Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Become a member
Experience AWE all year with a membership. By purchasing a membership, you’ll become part of an arts-loving community and that is helping us build a gallery for the 21st century. Join today!
Individual Annual Memberships
- One admission + one guest per visit
- Members-only opening weekends and events
- Advance notice and discounted tickets for special events and programs
- Grow your creativity and knowledge about art
- Support our cultural community
- Meet artists and other art enthusiasts
- $10 off for seniors and educators
$30
Dual Annual Memberships
- Two admissions + two guests per visit
- Members-only opening weekends and events
- Advance notice & discounted tickets for special events and programs
- Grow your creativity and knowledge about art
- Support our cultural community
- Meet artists and other art enthusiasts
- $10 off for seniors and educators
$40
Household Annual Memberships
- Everyone from the same address, or up to 4 attendees per visit
- Members-only opening weekends and events
- Advance notice & discounted tickets for special events and programs
- Grow your creativity and knowledge about art
- Support our cultural community
- Meet artists and other art enthusiasts
- $10 off for seniors and educators
$50
Free Memberships
AWE is thrilled to offer complimentary artist memberships to professional artists, makers, and creatives. As a gallery, we don’t just want to show art – we want to make Windsor-Essex a dynamic place where artists and creatives in the region can thrive.
- One admission per visit
- Members-only opening weekends and events
- Advance notice & discounted tickets for special events and programs
- Grow your creativity and knowledge about art
- Support our cultural community
- Meet artists and other art enthusiasts
- Open to artists living and working in Windsor-Essex only.
- This is largely an honour-based system, however, we would still love to see your creative work via the web link you provide in the application. See below for examples of qualifying criteria.
- Please give us an email address you check, as this is where we will send important membership communication.
- Institutional recognition (ex. Membership in CARFAC, Arts Council of Windsor and Region)
- Artist website with work made by you on it
- Participation in a residency
- Exhibited in an art show within the last 5 years
- Art school email address/current transcript/proof of degree or program in: fine art, art history, architecture, design, music, creative writing or similar program.
- Membership in actor’s union/guild
- 3+ roles/auditions in last 5 years
- Played in 5 shows in the last 5 years
- Released (or credited on) 5+ tracks in the last 5 years
- Membership in union/guild
- Published work within last 5 years (link to publication)
- Recognition w/in literary world (review, prize, publication etc)
- Membership in union/guild
- Etsy shop/blog coverage
- A website with images of home studio + work
- Video of public performance
- Inclusion in public performance
- Position in a dance company
- Membership in union/guild
Send us a link to your personal website or Instagram feed or other means of showcasing your artistic work.
If you are interested in getting a Free Artist & Creator Membership, please contact membership@artwindsoressex.ca with Free Artist & Creator Membership in the Subject Line.
- All visitors who are 25 and under are eligible for a free one-year membership.
- One admission per visit
- Members-only opening weekends and events
- Advance notice & discounted tickets for special events and programs
- Grow your creativity and knowledge about art
- Support our cultural community
- Meet artists and other art enthusiasts
If you are interested in getting a Free Youth Under 25 Membership, please send us an email with Free Youth Under 25 Membership in the Subject Line.