Full Membership
Full Members are dedicated professional artists who have developed a cohesive body of work, seeking to expand their audience, collector base, and stature, while enjoying an vibrant, supportive professional community. Full Members participate in staffing, operations, and decision-making of the gallery. Two Full Members mount concurrent solo exhibitions about every 2.5 years in our spacious gallery, with each artist granted approximately 1,000 sq. feet of exhibition space. Full Members actively exhibit as a group at premier off-site locations such as museums, university affiliated galleries, and sculpture parks. Our street facing window vitrines display rotating exhibitions of small-scale Full Member works. Full Members are offered the opportunity to sell unlimited works in our online store.
Full Membership is perfect for artists interested in being part of a landmark sculptors cooperative, including emerging and established artists, and in exhibiting their work in a highly visible and well established Boston gallery. Full Members enjoy an active role in gallery operations, and have the opportunity to curate exhibitions, gain an understanding of the gallery business, grow their network, and be a part of a unique professional community sharing practices, opportunities and skills.
Application Deadline April 15, 2024. There is no fee to apply.
Questions? Contact us at bostonsculptors@gmail.com We’re happy to help!
Full Membership Benefits
A solo exhibition at the gallery every 2.5 years on average. Our 2,000 square foot space runs two concurrent solo shows per exhibition slot.
Sales commission of 70% to the artist and 30% to the Gallery on sales up to $10,000 annually (90% to artist on sales over $10,000)
A full page on the Boston Sculptors Gallery website and online store
Gallery coordinated premier off-site exhibitions at museums, sculpture parks and university affiliated galleries
Email newsletter to 2700+ recipients bi-monthly
Art New England and ArtScope listings
Comprehensive online listings of member exhibitions
Feature in Boston Sculptors Anniversary catalogs
Participation in group shows
Rotating opportunity to exhibit in the windows gallery
Individual artist binder in gallery
Ongoing promotion of Full Member exhibitions through our comprehensive press list, as well as on social media and our website
The shared support, energy, and intellect of 37 sculptors to facilitate networking, problem solving, access to resources and opportunities, and socializing.
Full Member Responsibilities
Annual dues of $1650, paid in September for the upcoming year. Payment installment plans available upon request.
Minimum 2-year commitment
Gallery sit and assist with exhibition receptions (approximately 7 days per year)
Serve on 1-2 operations committees
Attend 6 membership meetings per year
Attend as many Boston Sculptors events as possible
Participate in annual group fundraising exhibitions
Assist with special projects including marketing, outreach, installation, etc.
Pay for the promotion of your exhibitions, including postcard printing and mailing to the Boston Sculptors mailing list, (approximately $350 total), as well as a portion of advertising and signage (approximately $200 each).
Pay for refreshments for your exhibition receptions and/or events.
Prospectus
Boston Sculptors Gallery is conducting an open call to fill member positions, with new memberships effective September 1, 2022.
A pre-selection committee will review all applicants and select a shortlist of finalists. Current Boston Sculptors Gallery Full Members will review the finalists’ applications and vote on new members.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024
Criteria for Consideration
Quality of work and body of work.
Artists are expected to present thoughtful work that displays consistent aesthetic, conceptual and technical integrity.
Ability to mount exhibitions and perform member responsibilities. This includes adherence to schedules and deadlines, timely delivery of press materials, and stewardship of the gallery.
Members are expected to work independently and with the Gallery Director to ensure all necessary tasks are accomplished.
Eligibility
All artists regardless of age, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identification, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or physical disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Members are required to gallery sit approximately 7 times a year and serve on an operational or exhibition committee. Full membership is geographically limited to those within a two-hour drive of the gallery.
While submission of artists’ resumes/CVs is required, artists who do not have substantial exhibition histories are invited to apply.
Artists working in new media are encouraged to apply.
Artists may work in a single medium or embrace several mediums
Boston Sculptors Gallery is open to work exploring social, cultural, historical, intellectual, and/or political concepts.
Visit bostonsculptors.com to see the work of current members.
