Membership Rates
General MAASV membership is $40 per calendar year (January 1st through December 31st)
Senior membership (aged 65 and over): $30 per calendar year
Student membership (must provide copy of current year student ID): $20 per calendar year
To join, bring a check made out to "MAASV" to a general membership meeting. Please fill out and print the membership form and bring it with you. Or, send an email with "MAASV" in the subject line to membership@maasv.org. Include your name and phone number in body of the email so that a MAASV representative can contact you. Or, fill out the membership form, and mail it to MAASV. For your convenience you may also pay your annual dues using PayPal or a major credit card. We have included a $2.00 handling fee with your PayPal payment.
MAASV Membership Benefits
Membership Certificate
- Signed and numbered membership certificate
Teamwork
- MAASV general meetings held 6 times per calendar year
- Eligibility to volunteer for committees or become an officer
Workshops, Lectures, and Other Activities
- Advance notice of MAASV organized and members-only activities
- Member discount on MAASV organized workshops and lectures with special guest artists
- Members-only exhibitions and sales to show and sell your latest artwork
- Advanced notice of local metalwork-focused field trips
- Biannual tools and materials group purchase to take advantage of quantity discounts
Newsletter
- Quarterly email newsletter in PDF format
Website (in progress)
- Free posting of 2 images of member's work in the Gallery area on guild website (in accordance with image file specifications)
- Access to members-only area of MAASV website containing:
...Artist’s forum for member networking
and metal arts information
...Support and technical advice
...Resource listings
...Back issues of the newsletter
...Membership roster
Educational Endowments
- Eligibility to apply for annual MAASV grant
Free Trial
Be our guest when you attend your first meeting, if it's not a "Special Meeting." If you decide to join, the membership fee structure applies (see the membership application for details.) Special meetings and workshops are not included in the "one free first meeting" offer.