Join the Society

If you wish to join the Society, the following process operates:

For over 100 years The Northampton Town & County Art Society has sustained its position as the County’s Premier Art Society by exhibiting work of the highest quality. This quality is maintained by a system of selection that enables us to recruit new members, through a rigorous process which by its very nature is lengthy and involved.

Non members are encouraged each year to submit work for inclusion in our Annual Exhibition and a Selection Committee reviews these entries for quality and originality. After some years of exhibiting with us, non-members may be proposed as Associate Members and at the end of the Exhibition, Members vote on those who have been proposed.

Successful candidates can continue to exhibit in the Annual Exhibition, as well as some of the other exhibitions the Society organises, depending on available space. By participating in this process, Associate Members can be proposed for election to Full Membership, again subject to a majority vote by Members.

Although the Selection and Election of new Members can take some time we believe it reflects the value we place on achieving Membership of the Society and ensures that we maintain our reputation for the standard and quality of work produced.

The Annual Exhibition is held at the end of the year and application forms are available at that time from the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery and the Exhibition Secretary.