a vital part of our museum community and enables the museum to bring excellence in arts programming to our region.
WCMA Friends are passionate about art, support our teaching mission, and have been inspired by our creative exhibitions and educational programs. The generous contributions of WCMA Friends help shape the next generation of art leaders, artists, and art lovers. Your contribution enable us to bring scholarly, interactive, and participatory art programming to the Williams community, local schools and residents, alumni, and visitors from around the globe. We invite you to join us at any level and help us continue to build a creative and innovative art museum for the 21st century.
Giving Levels
- Faison Fellow $5,000
- Weston Fellow $3,000
- Stoddard Fellow $2,000
- Contemporary Fellow $1,000
- Sustainer $500
- Leader $250
- Patron $100
- Dual/Family $60
- Individual $40
- Student $20
What you receive as a Friend
- Support WCMA’s teaching mission and help train future arts leaders
- Receive a 20% discount and advance notice of sales at WCMA’s shop
- Receive Exhibition and Education Schedules via surface mail or email
- Our Friends are admitted free to many other museums through the Academic Art Museum Reciprocal Program (PDF)
- Your contribution is tax deductible
Contributors at the Dual/Family level receive all of the above for two adults and children under 18. Friends at higher levels receive additional benefits:
Patron
All of the above plus:
- Invitations to private exhibition openings
- Invitations to curator and artist talks
- On-line recognition
Leader
All of the above plus:
- Subscription to emailed curator news and director’s “Insider’s Tips”
- Reserved seating at featured artist talks with pre-registration
Sustainer
All of the above plus:
- Invitation to Study Day or Seminar
- Recognition in WCMA Annual Report
Contemporary Fellow
All of the above plus:
- Invitation to Collecting Seminar
- Invitation to Fall Fellows Weekend
- Select exhibition catalogs
Stoddard Fellow
All of the above plus:
- WCMA-led travel opportunities
- Opportunity for Artist Studio Visit
Weston Fellow
All of the above plus:
- As available opportunity to “tag along” with director/curators to art fairs like Armory Show and Art Basel
- All exhibition catalogs
Faison Fellow
All of the above plus:
- Private behind-the-scenes exhibition tours
- Opportunities for exclusive intimate conversations with major art world figures
