Membership Drive - 2008

The Marion Art Center’s Annual Membership drive is now underway.  Entering its fifty-first year, the art center is a viable, lively community center for the arts supported by membership dues and donations.  Classes in art, dance, music, voice, piano and theater are offered year round.  Scholarships are available to students in need.  New exhibitions are installed in the two art galleries every month. In June there is a mini “Art in Bloom” with the Marion Garden Discussion Group.  Concerts, plays, musicals and children’s shows are presented in the theater throughout the year. Volunteers serve on the Board of Directors, Exhibition Committee and Theater Committee and host special events like “Arts in the Park,” The Buzzards Bay Musicfest, the Marion Halloween Parade and create a float for the 4^th of July parade.  

Membership is open to everyone. Members receive monthly invitations to gallery openings, quarterly Newsletters, discounts on classes and tickets and attend gala special events. There are many levels of participation.  Artist members are eligible to be included in the two semi-annual Members Shows.  The next Members Show opens on Friday, August 29^th and runs through October 1^st.  For more information call (508) 748-1266 or stop in during gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 pm and Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm. 

The Exhibition Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 19^th at 4 pm.  Artists wishing to be considered for a show in 2009 should bring in six original framed pieces or supply  images via website, photos or CD for jurying, plus a current resume and price list.