How to apply for membership

Overview

The membership of The League is made up of longtime students and instructors at the League. Any student who has completed at least 210 hours of studio classes is eligible for membership. (Workshops and online classes are not recognized as studio classes and do not count towards this requirement.)

Members pay annual dues to maintain their status as active members. After 10 years as a member in good standing, members become life members, and dues are no longer required.

To become a member, a student must be proposed by a current member, seconded by two additional members, and voted in during the Members Business Meeting according to the procedure outlined below.

‍Required hours of enrollment

A student who wishes to apply for membership must have attended the League a minimum of 210 studio class hours. Workshops and online classes are not recognized as studio classes and do not count towards this requirement. 210 studio class hours is approximately:

• Three months full-time classes
• Six months part-time (2 days/wk) classes
  
• One year part-time (1 day/wk) classes

Application procedure

• Students apply for membership by first entering their information into the CANDIDATE FOR MEMBERSHIP book in the main office. Next, a current member must propose the student for membership by signing and dating the entry in the Candidate for Membership book. Finally, two additional members’ signatures (for a total of three) are needed to complete the candidate’s entry.
• The Art Students League is not responsible for errors due to illegible entries or changes of address during the candidacy period. When applying for membership, it is therefore extremely important to provide clear and accurate name and address information, and to inform the office of any subsequent change of name and/or address.

Deadlines

• The student’s entry, with all three signatures, must be completed in the CANDIDATE FOR MEMBERSHIP book in the main office no later than 30 days prior to the date of a forthcoming League Members Business meeting, which takes place four times during the regular session – January, April, October & December.

At 30 days prior to a meeting:

• Candidates are checked for eligibility
• All names are compiled into a Candidate List
• The list of eligible candidates is posted in the main lobby of The League’s building
• At the Members Business Meeting the list of candidates for membership is put to a vote. Following the meeting, approved candidates are notified. Within 30 days from the date of notification, new members must come to The League’s registration office to sign the Constitution Book and pay membership dues. Failure to complete this process within the 30 days results in an expiration of candidacy. In this event the application process must be repeated from the beginning.

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