Join UVA
Download UVA Membership Form. Please fill out the form and send to Upstate Visual Arts, P.O. BOX 10873, Greenville, SC 29603, along with the membership fee of per year.
New - join via our online membership form!
Benefits of Membership
- A free subscription to VISION, the Upstate Visual Arts newsletter featuring up-to-date information about the visual art activities of the organization as well as other activities of interest to its artists and readers.
- Subscription to monthly email canvasses with regional event and exhibition information
- Involvement in the cultural growth and development of our community, particularly in the area of Visual Arts.
- Discounts on UVA exhibition and booth entry fees, both juried and non-juried, throughout the year.
- Discounts at participating art suppliers and businesses
- Invitations to exhibition openings and events that are produced by UVA
- Educational activities with the UVA School of Art
- Seminars and workshops for artists.
- Inclusion in artist database, membership directory, and UVA website
- Invitations to participate in UVA projects (below)
- Referrals and Commissions
- Annual Meeting voting privileges
- Patron members include both individuals and businesses who are interested in the objectives of and contributes to the support of Upstate Visual Arts and are committed to the growth and development of the visual arts within the community. In addition to all of the benefits mentioned above, their membership offers a direct opportunity to help the visual arts flourish in our community.
UVA Projects
- An Affair to Remember (UVA Alzheimer's Gala), held in April
- Art in the Park and the UVA Member Exhibition, held in September
- Artists' Hour—a series of educational forums meeting the first Tuesday of each month, in which guest speakers dialogue with artists and the art-loving community.
- Holiday Gallery, held in December
- UVA School of Art and workshops with recognized instructors, seasonal
- Trading Faces photography exchange with Kortrijk, Belgium, scheduled for May 2006
- Various UVA Exhibits around Greenville
- Three UVA Websites, www.upstatevisualarts.org, www.uvaanaffairtoremember.com, and www.artintheparkgreenville.com
