Full Membership

How To Apply

Full Membership is by selection only, after completing a year`s Associate Membership. The Selection Committee will meet at the Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, Waterloo, on the morning of the hand in day for the Annual Llewellyn Alexander SOFA Exhibition.  You would need to leave your paintings for consideration by the Committee between 10.30 and 11.30 and then collect them at 2pm. to take along to the gallery for selection (a five minute walk).
The Selection Committee require to see a minimum of 5 originals. Please bring source of materials i.e. photographs, sketches etc. that you used to produce the originals.  Not all of the work has to be framed. You may also bring prints, sketch books and other quality reproductions to support your application.
The Selection Committee will be looking for originality, professional use of the medium, consistency, composition, drawing and representation of the cat (at least one full figure, not just portraits please). There should not be any direct copying from commercially printed sources e.g. photographs and paintings in books, these should be for reference only. It is vitally important to be aware of Copyright.You will have to apply for an application form.

Details and Selection date will be in the Spring newsletter. DO NOT SEND WORK TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. All Applicants will be notified of the results by letter. The decision will be final, although Artists are encouraged to re-apply for reconsideration in future years if their work progresses and improves.

PLEASE NOTE: The decision for Full Membership is made after very careful consideration of each Applicant and then by a majority vote from the Selection Committee. There should be no communication from the Applicant by letter or telephone to any Member of the Selection Committee when the result of the decision is received.

Full Membership Benefits

FULL MEMBERS will receive:

• Newsletters
• Notification of all Society activities
• Entitlement to exhibit at ALL Society Exhibitions not just the London show
• Free gallery page on the Society web site www.felineartists.org
• AND entitlement to use the letters S.O.F.A. after the Artist's name.

Full Members are expected to support the Society by taking part in the Annual London Exhibition at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery.

Exhibitions

Please be aware that the Annual London Exhibition at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery is open to all Members both Full and Associate.

Paintings for the Annual London Exhibition at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery are selected only by Jillian Llewellyn Lloyd. JILLIAN HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE S.O.F.A. SELECTION COMMITTEE.
Associate Members who have their paintings selected by Jillian for the Annual London Exhibition at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery must understand that this will not mean they will automatically become Full Members of the Society.

Framing Requirements

Paintings submitted to Galleries for consideration to be exhibited must be well mounted and framed, no metal frames please, and they should be strung ready for hanging using ‘D’ rings to prevent damage to other paintings. Badly presented work will be refused.

This annual subscription for Membership is £30.00

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