Membership

Established and emerging artists from the city and township of Langley are invited to apply for membership (limited to 20 active members). FLAG is interested in new members who are a good personality fit and willing to become active participants and contributors - acceptance into FLAG means sharing the group's responsibilities. We work in a variety of media, and we are a friendly, supportive, welcoming group of artists.

General Information
• membership limited to 20 active members per year
• informal meetings (no Roberts Rules) are held monthly (second Monday [2012] 7-9 PM) to plan, critique, support, share, and inspire; meet at the gallery May to September; rotate meeting locations the remainder of the year
• rent gallery space (FLAGstop Gallery) from the Langley Heritage Society at the heritage C.N. train station usually from mid May to mid September
• mount at least 2 shows per season in the FLAGstop Gallery; may show as a group in other locations
• usually open the season with a theme show and party on opening day, then an Artist's Choice Show; the season closes with a Paint-In on Labour Day. Theme shows are selected from members' suggestions and voting at a special meeting held annually (usually November)

Fees
• $50 annual membership fee, due each April; includes an artist page(s) on the FLAG web site
• $30 one-time joining fee (plus $50.00 therefore the first year fee = $80.00)
• $25 Associate member (AM): Applies to a member who was previously very active in FLAG and now wishes to participate in only a very limited basis. An AM may hang work in a show, if space allows, and only if they perform at least one gallery sitting while their work is displayed. AM will continue to receive email updates of group proceedings, but will no longer receive a dedicated web page.

Responsibilities
• responsibilities are shared: for example, show hanging, publicity, promotion, communications, chairing, hosting meetings, demos, sunshine, website invitations, title cards, etc.
• responsible for attending each official show Opening, Paint-In, and 2/3 gallery-minding sittings per season at the FLAGSTOP GALLERY (weekends and STAT holidays, noon to 4 PM)

Application - Sorry - FLAG is NOT accepting any new members in 2013.
Please contact Robin Bandenieks: 604.856-1984 / . New members are selected in January of each year after a juried process where they are asked to bring samples of their work and discuss it with the group.

For more information, please visit: History of FLAG, Alumni, News Clippings Past Events It is FLAG's goal to evolve in both its philosophy and function. FLAG was formed in 1993 to support both established and emerging artists in the Langley community.