Reimagined Guild Membership Debuts in April 2025!

The Guild has gone through tremendous change in the past two years. 

To deepen our mission for equity, we are working to grant all members full voting rights and implementing a “Select As You Wish” tiered membership model. This new model will debut in April and take effect on July 1, 2025. The self-selection tiers ensure equitable access and increase the benefits offered to all members including individuals within the community arts ecosystem and organizations. More information and details about this new structure will be announced in April.

Refining the Membership Process

In order to update our internal systems and databases to reflect this membership change, we will not be accepting NEW members for 30 days from March 1 - March 31. If you are a current member and your membership renewal is due during this time, you will still be able to renew your membership at the Pay-As-You-Can rate. You will also be legacied, or rolled over, into our new membership structure when it debuts in April.

All Guild programming is still active and happening! This is only a short-term, temporary internal system update that affects prospective, or new, members who want to sign up during this time. Check out our amazing upcoming programming on our website! And if you are from a current Full Member Organization, please make sure to VOTE on by-law changes (email sent on Tuesday, February 25) that will support this new equitable membership model!

TLDR; How Does This Affect Me Now?

  • Current Members: Your current member benefits continue! If you are due for a renewal, you can do so at a Pay-As-You-Can” price through June 30, 2025. Explore current programs and networks here. Don't forget to VOTE on the Membership By-Law recommendations and join our Special Member Meeting on March 24, 12:00 PM EST for a preview of new membership offerings. Register here for the meeting.
  • Prospective Members: Thank you for wanting to join us! If you are interested in being a member and would like a Guild staff member to follow up with you in April, fill out this form here. If you are interested in participating in a program available for current members only during this time, reach out to programs@nationalguild.org.

We are truly excited about this next chapter for the National Guild and look forward to sharing more updates with you soon.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at guildinfo@nationalguild.org.

Published: March 01, 2025