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.

    • 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

  • 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!

  • 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!

Bronze Tier

  • The bronze tier is a great option for artists still early in their careers. Gain access to a bi-monthly list of exclusive Calls for Art, Artist Opportunities, and Discounted submissions to all of our shows. For the price of a cup of coffee, you can gain access to more opportunities to advance your artist career!

  • Our Bronze Tier Membership is $7 a month, or $70 a year ($19 savings) with our subscription service.

SilverTier

  • The silver tier is great for mid-level artists who are looking to take their career to the next level. You’ll gain access to our bi-monthly list mentioned in the bronze tier as well as help from our staff to take your career to the next level. We can help with professionally documenting art, your portfolio, your artist’s statement, and more.

  • Our Silver tier membership is $21 a month or $230 a year ($22 savings) through our subscription service.

Gold Tier

  • 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.

  • Our gold tier membership is $50 a month or $550 a year ($50 savings) through our subscription service.

FAQs

  • 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.

  • 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.)

  • 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!

Terms & Conditions

  • Subscriptions will renew monthly on the day you sign up for the Represented Artist Subscription with an email from our team two days prior reminding you of the upcoming payment. Late payments are discouraged, but we allow a three day grace period if needed. 

  • Our team will take a __% fee from all work sold through our gallery. This includes works sold through our online gallery and our physical storefront.

  • You’re able to cancel your subscription anytime. However, if you’ve already paid for the month, we don’t issue refunds.