Memberships and more

As a non-profit organization, we rely on membership fees, sponsors, donations, grants, class fees, fundraisers and the help of dedicated volunteers. The City of Acworth has generously donated the space at the Art House for the Acworth Arts Alliance to use as their home for classes and art exhibits. We hope you will join us in supporting the arts!

Annual Memberships

All Memberships include our newsletter, and invitations to the Artists Reception for our exhibits.

• Student/Senior: $25
• Individual: $35
• Family: $55
• Member Artist: $75

Member Artists receive the above and will be eligible to display their artwork in the Art House "Member Artist Gallery", will be included on our website, and may participate in teaching programs offered by the Acworth Arts Alliance.

Founding Member Artist: $350 

Founding Member Artists receive all of the above and will be eligible to display their work in the Annual Founding Members Exhibit.

Annual Sponsors

Sponsors will receive our newsletter, invitations to the Artists’ Receptions for our Exhibits, and will be recognized on our website.

• Bronze: $125
• Silver: $250
• Gold: $500
• Platinum: $1000+

All Memberships, Sponsorships, and Donations to the Acworth Arts Alliance are tax-deductible. We thank you for your support of our efforts to offer art education, art exhibits and art appreciation to the greater Acworth community, Cobb County and the communities and counties surrounding us.

Thank you for your interest in the Acworth Arts Alliance “Art House.” Please follow these guidelines when submitting your art for review.

• Please submit at least three works for consideration, one image each for two-dimensional work (paintings, photographs…) and no more than three images for each three-dimensional work (sculpture, ceramics, glass, etc.).  Include the medium used, size and price for each work.
• Digital images can be emailed to the gallery director. Please include an artist’s statement, resume or biography.
• e-mail address:  acworthartsalliance@gmail.com

Even after you are accepted, we reserve the right to decline any work that we feel is not appropriate for our gallery, which includes work that is improperly framed or excessively large or expensive. Note: solo shows are strictly by invitation only

Exhibit Guidelines if accepted:

• All canvas work must be framed or on one-inch wrap canvas with painted sides. All two-dimensional original work must be framed (unless gallery wrap), wired, ready to hang, titled along with artists contact information and price.
• Prints must be matted, in a protective sleeve, titled along with artists contact information and priced. We will not hang giclee prints. They will be displayed in the print bin.
• Three-dimensional work such as pottery, sculpture, glass, jewelry, must be labeled with price and artists name and contact info.
• Art submissions will be featured in the gallery two to three months. It is the artist’s responsibility to rotate work at the end of the two month period.

"Featured Exhibit" Schedule:

March 31-April 28: "Spring is in the Air" Exhibit - Open Submissions (submissions deadline 3/15) Artist Reception: April 7, 6-9 p.m.
May 5-26:  North Cobb High School Student Exhibit is the "Featured Exhibit", Artist Reception: May 5, 6-9 p.m.
June 2- July 28: "Summer Splash" Exhibit- Open Submissions (submission deadline: May 15) Artist Reception: June 2, Open House: July 7, 6-9 p.m.
August 4- September 29: "Transitions" Exhibit- Open Submissons (submission deadline: July 15) Artist Reception: August 4, Open House: Sept.1, 6-9 p.m.
October 6-27: "Founding Members Exhibit" Submissions limited to "Founding Member Artists" (submission deadline: Sept. 15) Artist Reception: October 6, 6-9 p.m.
November 3- December 29: "Small Works Exhibit"- Open Submissions (submission deadline: October 15)
Artist Reception: November 3, Open House: December 1, 4-7 p.m.

 "Summer Splash" Featured Exhibit Artist Submission

Deadline for submissions for this exhibit: Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at midnight. This exhibit will run from Saturday, June 2, through Saturday, July 28, 2018. An Artist Reception is planned for Saturday, June 2 from 6-9p.m. and an Open House is planned for Saturday, July 7 from 6-9p.m.

Works must be original. Works in all mediums will be considered.  Two-dimensional pieces as large as  30"x40" will be considered for this exhibit. However, we will be looking for most pieces to be smaller than this. Two- and three-dimensional works will be considered. Please submit 3-10 pieces of two- or three-dimensional work.