Membership

Full membership of the Association is available to all residents of Dorset
Junior membership of the Association is available to all residents of Dorset up to the age of 18
Associate membership is available to anyone not resident in Dorset
The current subscription rates, for membership to 30th June 2023, are:

• £12 for full members
• £6 for junior members
• £12 for associate members

To join the Association, complete the Membership Form and send it to the Membership Secretary with your payment.

You may pay your subscription electronically. Full details are on the membership form.

Print & Post Membership Form Online Membership Form

Member Benefits

Free admission to the 2022 Showcase event
Reduced entry fees for submitting work to the 2022 Showcase Competition
Sell your work through the 2022 Showcase gallery
Discounts at selected arts and craft suppliers (see current list)
Opportunity to enter the DACA Members Design Challenge
Regular newsletters
A free listing for your art or craft business on the Association website
The Annual Report available on-line or mailed to you
A vote at General Meetings of the Association (not applicable to Junior or Associate Members)
Free advice on practical art or craft problems (contact the Association Secretary)

Members' Design Challenge

The DACA Members’ Design Challenge was introduced in 2019 to encourage original design in any medium, using a single photograph as inspiration for a piece of work.

We are now inviting DACA members to submit photographs for consideration as the image for the 2023 challenge. There are no rules for your image – it can be colour, monochrome, an abstract image, a pictorial image – anything that you think will encourage original design and a bit of lateral thinking. The committee will select an image that will challenge and inspire members to create an original piece of work in their chosen craft or style of art.

You may submit a maximum of three photographs in digital format as low resolution jpeg files which are capable of being printed to a maximum of A4 size. The file size should be no more than 5MB and should be sent to info@dorsetartsandcrafts.org If you have any questions about submitting your images, please also use this e-mail address. We need your images no later than Monday 21st November.

The Design Challenge is exclusively for DACA members – this includes submitting photographs for the challenge. Find out more about DACA membership here.