ABOUT MAA
MAA is a non-profit organization to promote the appreciation and practice of fine arts in our community. We have 135 members who create art in a variety of styles and media, including watercolor, oil and acrylic painting, drawing, collaging, mixed media, photography, stained and blown glass, printmaking, pottery/clay, wood turning, and sculpture. Our gallery in the Mountaineer Mall in Morgantown, West Virginia showcases our members' artworks and also serves as a modern classroom for art education.
MEMBERSHIP
If you are 18 years or older and interested in the creative arts, you can join MAA. We welcome people of all artistic ability levels regardless of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or religion. To become a member, you need to submit a membership application and pay dues. Membership applications are available below.
The membership year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31. If you join MAA after October 1, you receive membership benefits for the rest of the current year plus the following year. The membership fee to become a “regular” MAA member is $35 per year. You can also choose to become a “lifetime” member with a one-time dues payment of $350. Then you don't have to pay dues ever again!
HOW TO JOIN MAA:
1. Complete ALL of the interactive "New Member Application" below and submit.
2. Pay your annual dues by either:
- Using PayPal by clicking on the button below.
- Mailing your check for dues payable to "MAA" to:
Membership CHAIR, Morgantown Art Assn. 5000 Greenbag Road Morgantown, WV 26501
- Or come to The Gallery in person during business hours to fill out a form and pay dues.
If you are 18 years or older and interested in the creative arts, you can join MAA. We welcome people of all artistic ability levels regardless of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or religion. To become a member, you need to submit a membership application and pay dues. Membership applications are available below.
The membership year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31. If you join MAA after October 1, you receive membership benefits for the rest of the current year plus the following year. The membership fee to become a “regular” MAA member is $35 per year. You can also choose to become a “lifetime” member with a one-time dues payment of $350. Then you don't have to pay dues ever again!
HOW TO JOIN MAA:
1. Complete ALL of the interactive "New Member Application" below and submit.
2. Pay your annual dues by either:
- Using PayPal by clicking on the button below.
- Mailing your check for dues payable to "MAA" to:
Membership CHAIR, Morgantown Art Assn. 5000 Greenbag Road Morgantown, WV 26501
- Or come to The Gallery in person during business hours to fill out a form and pay dues.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the MAA provides many benefits:
Membership in the MAA provides many benefits:
- The opportunity to enroll in art classes and workshops. Some educational activities are members-only, and some have reduced fees and priority enrollment for members.
- The opportunity to participate in art shows and exhibits.
- The opportunity to sell the art that you display in the Gallery, on the MAA website, or at any other exhibit location under MAA’s auspices.
- The opportunity to be MAA’s Featured Artist of the Month. (See page 13.)
- The opportunity to socialize and network with like-minded artists and educators at events such as MAA’s monthly interest group, Kappa Tau. (See page 8.)
- The opportunity to serve the MAA and the local community through volunteering.
- A place to share your passion for art. Members are always welcome to use the Gallery for art purposes.
- Encouragement, acknowledgment, and publicity for your artistic endeavors.
- The Association’s email newsletter, MAA Splash.
- The option to publicize your individual art website or art show via MAA Splash or a link on the MAA website.
- A directory of MAA members.
- Voting privileges thereby giving you a voice in the Association’s governance.
IF YOU USE OUR PAYPAL BUTTON TO PAY FOR YOUR DUES, IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED, IF YOU WOULD CHOOSE TO HELP US OUT BY CHOOSING THE OPTION TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $1.25. THIS GOES TO PAYPAL AND PAYS FOR THE TRANSACTION FEE CHARGE. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Click on the little “f” or the little camera picture, at the top of this page,
and it will take you directly to our FaceBook page and/or Instagram page.
GALLERY HOURS
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS - 11:00 - 3:00
(SATURDAYS FROM 11 - 2, THROUGH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER)
(Our Gallery is closed anytime Monongalia Cty schools are closed as a result of inclement weather.)
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS - 11:00 - 3:00
(SATURDAYS FROM 11 - 2, THROUGH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER)
(Our Gallery is closed anytime Monongalia Cty schools are closed as a result of inclement weather.)
Contact Us:
By Phone at 304-291-5900 during Gallery business hours
By email at maagallery@yahoo.com
By email at maagallery@yahoo.com
HISTORY of MAA
MAA was founded in 1958, incorporated in the State of West Virginia in 1974, and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2018. In 1958, we began as an outgrowth of an art class for senior citizens offered weekly by the Monongalia County public schools. When the funding for these classes ended, the enthusiastic students established the Association to allow non-professional artists to continue with their artistic endeavors.
Members of the newly-formed MAA found locations at local businesses and churches to continue art classes and to display their artwork. The Association was housed for ten years in the Garlow Building on High Street in downtown Morgantown. From here it moved to a house located on Kirk Street and later the MAA became an “in-house member” of the newly established Morgantown Art Center, located in the former main Morgantown Post Office. However, the Association’s desire was always to have its own gallery. These desires were realized in 2004 when we established our Gallery in the Mountaineer Mall.
For over sixty years, MAA has given creative individuals a place to share their love of art as well as their artwork. With the support and participation of its members, MAA will continue to thrive for years to come.
MAA was founded in 1958, incorporated in the State of West Virginia in 1974, and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2018. In 1958, we began as an outgrowth of an art class for senior citizens offered weekly by the Monongalia County public schools. When the funding for these classes ended, the enthusiastic students established the Association to allow non-professional artists to continue with their artistic endeavors.
Members of the newly-formed MAA found locations at local businesses and churches to continue art classes and to display their artwork. The Association was housed for ten years in the Garlow Building on High Street in downtown Morgantown. From here it moved to a house located on Kirk Street and later the MAA became an “in-house member” of the newly established Morgantown Art Center, located in the former main Morgantown Post Office. However, the Association’s desire was always to have its own gallery. These desires were realized in 2004 when we established our Gallery in the Mountaineer Mall.
For over sixty years, MAA has given creative individuals a place to share their love of art as well as their artwork. With the support and participation of its members, MAA will continue to thrive for years to come.
Mission:
The mission of the Morgantown Art Association is "to bring together all those individuals interested in the creative arts".
Gallery Location:
The Gallery is located in the Mountaineer Mall at 5000 Greenbag Road, Morgantown, WV 26501
Organization:
The Morgantown Art Association is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization.