WGA Benefits

Enjoy all the Benefits The Woburn Guild of Artists has to offer!

For a small annual dues of $25 you can take part in one of the most fun, creative, and educational local art organizations! Take advantage of all these wonderful benefits!

Free admission to all Monthly Demonstrations!
Members are welcome to learn assorted artistic tips and tricks, and gain a formal education in the arts, by attending monthly WGA demonstrations presented by prominent professional artists, in various media. All demonstrations are free to paid members.

Workshops with noted artists!
Day long Workshops, featuring noted professional artists, working in different mediums, are held locally for all to attend, including the public! Members are discounted twenty percent of the original cost!

Annual Open Art Exhibition
The Guild features an Annual Art Exhibition,which is open for community participation, that is judged by prominent professional judges. Multiple ribbons and awards, and cash prizes, are given in different categories. There are "Special Sponsored" awards given by assorted sponsors. There are "Student" awards and community voted awards, like the "Peoples Choice" award, and the "Amateur" and "Most Improved" award given to deserving artists.
Cash awards are given for "Best of Show" by a member, a Student member, an Amateur member, and First Place winners, all in good standing.

Weekly Thursday Night Art Group
An informal painting group of members meets every Thursday night to practice their craft, and hone their skills, to talk about different styles, and tips on various mediums. It is open for all members for instruction, tips, techniques, and ideas, It is always a relaxed, fun, and rewarding, evening. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend!

Critique Nights
We have quarterly Thursday night sessions at the New Horizons, Terrace Lounge, where a group of artist members will bring some of their artwork to be critiqued. You would be surprised what a new set of talented eyes will see! Quality points that may help you improve your design! Note in the calendar the "Critique Nights".

Community Events Participation
The Woburn Guild of Artists works close with other fine city organizations, to assist and educate the community in the arts, and to take a fun part in all the different events those organizations and the city have to offer!

Member Exhibits
The Guild has set up professional acquaintances with Banks, Galleries, and Businesses, and more, who are constantly linviting us to exhibit our members artwork. If you think you have a good arrangement of artwork, WGA will gladly work with you and assist you with interested banks, businesses, and galleries, for you to exhibit.
If you have a small amount of work you would like to show, you may want to partner in with another WGA member. Please "Contact us". We usually have a list of names too.

Painting Day Trips
Enjoy working your craft "de plein-aire". The Guild coordinates small groups of artists, car-pooling to assorted sites like, Preservations, Historic Sites, Nurseries, Farms, and local areas, to enjoy the day painting, or photographing, or to picnic! All are welcome!

Museum and Gallery Tours
The Guild coordinates small groups of interested individuals, by car-pooling or bus, to enjoy the day visiting various Museums, and Galleries that feature noted artists or events that may prove of interest to many of our members and community. All are welcome!

Discounts on all Workshop, Exhibit, and Tour fees
The Guild constantly tries to limit the amount of costs associated to its members. We pay special attention in establishing circumstances that will lighten costs associated with events such as Workshops, Exhibits, and Tours. Because of the numbers involved who participate being a member allows you 20% of Workshop fees. Members are discounted on exhibition fees. You make back the original dues and more!

Bi-Monthly WGA Newsletter
The WGA Newsletter is filled with a vast amount of information! It presents the dates and times of all demonstrations and events. It highlights demonstrated speakers. It shows off what members are up to, whether it is their gallery showings, awards they've won, or what they will be doing next. The newsletter presents quality information and/or just pictures of fun times the members enjoy!

Personal Publicity in various Publications and the Website
The Guild likes to show off all our members talents! Our close association with various news publications allows us to promote our members activities. Our newsletter reaches out much further than just to members. It also is found in local art stores and community locales. WGA has an extensive e-mail list to various other organizations and broad based businesses that broadcasts to thousands, those same member activities. We intend to get the word out!

Arts Education!
By you participating in all of these benefits the Guild has to offer, your learning curve will take off and improve dramatically! Speaker's demonstrations always prove to be beneficial with acquiring all sorts of knowledge and information. Our Thursday night get-togethers, in
a relaxed atmosphere allow conversations with "Like Minded Talented Associates".

How could you pass up such an incredible ability to learn more of what you've always loved to do? It is a no brainer!

Join the Woburn Guild of Artists!

The Woburn Guild of Artists Application Form

Application Form

Fill out this form completely and mail as directed.
Please bookmark this WGA site so it is easy for you to return!