Individual Membership

Become a Friend of the Art Museum

Join the Friends of the Art Museum to support, enhance, and connect to our programs and exhibitions. Friends of the Art Museum members help the Spencer to offer a vibrant public forum where education, reflection and imagination can flourish. Your support of the Museum provides vital financial resources for public programs, exhibitions, and collection care.

Joining the Friends of the Art Museum or the Director’s Circle is easier than ever before. Join online or print and mail your membership materials to the museum.

Matching Gifts

Will your employer match your gift to the Friends of the Art Museum? If so, please take a moment to double your gift to the Friends of the Art Museum by requesting a matching corporate-gift form from your employer and including it with your payment.

Gift Memberships

Give someone the treasures of the Spencer Museum for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or holiday. Membership in the Friends of the Art Museum is a perfect gift for any occasion! The recipient receives a special card announcing your gift.

Benefits of Membership

• Friend, Senior and Student ($50 – $199)
  • Invitations to exhibition openings, receptions, and special events
  • Invitation to members-only Annual Meeting & Purchase Party
  • Voting privileges for annual art acquisition from Friends of the Art Museum funds
  • 10% discount on museum merchandise and children’s art appreciation class fees
  • Subscription to the museum’s printed newsletter and SMA Weekly e-news
• Donor ($200 – $499)
  All of the above benefits, plus

  • Reciprocal membership privileges at more than 500 museums across North America

    • North American Reciprocal Museum Program (NARM)
    • College Art Museum Reciprocal Program
  • Complimentary copy of the Register, the Spencer’s annual scholarly journal
  • Art-related travel opportunities
• Patron ($500 – $999)
  All of the above benefits, plus

  • Invitations to curator-led tours and receptions for major exhibitions and artist residencies
  • New member behind-the-scenes tour and reception
• Director’s Circle ($1,000 – $2,499)
  All of the above benefits, plus

  • Artist Studio Series: artist studio visits and discussions
  • Invitation to the Post-Annual Meeting Dinner with the Director
  • First-priority invitations to travel nationally and internationally with the Director
• Collector’s Circle ($2,500 – $4,999)
  All of the above benefits, plus

  • Collector’s Series: tours of private collections
  • Parking vouchers for free parking at the Museum

Questions? Contact:

• Margaret Perkins-McGuiness Director of External Affairs
  mpm@ku.edu
  785.864.0141