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Annual memberships in the AAW operate on an anniversary cycle, whereby your membership will start with your join date and continue for one year. If your level of membership includes a printed copy of the American Woodturner journal, you will receive six issues starting with the issue published after your join or renew date. Accordingly, please allow 1 to 7 weeks to receive your first printed issue (dependent upon publication date). |
Membership Benefits
- Six issues of American Woodturner annually
- Automatic participation in periodic drawings for prizes
- Access to all past issues of American Woodturner, viewable online through the website Members Area.
- Access to machine-readable American Woodturner issues for those members who are visually impaired and utilize screen-reading software - contact the webmaster if this applies to you.
- Marketing opportunities on our website for artists, collectors, galleries, and museums.
- Group rates for health and life insurance (US members only).
- Group rates for commercial business insurance (US members only).
- Bodily injury insurance for chapter-affiliated demonstrations or events under the liability insurance that AAW provides to local chapters.
- Savings of up to 50% on AAW merchandise, including project books, DVDs, logo apparel, and more.
- Merchant discounts available exclusively to AAW members.
- Eligibility to apply for AAW Educational Opportunity Grants.
- AAW Forum and member-only access to articles and resources on our website.
- Eligiblility to vote in AAW board elections if a member before the end of August in that year.
- Eligibility to apply for membership in the Professional Outreach Program (POP).
- Access to POP Fellowship grants.
- Exhibit opportunities - AAW members may enter work for the annual juried member exhibit featured at the Symposium, the Gallery of Wood Art in St. Paul, and other venues.
- Annual International AAW Woodturning symposium.
- Demonstration opportunities at AAW symposiums.
- AAW Resource Directory that contains a complete listing of contact information for members, local chapters, demonstrators, and other woodturning resources. Updated listings are available to members through the AAW website.
- More than 300 AAW local chapters that offer workshops, camaraderie, opportunities to share ideas and techniques, and access to lending libraries, discounts, and volume purchases.
Benefits by Membership Type
Online ($43 per year)
- All of the benefits listed above
- Available to all members, both new and current/renewing - worldwide.
- Online members do not received printed versions of the American Woodturner journal and the " Resource Directory, available through online access.
- AAW membership cards will be supplied in a self-print format via email or through the members' area of the website, logon required.
- All of the benefits listed above, including home delivery of six printed issues of American Woodturner annually and the "Resource Directory" biannualloy. Note that the printed copy of the "Resource Directory" is mailed only if members "opt-in" during membership sign-up or renewal.
- All of the benefits listed above, at a reduced cost.
- For youths age 19 and under.
- Free AAW Symposium registration for youth ages 10-18 with accompanying paid adult registration.
- All of the benefits listed above.
- Up to three family members living in same household on the membership card.
- Printed copies of the American Woodturner journal, six issues per year.
- One collective vote at election time.
- Listed family members are covered by the chapter liability insurance.
- Ability to demonstrate at chapter events and shows.
- All of the benefits listed above.
- Supporter acknowledgment in the "Resource Directory" under “Above and Beyond.”
- All of the benefits listed above.
- Benefactor acknowledgment in the " Resource Directory" under “Above and Beyond.”
- All of the benefits listed above.
- Patron acknowledgment in the "Resource Directory" under “Above and Beyond.”
- All of general AAW membership benefits listed above.
- Listing in the "Resource Directory" under “Member Resources GB.”
- Group rates commercial business insurance (US members only).
- Listing on website for all members to search for services and products.
- 5% discount on advertising in the American Woodturner journal and "Resource Directory."
- Ability to advertise on the AAW website.
Artist ($79)
- All of the general AAW membership benefits listed above.
- 5% discount on advertising with the AAW - American Woodturner journal, directory, website ads, and symposium Handout Book.
- Listing in the AAW Resource Directory under Woodturning Resources.
- One business profile on website (general business information, contact information, website address)
- Group rates for commercial business insurance (U.S. members only)
Supporting Business ($250)
- All of general AAW membership benefits listed above.
- 10% discount on advertising in the American Woodturner journal and "Resource Directory."
- All of general AAW membership benefits listed above.
- 15% discount on advertising in the American Woodturner journal and "Resource Directory."
- All of general AAW membership benefits listed above,
- 20% discount on advertising in the American Woodturner journal and "Resource Directory."