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directly supports emerging and mid-career California artists through membership dues, which are used both to fund exhibitions and to provide grants to individual artists. This support enhances artists’ careers by providing vital opportunities for exposure and recognition.
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Membership in FOCA is by invitation.
Members enjoy a diverse and engaging program to keep them abreast of the latest developments in contemporary art, including invitations to members-only activities and to local, national, and international tours. Membership in the Fellows of Contemporary Art is a WIN-WIN-WIN proposition: for art institutions, for artists, and for every enriched member.
FOCA programs include:
The Fellows of Contemporary Art is not affiliated with any museum. Museum support groups typically provide revenue for operating expenses and for the purchase of artwork. FOCA provides grants directly to curators for exhibits that feature emerging and mid-career California artists. In 2006, we will also provide grants directly to mid-career artists. Annual membership dues are the foundation to fulfill our important mission and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Guidelines for Membership
A prospective member must be nominated by a FOCA member and must have a letter from a second member. The Nominating Form must be completed in its entirety for each nominee (download Nominating Form here). Board meetings are held each month to review membership nominations.
Membership is per household. Membership is non-transferable.
Membership dues are annual from the month of joining.
Members enjoy a diverse and engaging program to keep them abreast of the latest developments in contemporary art, including invitations to members-only activities and to local, national, and international tours. Membership in the Fellows of Contemporary Art is a WIN-WIN-WIN proposition: for art institutions, for artists, and for every enriched member.
FOCA programs include:
- Previews of significant contemporary art exhibitions with curators—an opportunity to see the show through their eyes and to discover what underlying ideas drive the artists’ visions
- Studio visits with emerging and mid-career artists
- Tours of local collections to discover how people with passion and intelligence choose to live their lives surrounded by art they love
- Visits to local galleries and alternative spaces for an overall view of what is happening in commercial galleries and in adventurous not-for-profit spaces
- Sunday Salons—intimate gatherings in collectors’ homes, galleries, or artists’ studios, joined by artists, curators, critics, gallerists, or writers for in-depth discussions on a variety of topics related to contemporary art
- National and international tours to significant public and private art collections and to artists’ studios
The Fellows of Contemporary Art is not affiliated with any museum. Museum support groups typically provide revenue for operating expenses and for the purchase of artwork. FOCA provides grants directly to curators for exhibits that feature emerging and mid-career California artists. In 2006, we will also provide grants directly to mid-career artists. Annual membership dues are the foundation to fulfill our important mission and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Guidelines for Membership
A prospective member must be nominated by a FOCA member and must have a letter from a second member. The Nominating Form must be completed in its entirety for each nominee (download Nominating Form here). Board meetings are held each month to review membership nominations.
Membership is per household. Membership is non-transferable.
Membership dues are annual from the month of joining.