Membership
Membership at Alternate ROOTS is the focal point of our organization.
This just in: The Membership Innovation Team is looking for members. Please contact Margo Miller at poetmargo@hotmail.com if you're interested in serving in this important and exciting capacity. More about the team's work is attached in a document below called "Membership Innovation Team Description."Alternate ROOTS is a body of diverse artists and artistic disciplines, which come together to share a common commitment to activism. Joining ROOTS is the first step into a community who is vital and engaged in the process of creating powerful and moving art, and supporting one another in this engagement.
ROOTS offers several different kinds of membership. All memberships with ROOTS entitle you to an Associate Membership with Fractured Atlas. To read more about our partnership with Fractured Atlas, click here (you have to already be a ROOTS member to access this part of our website). All ROOTS membership dues are yearly:
- Introductory Membership - $20 – This is a great way to dive in and get to know the organization better. Introductory Membership makes you eligible for reduced rates to the Annual Meeting, as well as gives you access to all of our publications, including the monthly Member E-Newsletter, the listserv, and deeper access to the website (forums, blogs, etc.). Being subscribed to these publications will allow you lots of opportunity to network with others, find out about trends in the field, and learn about training/conference/performance/networking opportunities provided or promoted through ROOTS. Introductory Members can serve on, and even chair, Innovation Ensembles (our fancy new word for committees or work groups). In fact, the only thing it won’t get you is the ability to vote at our board meetings and apply for ROOTS grants (Artistic Assistance and Community/Artist Partnership Program). The only hitch is that Introductory Membership can only last for your first year – you can’t renew at the Introductory rate.
- Non-voting Membership - $50/yr – The non-voting membership is for folks who live within ROOTS’ service area (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV and the District of Columbia), but do not want to have fiscal responsibility for the organization. Much like the Introductory Membership, a Non-voting Membership provides discounted rates to the Annual Meeting, as well as access to ROOTS publications. (Read more under Introductory Membership.)
- Satellite Membership - $50/yr – A Satellite Membership is ideal for all those folks who are deeply committed to ROOTS, but who live outside our service region (read more under Non-voting Membership). In fact, all of the services and opportunities that are available for Introductory and Non-voting Membership are extended to our Satellite Members.
- Voting (Board) Membership - $65/yr – Voting Members are that special breed of person who has become so engrossed with our organization, they really want to step up. Voting Members have all of the opportunities listed above, as well as the ability to vote at our board meetings (duh!), as well as to apply for ROOTS grants programs. However, along with the increased privileges, Voting Members do have increased responsibility. Voting Members agree to fiscal responsibility and oversight of the organization, responsibility for governance issues in general, and especially they agree to stewardship and advancement of ROOTS in terms of time, talent, and, yes – personal financial contribution.
Read more here:
If you are new to ROOTS, and even if you just need to brush up on roles and responsibilities, please take this opportunity to download our Membership Guide.
Register/Renew Membership Online!
Mail-in Registration: You can fill out the online membership form, and still have the option to mail-in your check or money order. This will make it easier for us to process your application.
Membership List
To view a list of members who have submitted information about what they do and who they are, please click here. Click on their names to go to their profile page where you can see images of their works and know more about them!Membership Workgroups
These
are ROOTS members and friends who convene and participate actively in
making decisions regarding specific functions in ROOTS. To view
dialogs in those workgroups, please click here.
Rhizomes
...small groupings of ROOTS members and friends who convene and participate in ROOTS-related activities across the region. Find out more!| Attachment | Size |
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