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Membership

Beginning in 1931, the Friends of Art was established to support exhibitions and bolster the artistic life on campus. Today, when you join Friends of Art at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (MHCAM), you join an incredible legacy of more than 90 years of giving in support of the arts at Mount Holyoke College.

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Click here to complete an online Friends of Art membership form.

Why join Friends of Art?

As a Friends of Art member, your donation directly supports the Museum’s most essential work. Your gift makes our dynamic exhibitions and programming possible, including our signature Teaching with Art program. Not only does your donation ensure the successful daily operations of the Museum, it also provides meaningful opportunities for people of all ages to connect with art.

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A year’s membership offers a variety of benefits:

  • Your support keeps the museum free for everyone
  • Stay up-to-date about upcoming exhibition openings, lectures, student-led tours and other event programs with our eblast newsletter
  • Receive subscription to annual MHCAM Magazine, featuring in-depth looks at our exhibitions, new acquisitions, and Teaching with Art program
  • Enjoy reciprocal benefits at other museums and cultural institutions

Depending on which membership level you choose, you may be eligible for additional benefits. No matter what your gift or membership level, we value your contribution and support. To learn more, please see below.

Membership Levels and Benefits

Current Student
FREE

  • Receive our eblast newsletter to stay up-to-date about upcoming exhibition openings, lectures, student-led tours and other event programs
  • MHCAM Magazine & swag gift
  • Invitation to group tour with Museum Director once a year
  • Complimentary admission and/or discounts at various college and university art museums. Download the complete list of participating museums

Recent Alum
$18.37

  • All Supporter membership benefits for MHC graduates of the last 5 years

Supporter
$50

Sustainer
$100

Special benefit:

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

Partner/Family
$250

Special benefit:

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

Ambassador
$500

Special benefit:

  • Invitation to regional Pop-Up art tours

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

Curator's Circle
$1,000

Special benefit:

  • Opportunity to attend art tour with an MHCAM curator

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

Director's Circle Associate
$1,500

Special benefit:

  • Invitation to travel domestically with the Museum Director on annual three-day Director's Circle trip, held in the spring. Includes behind-the-scenes visits to museums, artist studios, galleries, and private collections. Click here and learn more

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

Director's Circle Patron
$2,500

Special benefit:

  • Early-bird registration to annual spring Director's Circle trip

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

  • Invitation to travel domestically with the Museum Director on annual three-day Director's Circle trip, held in the spring. Includes behind-the-scenes visits to museums, artist studios, galleries, and private collections. Click here and learn more
  • Opportunity to attend art tour with an MHCAM curator
  • Invitation to regional Pop-Up art tours
  • Complimentary membership in the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) for two adults and children (14 & under). Includes free and/or discounted admission to over 1,300 cultural institutions including art, science, and children’s museums as well as historical sites, botanical gardens, and zoos.​ Download a complete list of participating institutions
  • Complimentary admission and/or discounts at various college and university art museums. Download the complete list of participating museums
  • Recognition in biennial Stewardship Report
  • MHCAM Magazine
  • Receive our eblast newsletter to stay up-to-date about upcoming exhibition openings, lectures, student-led tours and other event programs

Director's Circle Benefactor
$5,000

Special benefit:

  • Opportunity to observe a Teaching with Art class at the Museum, by appointment

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

  • Early-bird registration to annual spring Director's Circle trip
  • Invitation to travel domestically with the Museum Director on annual three-day Director's Circle trip, held in the spring. Includes behind-the-scenes visits to museums, artist studios, galleries, and private collections. Click here and learn more
  • Opportunity to attend art tour with an MHCAM curator
  • Invitation to regional Pop-Up art tours
  • Complimentary membership in the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) for two adults and children (14 & under). Includes free and/or discounted admission to over 1,300 cultural institutions including art, science, and children’s museums as well as historical sites, botanical gardens, and zoos.​ Download a complete list of participating institutions
  • Complimentary admission and/or discounts at various college and university art museums. Download the complete list of participating museums
  • Recognition in biennial Stewardship Report
  • MHCAM Magazine
  • Receive our eblast newsletter to stay up-to-date about upcoming exhibition openings, lectures, student-led tours and other event programs

Leadership Circle
$10,000

Fund the Museum’s essential functions including daily operations, staff support, publications, student programming, co-sponsored campus events, and more.

Special benefit:

  • Opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes tour of collections storage, by appointment

PLUS, all of the benefits below:

  • Opportunity to observe a Teaching with Art class at the Museum, by appointment
  • Early-bird registration to annual spring Director's Circle trip
  • Invitation to travel domestically with the Museum Director on annual three-day Director's Circle trip, held in the spring. Includes behind-the-scenes visits to museums, artist studios, galleries, and private collections. Click here and learn more
  • Opportunity to attend art tour with an MHCAM curator
  • Invitation to regional Pop-Up art tours
  • Complimentary membership in the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) for two adults and children (14 & under). Includes free and/or discounted admission to over 1,300 cultural institutions including art, science, and children’s museums as well as historical sites, botanical gardens, and zoos.​ Download a complete list of participating institutions
  • Complimentary admission and/or discounts at various college and university art museums. Download the complete list of participating museums
  • Recognition in biennial Stewardship Report
  • MHCAM Magazine
  • Receive our eblast newsletter to stay up-to-date about upcoming exhibition openings, lectures, student-led tours and other event programs

 

Membership dues are annual.

MHCAM is proud to welcome both its academic and community visitors. Discover more about how MHCAM has served the community over the years.

How do I become a Friends of Art member?

To join our Friends of Art membership program:

  • Donate online via credit card
  • To donate by mail, please send completed form and payment (checks payable to “MHCAM”) to:
              Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College
              PO Box 889, South Hadley, MA 01075-0889

We appreciate your friendship and thank you for your generosity.

HAVE QUESTIONS?

Please contact Keeley Anderson, Communications and Stewardship Coordinator, at kanderson@mtholyoke.edu or call 413.538.2096.