About the AACG

About the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass

What is AACG?

The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass. The Alliance informs collectors, critics and curators by encouraging and supporting museum exhibitions, university glass departments and specialized teaching programs, regional collector groups, visits to private collections, and public seminars.

Ann Wolff

Contributions

If you'd like to make a contribution to AACG using Google Checkout (with your credit card), please click here. (The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.)

Why Join AACG?

How often in your life are you able to pursue a passion and do some good at the same time? If you love glass as an art form, want to teach others to love it also, and wish to make it more accessible, click here and read on - and then join us.

Membership Information

Membership in the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass provides:

Information
Communication between artists, collectors, critics and galleries
Promotion of glass as an art form
Educational programs
Visits to collections through our Visitor Network (see below)
Invitations to relevant programs including our Annual Meeting, GLASSWEEKEND, and S.O.F.A.
Leadership in helping to establish local collector groups
Subscription to the newsletter of the AACG.

Membership levels:

Member $65 (two years: $125; three years: $180)
- Subscription to the AACG Quarterly, the official newsletter of the AACG
- Access to the Collectors' Travel Network to visit private collections nationwide.
- Opportunity to go on AACG trips to see collections, visit artists' studios, galleries, and museums.
- Complimentary admission for two and free catalog for the largest glass shows in the nation: SOFA Chicago and SOFA New York.
- Many opportunities to meet other collectors who share your passion for art, and make lifelong friends.
Collector $100
- All of the above, plus a one-time gift membership for a new member and spouse
Sponsor: $250
- All of the above, a gift publication on glass art for initial membership at this level
Patron: $500
- All of the above, plus an additional gift membership, making a total of two gift memberships.
Visionary: $1000
- All of the above, plus two guaranteed places on Premier Gold Cicrcle Trips.
Gallery: $100

Members outside the United States please add $15 to cover additional mailing costs.

Want to join AACG? Or renew your membership? Click here.

Yoichi Ohira

The Collectors' Travel Network

The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass maintains a list of members who are willing to open their collections to visits from other members. This is a wonderful way to see private glass collections and make new friends all over North America when you're traveling. For more information about the visitors' network, to register as a member of the network, or to get information about collections you can visit, click here.

For the Bylaws of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, click here.

Advertisers:

For information about advertising in the AACG Newsletter, please contact the AACG Administrator, listed below. To pay for advertising by credit card (by pre-arrangement, please), click here.

AACG Offices:

Administrator: Linda Greene
11700 Preston Road #660-327
Dallas, TX 75230-2718
Phone and Fax: (214) 890-0029

last update on 13 november 2008

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