Member Benefits

Masscribes membership is filled with advantages! Kinship, resources, instruction, scholarships, teaching opportunities and our For Hire Database--a mini website in itself! Some of the benefits include:

• inclusion in our For Hire database
• subscription to Inkspots, the official Masscribes newsletter
• member pricing, priority notice & scholarship opportunities for workshops, classes and gatherings 
• free access to our library and video collection
• email notices (optional) of interest-related events & opportunities, i.e. classes, exhibits, lectures, etc.
  
• learning, teaching & networking opportunities at formal & informal gatherings
• opportunities to publicly exhibit your work

 
Meetings
Members are encouraged to attend quarterly General Meetings and our Annual Potluck Brunch. A mix of business, socializing and artful pleasure, each meeting agenda includes a program of some sort, such as demonstrations, slide presentations, tool testing and the like. The Executive Board meets monthly, and Committees and the Extended Board meet as needed. All members are welcome to attend.

Exhibits
In keeping with our guiding principle of fostering the awareness of calligraphy, Masscribes regularly exhibits the work of its members at various venues throughout the area. Shows have been held at South County Center for the Arts (RI), Vintage Books, Mass Bay Community College, the West Roxbury and Framingham Public Libraries and the Moose Hill and Broadmoor Audubon Sanctuaries.

Dues
Membership runs from January to December with an annual dues of $25 per year and is prorated quarterly in year one of your membership. If you're considering joining us, click here.