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Membership Benefits and Policies

Anyone with an interest in the arts of Africa or the African Diaspora is welcome to join ACASA.

To become a member, please fill out the Online Membership Form, print it out, and mail it to the address below:

if you are a courtesy member from Africa or the Caribbean, please fill out the Online Membership Form, print it out, and mail it to the address below:

Carol Magee
Secretary-Treasurer - ACASA
Assistant Professor, Art History
Campus Box 3405
Department of Art
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3405

Questions? E-mail: cmagee@email.unc.edu

Benefits of membership:

  • Forum for disseminating research and exchanging ideas about African and Diaspora arts
  • Contact with colleagues in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean
  • Participation in and discount registration for Triennial Symposium on African Art
  • Sponsored panels at ASA and CAA conferences
  • Initiatives that benefit colleagues in Africa and the Caribbean
  • Listserv for direct communication with ACASA members
  • Newsletter published three times a year
  • Member directory

Membership Levels and Rates

Individual

1 year: $25.00
3-year: $65.00

Student or income under $25K

1 year: $ 50.00
3-year: $135.00
Income between $25K and $50K
1 year: $ 75.00
3-year: $200.00
Income over $50K

Institutional

1 year: $125.00
3-year: $335.00

Institutional membership includes two copies of the ACASA Newsletter and discount registration at Triennial for two employees. Galleries and Dealers are considered Institutional Members.

Patron

1 year: $175.00
3-year: $470.00

Consists of individual membership at $75 plus a donation of $100 or more. Patrons will receive special mention in the ACASA Newsletter and Member Directory. Please fill out the Online Donation Form and mail it in, along with your membership application.. Patrons should fill out the Online Donation Form to direct their donations above baseline membership fee of $75.00, and mail it in along with membership form.

Lifetime Membership

$1000.00

Same benefits as individual membership, for member’s lifetime. Lifetime members have the option to pay in five annual payments of $200.00.

ACASA Leadership Award Recipients

Free

For recipients of ACASA Leadership Award only. Same benefits as Lifetime membership.

Courtesy Membership

Free

For members living in Africa or the Caribbean. These members may also opt for regular individual membership if able. Courtesy members must fill out Membership application and mail to the Secretary-Treasurer.

 

Tax deductibility: ACASA is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization. Basic membership rates are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes; however, they may be tax deductible as business expenses. Donations above the cost of membership may be deductible as charitable contributions to the extent provided by law.

 

 

Download:

Membership Form
(pdf format)