Why Join ART? Please help to further Art’s mission and your own values by establishing your membership level now.  Send a tax deductible donation AND RECEIVE our GIFT OF APPRECIATION. Each ascending level receives gifts from previous levels. Duplicate gifts make unique presents for you to give others, spreading our shared mission out into the culture, bringing entertainment, enlightenment and pleasure to all—every officer and Board member of art is a volunteer, so each dollar you contribute goes only toward our projects and communication channels. Please send in your donation by check or money order via the post to renew or establish your membership and help support this informative and beautiful web site and current projects.  If you would like to contact ART for more information. click here. Membership Levels ART is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit educational foundation. All membership donations are fully tax deductible as provided by law.   Subscribers $25 and up Receive ART UPDATES for information not available on the web     Donors $100 and up Receive author-signed FROM THE FOUNTAINHEAD TO THE FUTURE and Other Essays on Art and Excellence—plus above     Sponsors $300 and up Receive unsigned SILVER ROSE ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES—plus above     Sustainers $500 and up Receive author-signed CROSSPOINTS A Novel of Choice in soft cover—plus above     Associates $1,000 and up Receive unsigned limited edition (250) Temple of Triumph poster—plus above     Benefactors $2,500 and up Receive SILVER ROSE ANTHOLOGY: Award Winning Short Stories collectors’ edition (100 only, while supply lasts) signed by all 12 authors—plus above     Charter Members $5,000 and up Receive limited edition (250, and not many left) Temple of Triumph, four-artist-signed poster and a sterling Silver Rose lapel pin and become a Silver Rose Society* member with name placed on bronze Silver Rose NYC office plaque and complimentary invitation to the Annual “Gathering of the Rose Table” Luncheon and Business Meeting at historic, Gramercy Park, the National Arts Club in New York City (the oldest and most prestigious private arts club in America), attended by ART’s Board members and other special contributors.     To register for membership in ART: click here The *Silver Rose Society For lovers of Beauty who wish to share their values with others and support the work of ART in an especially generous manner, we have established "The Silver Rose Society.” When in the history of mankind have we ever known of an era—except the twentieth+ century—when people who loved beauty would have to stand up and say so? Well, so be it. But since we are supporters of Beauty, we can hardly wear a “badge” declaring our position unless that badge, itself, bespeaks the “Beauty” of our cause. Therefore, rather than tee-shirts or bumper stickers, we offer the historic (and romantic) symbol of Beauty: a simple but perfect rose. The late sculptor Frederick Hart conceived the idea of a Silver Rose stickpin (suitable for men’s or ladies’ apparel), and sculptor/jewelry designer Gerd Hessness designed and executed an exquisite piece of jewelry exclusively for ART. This subtle and silent declaration of values may result in discussions decidedly not so subtle or silent, but either way it translates into publicity for ART. These pins will also create camaraderie among Beauty Lovers and become unique collector’s mementos for our high-level donors. Individuals or corporations who donate $5,000 or more will have their name inscribed on the bronze bas-relief plaque which bears the Silver Rose symbol along with the names of other qualifying donors. This plaque (designed and donated to ART by sculptor Michael Wilkinson and cast as a gift by Elliot Gantz Foundry) now hangs in ART’s New York office. Silver Rose Society members are also privileged guests at special ART events, such as private art exhibit opening parties and our annual Board “Gathering of the Rose Table” Luncheon at The National Arts Club in New York—the oldest and most prestigious private arts club in America—all of which provides enjoyment and companionship among committed individuals with like-minded art values. Silver Rose Society members will also receive the sterling silver rose stickpin, signifying that you are a member of the Society and a staunch supporter of Beauty and humanistic values in all of the fine arts. Ice-breaker, conversation-getter and publicity tool, this publicly displayed symbol stimulates both controversy and compatibility, but as it becomes recognizable throughout the country, people will begin to learn more not only about ART but also realize that certain of us are standing up for our aesthetic "rights." By wearing this beautiful rose stickpin, we proclaim our dedication to Beauty and to a positive attitude toward the world and humankind, to live with grace and the conviction that joy and happiness are possible, and to champion the values of the American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century foundation not with a sword but with a rose. Important Projects Need Funding By You! Coming in 2007 An online Membership area is planned to be available next year, and members will be able to establish or renew membership with a credit card via the internet. Included in the Membership login area will be new articles, artist profiles, works in progress, fiction works in serial, and various other items of interest available only to registered members. Stay tuned!