Membership Information and Application

Annual dues are payable in January of each year for all members.  For information about renewing, click on link below:

OPS Renewals for 2008

Levels of Membership

    Associate, Unjuried Level                                        $20 Annual
     Professional, Juried by Admissions Panel                  $30 Annual
     Signature, Juried by Outside Juror/Jury                    $40 Annual

Benefits of Membership for Associate Members

Benefits of Membership for Professional Members

Benefits of Membership for Signature Members

Please read the Application Process "before" paying your dues.
 

 Mailing Address
for Checks or Money Orders

Oil Pastel Society, PO Box 390114, Snellville, GA 30039-0002

or

PayPal is available for all applicants. You will need to enter the $amount that you are paying and choose to pay with an existing account or choose to pay without an account. You do not have to set up a PayPal account to use PayPal. If you have any questions, please contact
membership @ oilpastelsociety.com.

Application Process

Submit your name, address, phone # and category that you are applying for to
membership@oilpastelsociety.com. Please include your method of payment. If you are applying by US mail, please include all the above information.

Associate Membership

Associate dues ($20) must be received before your application is accepted. Dues can be paid by check in U.S. funds, U.S. Postal Money Order, International Money
Order, and thru PayPal (see link above). The mailing address for dues is Oil Pastel Society, PO Box 390114, Snellville, GA 30039-0002. Checks and money orders should be made out to: Oil Pastel Society and payable in U.S.funds.  

Gallery bio and up to five (5) jpg images should be emailed to images@oilpastelsociety.com.  Images should be 72 ppi and no larger than 500 pixels in either length or width.  If you have questions, please contact membership@oilpastelsociety.com.  Please provide the Title, Size, and the Surface information for your images with your bio. Do not include any pricing information. All images submitted must be "oil pastel medium". Images should show the painting surface only - no framing or text should show on the image. Your gallery page is a benefit of membership and can be set up at any time after dues are paid.

Professional Membership

The Professional level of membership is to recognize artists who have achieved a high degree of professionalism in their work.  The images submitted for review should demonstrate a mature style and a consistency of vision in one’s approach.  Regardless of style or subject matter, the artist should show a confident handling of the oil pastel media with a strong command of composition, values and color.

 Although, not the most important part of the panel's deliberation, the bio is an important aspect of the artist's application and should include some evidence of show or gallery participation and who the artist studied with, be it college, self-taught, or mentored.

The five (5) images of your work, bio, and any other information submitted will be juried by an Admissions Panel and you will be notified if you have attained the Professional level. There is no additional fee for jurying at this level.

Please see the notice about dues in the Associate Membership Category for payment options. You will need to pay dues after the panel has sent notification of their decision in the amount of $30 (U.S.funds). When the dues have been received, your gallery page will be added to the site. PayPal is available for international payments. If you are already an Associate member, you should provide five new images for the panel's review based on the above criteria. The balance of $10 for that year's membership level can be paid after the jury's decision is made.

Gallery bio and five (5) jpg images should be emailed to images@oilpastelsociety.com.  Images should be 72 ppi and no larger than 500 pixels in either length or width. If you have questions, please contact membership@oilpastelsociety.com.  Please provide the Title, Size, and the Surface information for your images with your bio. Do not include any pricing information. All images submitted must be "oil pastel medium". Images should show the painting surface only - no framing or text should show on the image.

Signature Membership

Signature Membership, and the ability to add the O.P.S. initials after the artist signature, will be the achievement by an artist in reaching a level of excellence, both in their artistic creativity and in the use of oil pastels as a fine art medium.  Professional members whose dues are up-to-date are eligible to apply.  Jurying for Signature Membership will be by a panel selected from the current Signature members. A Professional member may apply for Signature membership at any time during the year. A high standard will be set for the Signature applicant - a shown level of professionalism with the oil pastel medium, current show or gallery participation, strong participation and support of the Oil Pastel Society, and a shown desire to further oil pastels as a fine art medium.

How to Apply for Signature Membership

All manner of subjects and styles may be submitted.  All artwork submitted must be original and not copied from any other artists, published materials, or photographs not made by yourself. All artwork should be done completely by yourself, not in a workshop or the presence of a teacher. If using an underpainting, the surface must be predominantly oil pastel.

The quality of the artwork on all five images should be equal. Poor quality on one can effect the jury process for all of your images.

You will be notified of the panel's decision as soon as possible by email. The panel process can take several weeks depending on the schedules of the jurors.

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