| Download Coupon for membership at CWW (PDF Document) |
| Well,
even though CWW was featured in the New York Times with the headline:
“A Gallery That’s Almost A Museum”, we obviously don’t
presume to compare ourselves to MOMA, but, unlike most institutions
of even our own size, we do offer exhibition opportunities as a free
benefit to our artist members. Most not-for-profit galleries and museums have membership programs that offer free passes to “special” receptions, an obligatory newsletter, and 10% off “museum quality” pencil sharpeners from the gift shop. CWW is different. We are an artists’ advocacy organization and our policies reflect just that. Yes, your membership contributions are very important to our survival, but we view membership as an integral part of our mission to give new and emerging artists a chance to exhibit in a respected professional venue. Each year CWW exhibits the work of 150-200 artists in our on-site, off-site and traveling exhibitions, including more than 50% of all our member artists...Since almost all our shows are curated by guest, independent curators who may propose any artist for exhibition (whether a member or not), the extensive inclusion of CWW members is a tribute not only to our policy of strictly requiring every curator to examine the work of each current member, but to the overall high quality of the work in our slide registry. We strongly believe that a 50/50 chance for exhibition is an excellent value for a $25 artist membership, especially when you consider CWW's outstanding record of receiving press reviews for our shows (consistently in the New York Times, plus numerous others in the Star Ledger and other publications). In fact, the majority of all our shows since 1988 have been reviewed. This is a phenomenal record, especially when compared to most for-profit galleries. |
