New Membership
N ew Membership
The St Ives Society of Artists is a membership-by-election society with new membership taking place ever 2 years.
The process involves an online submission and pre selection. Those who are successful will then be invited to bring their work to the gallery for consideration by our panel of directors. Final decisions will be made by the second week of January 2027 and the newly chosen members will start exhibiting in the Mariners Gallery in February 2027.
To apply, you must be a painter, sculptor, jeweller or ceramicist working or living in Cornwall.
Applications open on 31st October 2026. More details to follow.
The Benefits
Become part of a supportive artist community in the heart of St Ives with a range of benefits including:
- Three wall hanging spaces, plinths or jewellery case spaces for each members exhibition in the Mariners Gallery in central St Ives.
- Access to display space for unframed artwork and artists greeting cards.
- Priority booking for the Crypt Gallery, a separate gallery space located below the Society Artists page with personal profile and work examples on our website.
Annual membership is priced at £55 per annum.
New members are subject to a three-year probationary period to ensure that they are meeting the expected standard required by the Society.
the Directors
These are our Directors… Chosen from our Members cohort, our Directors meet regularly to steer and guide the Society.
Almost all are practicing artists and they perform duties for the gallery such as the annual selection of new members, curating, finance and managing projects for the improvement of the Society.