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Become a Member

Membership at the Art Students League is an essential part of building your career and connecting to a community of likeminded artists.

About the Membership

Connect with a network fellow artists and access exclusive benefits

League Members fulfill our founders’ mission by meeting the objectives laid out in the Art Students League constitution: the maintenance of an academic school of art, and the cultivation of a spirit of fraternity among art students.

Their commitment has enabled the League and its artists to thrive for nearly 150 years.

To this day, becoming a League Member is a considered milestone achievement that reflects an artist’s commitment and potential, as well as their acceptance into a network of artists who learn, grow, and succeed together.

Membership Benefits

Membership will give you access to fellow artists, special opportunities, and exclusive benefits that can help you develop as a student and an artist.

Receive VIP invitations
Attend special events and exclusive member previews of exhibitions and art sales.
Attend free sketch sessions
Access our weekday Open Sketch sessions for free, and receive a discount on weekend Open Sketch admission.
Apply to exclusive grants
The League offers several exciting grants opportunities that are only open to League Members in good standing—including travel grants that fund study abroad.
Promote your work to our network
League Members can submit exhibitions, announcements, and more to be included in our comprehensive newsletter and possibly featured on social media.
Vote to help govern the League
League members elect the League's Board of Control—which is comprised of your fellow members. The Board reports back to membership in an open forum several times a year.
Get discounts at local businesses
Several local businesses in the Midtown area offer discounts exclusive to League members—these include museums and restaurants.
Buy Member tickets to the Dream Ball
Members receive a preferred price of admission for our legendary annual party that dates back to the 1920s, and includes a costume contest and an open bar.
Serve on the League's Board of Control
The League's Board of Control is made up of Members—in addition to voting new Board members in, you may choose to run for a spot on the Board and serve.
Member Benefits

Midtown loves League Members

We partner with local businesses and major institutions around the city to offer discounts to League Members. Use your member card to receive up to 15% off at restaurants, such as the Brooklyn Diner, student admission rates at museums, like MoMA, and 10% off art supplies at stores like Artist & Craftsman and Blick.

Join us today

Any student who has completed at least 210 hours of studio classes at the Art Students League is eligible to apply for membership.

Prospective members are nominated by current members and voted in during the Members Business Meeting according to the procedure outlined in the League's constitution.

After 10 years as a member in good standing, members become life members, and dues are no longer required.

To learn more about how to become a member, click the link below.