Membership is by invitation, but there are opportunities for people interested in joining to put themselves forward.
The benefits of membership include:
- a lively progamme of 17 lectures on an eclectic array of subjects put together by the current Master
- free sandwiches after the talks and occasional candle-lit suppers for £15 a person
- wittily written Proceedings & Notes giving a full account of the lectures
- two newsletters a year
- 40% off the hire of any of the Guild rooms
- outings arranged by the Master or others – often out-of-hours or to places not normally open
- social events such as parties, theatricals and film nights
- exhibition opportunities
- access to the library (documenting arts and crafts connections)
- life drawing sessions at very reasonable rates
- publicity on the website
- networking with other architects and craftspeople.
All this is included in an annual fee of £88 for ordinary membership (see Categories of Membership for the full fee structure).
New members are proposed and seconded by members of the Guild and elected on the basis of a portfolio of work submitted to the General Committee. There are four elections a year.
The Committee is looking for:
- makers and practitioners of distinction or merit in any field of the visual arts and crafts.
- individuals with a role in the Applied Arts who are worthy of recognition at the Guild.
- those sympathetic to the Guild’s values who will contribute to its status.
