Affiliate Organizations
Most museum members have a special area of interest - a particular medium or period that holds a powerful attraction. The museum's special interest groups can help you turn curiosity into connoisseurship with programs designed around fostering deep appreciation of your chosen area. Get to know curators, share experiences with fellow aficionados—even take trips to see important exhibitions and collections. Join one of these groups and you not only support the museum's activity in that area, but you and other members also contribute immeasurably to the cultural life of the community by enhancing the level of connoisseurship in Cleveland.
All Affiliate Group members must be members of the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Contemporary Art Society of the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Contemporary Art Society of the Cleveland Museum of Art explores the art of our time.
Purpose: Encourage, support, and stimulate the collection and study of the visual arts at the museum and among members.
$45 Under 40
$125 Annual dues
$250 Contributing
For more information please call the the Affiliate Group Coordinator 216-707-2579.
The Friends of African and
African-American Art
This affiliate group was founded to promote the appreciation of works created by artists of the African diaspora. Our goal is to increase public awareness of this art through educational opportunities and to encourage collecting of these works throughout the community, and to generate funds to acquire works for the museum. $75 Annual Dues
For more information please call the Affiliate Group Coordinator 216-707-2579.
Friends of Photography
Friends of Photography is for museum members who are interested in photography and dedicated to the growth of the CMA photography collection.
Purpose: Cultivate knowledge of the art and history of photography, promote private collecting, and generate funds with which to acquire works for the museum.
Annual dues
$100 Individual
$150 Household
$250 Patron
$500 Benefactor
For more information please call the the Affiliate Group Coordinator 216-707-2579.
The Musart Society
The Musart Society supports the great tradition of music at the museum.
Purpose: The society underwrites the Musart Series of free chamber music and helps pay for the Gala Music Series. Members receive reduced prices for tickets and bi-monthly mailings of concert information.
$25 Annual dues
$50 Sustaining
$100 Patron
$200+ Benefactor
For more information, please call the department of musical arts 216-707-2282.
The Painting and Drawing Society
The Painting and Drawing Society is for museum members who are interested in European and American old master and early modern paintings and drawings (before 1945).
The Painting and Drawing Society
Purpose: To educate members, encourage collecting, and support the growth of the painting and drawing collections of the museum through purchases and gifts. The Society offers lectures, educational programs, special tours of museum exhibitions, and organizes collecting trips every year.
Annual dues
$150 Single members
$200 Family members
$100 Young members (under age 40)
$300 Patron
For more information, please call the Affiliate Group Coordinator 216-707-2579.
The Print Club of Cleveland
The Print Club of Cleveland supports the department of prints and drawings.
The Print Club of Cleveland
Purpose: Augment by purchase and gift the print and drawing collections of the museum, stimulate interest and appreciation of old master through contemporary prints and drawings, and encourage private collecting. The club offers lectures and educational programs, and sponsors the annual Fine Print Fair. Membership is limited to 250.
$250 Annual dues
$300 Benefactor
For more information, please call the Affiliate Group Coordinator 216-707-2579.
The Textile Art Alliance
The Textile Art Alliance supports the department of textiles.
The Textile Art Alliance
Purpose: Encourage and maintain interest in the textile arts, generate funds with which to acquire works for the museum, and further understanding and appreciation of textiles by offering lectures, workshops, and exhibitions.
Annual dues
$10 Student
$50 Active
$100 Sustaining
$150 Patron
Life membership (one payment) $600
For more information, please call the Affiliate Group Coordinator 216-707-2579.