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Membership
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Most museum members have a special area of interest - a particular medium or period that holds a powerful attraction. The museum's special interest groups can help you turn curiosity into connoisseurship with programs designed around fostering deep appreciation of your chosen area. Get to know curators, share experiences with fellow aficionados - even take trips to see important exhibitions and collections. Join one of these groups and you not only support the museum's activity in that area, but you and other members also contribute immeasurably to the cultural life of the community by enhancing the level of connoisseurship in Cleveland.
The Contemporary Art Society of the Cleveland Museum of Art explores the art of our time.
Purpose: Encourage, support, and stimulate the collection and study of the visual arts at the museum and among members.
$125 Annual dues
$250 Contributing
For more information please call the museum's Department of Contemporary Art and Photography 216-707-2403.
The Friends of African and African-American Art
This affiliate group was founded to promote the appreciation of works
created by artists of the African diaspora. Our goal is to increase
public awareness of this art through educational opportunities and to
encourage collecting of these works throughout the community, and to
generate funds to acquire works for the museum. $75 Annual Dues
For more information please call 216-707-6860.
Friends of Photography is for museum members who are interested in photography and dedicated to the growth of the CMA photography collection.
Purpose: Cultivate knowledge of the art and history of photography, promote private collecting, and generate funds with which to acquire works for the museum.
Annual dues
$100 Individual
$150 Household
$250 Patron
$500 Benefactor
For more information please call the museum's Department of Contemporary Art and Photography 216-707-2405.
The Musart Society supports the great tradition of music at the museum.
Purpose: The society underwrites the Musart Series of free chamber music and helps pay for the Gala Music Series. Members receive reduced prices for tickets and bi-monthly mailings of concert information.
$25 Annual dues
$50 Sustaining
$100 Patron
$200+ Benefactor
For more information, please call the department of musical arts 216-707-2282.
The Painting and Drawing Society is for museum members who are interested in European and American old master and early modern paintings and drawings (before 1945).
Purpose: To educate members, encourage collecting, and support the growth of the painting and drawing collections of the museum through purchases and gifts. The Society offers lectures, educational programs, special tours of museum exhibitions, and organizes collecting trips every year.
$200 Initiation fee
Annual dues
$150 Single members
$200 Family members
$100 Young members (under age 40)
$300 Patron
For more information, please call June de Phillips 216-707-2417.
The Print Club of Cleveland supports the department of prints and drawings.
Purpose: Augment by purchase and gift the print and drawing collections of the museum, stimulate interest and appreciation of old master through contemporary prints and drawings, and encourage private collecting. The club offers lectures and educational programs, and sponsors the annual Fine Print Fair. Membership is limited to 250.
$150 Initiation fee
$200 Annual dues
$300 Benefactor
For more information, please call the department of prints and drawings 216-707-2241.
The Textile Art Alliance supports the department of textiles.
Purpose: Encourage and maintain interest in the textile arts, generate funds with which to acquire works for the museum, and further understanding and appreciation of textiles by offering lectures, workshops, and exhibitions.
Annual dues
$10 Student
$25 Active
$50 Sustaining
$75 Patron
For more information, please call the Department of Textiles 216-707-2256.
The Trideca Society focuses on progressive design from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. Its activities include slide-lectures delivered by specialists and visits to relevant exhibitions, artist's studios, private collections, and architectural sites in the vicinity of Cleveland and in more distant locales.
Annual dues
$75 Individual
$100 Household
For more information, please call Carol Ciulla 216-707-2413.
Young Friends of the Cleveland Museum of Art was created to entertain and educate northeast Ohio's young professionals in the various aspects of the visual arts. The group enjoys unique opportunities such as guided tours and social events at the museum. The Young Friends plan and host an annual benefit and provide volunteer support for museum events such as the Parade the Circle Celebration. Service on the executive board and committees offers many opportunities to become actively involved with one of the nation's finest museums.
Members of Young Friends receive special benefits for annual dues of $30 (individual) or $50 (couple). Monthly educational events typically involve a tour of a gallery or an exhibition with a curator or museum staff member, visits to local art collections, and architectural walking tours. Other unique "off-site" events also occur regularly.
To join Young Friends, stop by the museum or any CMA store and complete a membership application. Membership applications can also be obtained by calling the Development Office at 216-707-2595 weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm.
Click here to learn more about Young
Friends and view their current calendar of events.
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