NLAPW Art Members are architects, cartoonists, choreographers, craftsmen, designers, graphic artists, illustrators, painters, photographers and sculptors.  An applicant for Art Membership shall submit to the Branch Membership Committee three photographs and/or slides of her work with proof of sale in each category:

·         The painter, sculptor, craftsman and graphic artist shall show proof that her work has been chosen by a qualified jury of selection in at least three jury selected exhibitions within the last five years. Applicants who have exhibited in three nationally recognized art competitions shall be accepted for membership without meeting this requirement. Jury selection requirements may be waived for applicants who have already received outstanding recognition in their field.

·         The photographer shall show proof that her work has been accepted in exhibitions or published in books or national magazines as original creative fine art photography within the last five years.

·         The architect and the commercial artist (cartoonist, visual technologist, designer, interior designer and illustrator) or recognized professional standing shall show proof of work with established firms and/or publication of work within the last five years.

·         The choreographer or recognized professional standing as determined by the Labanotation, Benash, eight millimeter film, annotated videotape and other methods or recording her work, which includes methods for describing plot, movement of groups, development of theme and variations, shall show three samples of her work within the last five years.