Become a Waterworks Member
Your investment in Salisbury and Rowan County's premier visual arts organization enables Waterworks to meet its mission of providing diverse opportunities in the visual arts for all people through EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION, and OUTREACH programs.
General
Student (18 + ID) - $35
Individual - $100
Family (Household) - $150
Patron - $250 (includes SERM membership)
Director’s Circle
Collector - $500
Artist - $1,000
Printer - $1,500
Sculptor - $2,500
Painter - $5,000
Master - $10,000
$500+ may be paid in 2-4 equal installments over the membership year.
All Director’s Circle levels include both SERM, ROAM, and NARM memberships.
Visionary
Multi-year pledges allow us to confidently plan into the future.
Bronze - $1,500/year for 3 years
Silver - $2,500/year for 3 years
Gold - $5,000/year for 3 years
Platinum - $10,000/year for 3 years
Family-level ($150) and above members includes reciprocal benefits in the Southeastern Reciprocal Membership program. Benefits include free admission to any of the over 190 participating museums throughout the Southeast, plus other member benefits such as discounts in museum shops, and/or discounts on concert/lecture tickets.
Visit https://www.semcdirect.net/reciprocal to view a complete listing of participating museums.
Patron-level ($250) and above includes reciprocal membership in both SERM and ROAM (Reciprocal Organization of associated Museums) member organizations. Member benefits at over 440 museums throughout the United States and Canada.
Visit https://sites.google.com/site/roammuseums/home/list-of-roam-museums to view a complete listing of participating museums.
Collector-level ($500) and above memberships also include membership in the North American Reciprocal Museum program, which adds another 1,319+ art museums and galleries, historical museums and societies, botanical gardens, children’s museums, zoos and more, across the United States , Canada, Bermuda, El Salvador and Mexico, to those offering free admission and member discounts to card holders. To see all museums that participate, visit https://narmassociation.org/members/
Did you know?
82% of ALL donations directly support Waterworks’ education and outreach programs. Thank YOU for your support!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT -
Writing a check to Friends of Rowan (FOR), will DOUBLE your donation, because FOR matches every gift sent dollar for dollar. On the donation form, you can designate where you wish your gift to be directed.
What Your Membership Dollars Help Provide
$100 Individual Membership
One ARTstop class for twenty-five 5th graders
One Summer ARTventures teacher salary for one class
One day of electricity for our facility
Two gallons of paint for art installations
Security for a special event
$150 Family Membership
Scholarship for two Summer ARTventures classes
Instructor salary for an adult class
Eight lightbulbs for the gallery lighting
Six colors of Tempera paint for student art projects (gallon bottles)
One mailing of Exhibition cards
Reciprocal Museum Membership Program Fee (annual)
$250 Patron Membership
Purchase of 400 lbs of clay, enough for 16 students
One ream of 8 x 10 photo paper
Registration forms for Summer ARTventures
Two kiln firings
Drawing paper and markers for two studios
WVAC Accreditation Professional Association Membership
$500 Collector Membership
Art supplies for one, year-long outreach program
One exhibition Opening Reception
Two student exhibitions
ARTstop handout for each 5th grade student
Wall text for two professional exhibitions
$1,000 Artist Membership
Transportation to bring one exhibition to Waterworks
Two Summer ARTventure instructors, each teaching one class (one week)
A new potters wheel
Fine Art Insurance for one month
WVAC website hosting
