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East Tennessee depends upon the support of dedicated people and organizations committed to strengthening our region's arts and culture. Show your support for the rich diversity of East Tennessee's artistic and cultural opportunities by joining the Arts & Culture Alliance today. Membership is open and beneficial to artists, cultural organizations, concerned citizens, educators, public officials, civic leaders, business people, and anyone else who believes in the future of East Tennessee.
Membership form for individuals: Word / PDF
Membership form for organizations: Word / PDF
Return your form and membership dues to:
Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901
(865) 523-7312 fax or email
Membership Benefits
Whether producing art in your private studio or working in the offices of a large cultural organization, the effort to create and nurture our region’s arts and culture does not need to feel like a sentence to solitary confinement. One of the greatest benefits of membership to the Arts & Culture Alliance is an immediate opportunity to connect with other artists, organizations, and supporters who share your concerns, experiences, and vision. Through monthly gallery receptions, political advocacy meetings, social functions, and other events, Alliance members have the opportunity to network and build a community.
The following benefits are available to individual and organizational members. To learn more about additional benefits specific to membership categories, please visit the individual and organizational membership sections.
ArtsFlash! newsletter and other announcements: Our main newsletter goes out around the 1st of each month and contains information on local and national commission opportunities, residencies, events, workshops, conferences, local and national news, job opportunities, and more. View a sample here (PDF). A second, shorter newsletter goes out around the 15th of each month (e-mail memberships only) and includes last-minute and late-breaking announcements.
Bi-weekly cultural calendar (e-mail memberships only): Contains a summary of events occuring between either the 1st-15th or 15th-1st of each month as pulled from our calendar of events at www.moretoknoxville.com. Easy to print and reference! View a sample here (PDF).
Publicity Guide: We offer a comprehensive listing of media outlets and contacts to help our members with marketing and publicity.
Arts & Culture Membership Directory: This directory lists and provides descriptive information, images, and contact information for area artists and arts and culture organizations. View the directory of current individual members and organizational members.
Health insurance: Fractured Atlas offers free Associate Memberships to current Alliance members, making them eligible to enroll in any of several low-cost healthcare plans that Fractured Atlas has available. Access to liability insurance is also available. Read this PDF for more information.
Web site: Increasing the public’s awareness of the arts and culture industry through the publication of a web site featuring contact information for member artists and organizations, links to member websites, and a calendar of events. We also promote our members through the Emporium Center's web site and via Facebook.
Advocacy Assistance: Including personal meetings and receptions with elected officials, distribution of advocacy alerts, letter-writing campaigns, arranging for participation in Arts Advocacy Day, and making available mailing labels for Tennessee Arts Commissioners, city, county, and state representatives.
Event Calendar: Increasing the public’s awareness of the arts and culture industry through a comprehensive events calendar at www.moretoknoxville.com.
Networking Opportunities: Invitations for members to participate in a variety of networking opportunities, including community forums on the need for continued funding and other public policy issues, civic leadership programs, candidate forums, event openings, receptions, the Alliance annual meeting, and other activities.
Emporium rental discounts: Members receive discounted rental rates for the Emporium Annex, a community space featuring a 2,000 sq. ft studio with wooden floors and a 1,000 sq. ft community room with carpeting, a table, and padded chairs.
Bulk Mailing: Members have access to the Alliance's bulk mailing permit for discounts on mailing costs.
Additional individual member benefits
Emporium Center gallery: Showcasing the work of local artists and organizations on a regular basis throughout the year and introducing visitors to artists from within the region. Read more here: www.theemporiumcenter.com
Exhibition opportunities: In addition to new monthly exhibitions at the Emporium Center, the Alliance rotates artwork in the City Mayor's office and the County Mayor's office twice a year.
Jerry’s Club Membership: Individual members can purchase membership in Jerry’s Club from Jerry’s Artarama, the region’s largest resource for art supplies and discount framing, entitling members to 10% off all non-sale purchases. Purchase membership for $9.95 ($25 value).
Additional organizational member benefits
Co-Op Advertising/Marketing: Coordinating our members efforts in the Penny Performances program: www.penny4arts.com
KnoxTIX: Offering a full-service box office for our members to sell their tickets.
Access to help with Arts Build Communities Grants and other Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC) grants
Access to help with Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) Eligibility
Museums of Knoxville and Performing Arts Organizations committees: These committees, consisting of member-elected representatives of organizations, meet semi-regularly to discuss needs and guide the development of Alliance programs to best serve the organizational membership.
