Join CFAS’s budding artist community through our monthly subscription! With three tiered-levels of membership, no matter what level of artist you consider yourself, CFAS has a membership for you that will help you grow your career.
What’s included?
Our monthly subscription service will give you a quick glance at all of the art opportunities in the Chicago area! We know how busy an artist’s schedule can be, so we want to provide a service that makes it easy for upcoming artists to browse what’s available for them to help further their careers by reaching a broader audience.
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Access to a bi-monthly list of exclusive Calls for Art and Artist Opportunities
Early access to our Calls for Art as well as discounted submission fees
A spot in our online shop as well as our in-person inventory when we table at art fairs around Chicago
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CFAS has been hosting art shows through its gallery in West Town, Chicago for the past four years and its secondary gallery at Art City in Lincoln Park, Chicago for the past year. We've also tabled at West Town Art Walk, Armitage Art Fest, Mayfest, Wells St. Art Fest, as well as many businesses around Chicago. Through our subscription, you'll be able to sell prints, original work, and broaden your reach as an artist!
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Meet other local Chicago artists who are subscribed to our service and gain access to networking opportunities that will connect you with other local artists working in the Chicago area and beyond!
Our Membership Tiers
Bronze Tier
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The bronze tier is a great option for artists still early in their careers. Gain access to a continuously updated list of exclusive Calls for Art and Artist Opportunities. For the price of a cup of coffee, you can gain access to more opportunities to advance your artist career!
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Our Bronze Tier Membership is $7 a month, or $70 a year ($19 savings) with our subscription service.
Silver Tier
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The silver tier is great for mid-level artists who are looking to take their career to the next level.
Continuously Updated Curated Artists’ Opportunities list
Free CFAS and Art City Merch
Free submission of one piece to any CFAS or Art City Group Show
Inclusion in our Members’ Gallery once a month
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Our Silver tier membership is $26 a month or $300 a year ($12 savings) through our subscription service.
Gold Tier
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Our gold tier is for established artists looking for a space to display their work and broaden their audience. We’ll display your work at our many festivals as well as offer your art on our website. For those interested, we even offer gold members a chance to have their own solo show in our gallery spaces.
Continuously Updated Curated Artists’ Opportunities list
Free CFAS and Art City Merch
TWO free submissions to any CFAS or Art City Group Show
Inclusion in our Members’ Gallery once a month
Fast Track to a Solo Show at one of our gallery spaces (CFAS or Art City)
One Promotional Social Media post per month
25% off on our Figure Drawing classes
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Our gold tier membership is $52 a month or $600 a year ($24 savings) through our subscription service.
FAQs
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Artists at any level are recommended to begin with our Silver tier membership, which provides a structured bulletin board curated for artists looking for focused Call for Art opportunities in the Chicago area and the rest of the US.
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Our only requirements are to be engaged in our community and to have a body of artistic work. Even if you have 3 pieces or 50, we want to help artists connect with opportunities that'll help them grow their careers. We also encourage artists to engage with our social media posts on the Gold and Platinum tiers, as part of the subscription includes an artist promotion post on our social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, etc.)
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With our Platinum tier membership, you'll be able to access our photography equipment for professionally documenting your work as well as show a body of work in one of our galleries in Lincoln Park or West Town Chicago. We can also work with you to make high quality prints of your work to sell at the summer fests we attend in Chicago in the Spring and Summer such as West Town Art Walk, Edgewater Art Festival, and more. You'll also have access to networking opportunities to meet other established artists and make new friends!