BECOME A SIDE STREET MEMBER TODAY!
As we step into 2025, we’re excited to invite you to join us on a creative journey by becoming a member of Side Street Studio Arts. Your membership helps sustain our mission of fostering a dynamic and inclusive arts community while providing you with exclusive benefits!
SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIPS
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP | $50
Individual-level membership benefits for one person, including:
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Unlimited free gallery admission
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Exemption from select artist submission fees
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Members Only access | Invitations to exclusive member events, including artist talks and gallery exhibition preview parties
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Early Bird access to all workshops, classes, and ticketed events
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10% discount on *MADE shop purchases
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10% discount on Party Packages
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10% discount on space rentals
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A welcome gift for new members, and more!
DUAL MEMBERSHIP | $90
Dual-level membership benefits for two people at the same address, including:
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Unlimited free gallery admission
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Exemption from select artist submission fees
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Members Only access | Invitations to exclusive member events, including artist talks and gallery exhibition preview parties
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Early Bird access to all workshops, classes, and ticketed events
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10% discount on *MADE shop purchases
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10% discount on Party Packages
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10% discount on space rentals
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A welcome gift for new members, and more!
FAMILY MEMBERSHIP | $150
Family-level membership benefits for two adults and all children under 18 at the same address, including:
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Unlimited free gallery admission
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Exemption from select artist submission fees
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Members Only access | Invitations to exclusive member events, including artist talks and gallery exhibition preview parties
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Early Bird access to all workshops, classes, and ticketed events
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10% discount on all classes, workshops, and drop-ins
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10% discount on *MADE shop purchases
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10% discount on Party Packages
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10% discount on space rentals
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Add-on family members - $25/each
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A welcome gift for new members, and more!
*10% off regularly priced items. Some restrictions apply.
To learn more about our memberships and/or to donate, please contact membership@sidestreetstudioarts.org,
or call 847-429-2276 x 704
What You Help Us Accomplish
Donations ensure we are able to continue our current endeavors, pay artists, and grow our year-round offerings. In 2023 alone, SSSA hosted or produced:
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108 free or low-cost off-site arts education events – reaching over 4000 young artists
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502 free or low-cost, on-site arts education events – reaching over 1000 artists
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25 visual art exhibitions – featuring over 300 artists
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55 on and off-site professional development opportunities for SSSA staff and area artists
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140 performance events – reaching over 4000 audience members
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400+ hours of donated and discounted space for creative events for area organizations, artists, and individuals
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paid out over $46,000 to area visual and performing artists through the Gallery, MADE, and numerous additional professional opportunities
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1 Artist-in-Residence
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3 Artist/Arts Administration Internships
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15 Farmers Market Appearances
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10th annual Elgin Fringe Festival in collaboration with the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission
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continued CONNECTED, our podcast featuring creative conversations
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acted as the umbrella organization for ELGbtq+, which won an Elgin Image Award for Game Changing Project for Elgin’s first-ever Pride Parade and Festival in June
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Reached a huge milestone of having paid out over $1 million to artists since our opening in 2013.