Information for Prospective Members

In order to join a Chapter like our Nanaimo Chapter FCA, you must first join the Vancouver FCA which is our ‘main body’ and a separate membership.  You must deal with the Vancouver office directly.   You can be a member with the Vancouver FCA and not a member with any affiliated Chapter, but not the other way around.

Complete information regarding the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) may be found on their website www.artists.ca

Accessing the FCA website above, you can view:  detailed information regarding the different types of FCA memberships and costs to join; information regarding individual FCA artists; ongoing workshops and classes; the latest juried art shows at FCA Vancouver’s Federation Gallery located on Granville Island, and much more.  Vancouver FCA membership includes a bi-monthly publication of “Art Avenue” magazine which features the various FCA Chapter’s information, articles, images from current shows at the Federation Gallery and more.

The fastest way to join the Vancouver FCA would be over the telephone if you like, using a credit card.  Once your Vancouver membership is complete you can then contact our Membership Chairperson and join the Nanaimo Chapter as a Supporting Member for
$15.00 per year.

We meet every 2nd Saturday of every 2nd month, with the exception of our November meeting, which is held on the 3rd Saturday of that month; 
Jan., March, May, (no summer meeting), Sept. and Nov. (3rd Sat., Nov. only)

We meet at the Downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery, 150 Commercial St.

We keep our members well informed by email, telephone and newsletter and right here, on our website. 

In addition to our guest artist demonstrations at our regular Chapter meetings, our chapter offers at least two 2-day workshops per year for our members, bringing in excellent guest artists working in various mediums.

Once you are a Supporting Member of our chapter and if you decide you would like to enter our juried shows (and any of the juried shows in Vancouver), you can then make arrangements to become an Active Member.

click here to download Nanaimo FCA Chapter Membership Application

click here to download Nanaimo FCA Active Status info sheet

click here to download FCA Active Status Application

****Attention Active Members applying for AFCA or SFCA status:

You must have had eight different works accepted in eight different juried shows in the past four years. All Federation Gallery juried shows qualify as do other FCA shows juried by two SFCA's and one AFCA. Additionally, acceptance into other major juried shows, i.e. AWS, Painting on the Edge, CSPWC, NWS, NWWS and the B.C. Images & Objects show may also count. If you are unsuccessful applying for SFCA Status, you will not by default attain AFCA Status.

New as of 2007: Chapter members please note only two qualifying shows held in your Chapter may be used per year up to a maximum of six per application. There must be at least two shows which occured at Federation Gallery in your list.

click here for Full AFCA / SFCA application package

If you decide to join or perhaps just visit one of our meetings first, Welcome!

Please feel free to contact me with any other questions you may have.

Your $ 15.00 Nanaimo Chapter Membership, cheque payable to “FCA Nanaimo Chapter”, may be paid at one of our meetings or contact me for my mailing address.

Regards,
Georgette Ganné  
Nanaimo FCA Membership Chairperson

*Please note
After lengthy discussion regarding tardy payment of Chapter fees it was decided that if by Jan. 30th each year, we have not received a member’s dues, they will be sent a final notice.  One month from that time, outstanding dues will cause the membership to lapse. 

click here for FCA 2008 Policy Manual

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