Ausglass (The Australian Association of Glass Artists Ltd) is a non-profit* company limited by guarantee. It is a membership organisation that was established by artists, and is run by artists for artists. It has a national Board of Directors, who meet periodically face to face and via telephone link to conduct the affairs of the association. The annual general meeting is held each January.

Membership Entitlement Packages

Individual Member

• All issues of the Ausglass Newsletter
• Information on conferences, special publications, invitations and announcements
• Reduced rates at Biennial Conferences
• Speaking & full voting rights
• Eligibility for Ausglass exhibitions and awards
• Entry in Ausglass Online Gallery
• Link from Ausglass web site to member web page
• Advocacy & representation

Student or Family Member

• All issues of the Ausglass Newsletter
• Information on conferences, special publications, invitations and announcements
• Speaking & full voting rights for one person in a family
• Eligibility for Ausglass exhibitions and awards (one family member)
• Eligibility for Ausglass student exhibitions and awards (student)

Affiliated Member - Schools, Galleries, Libraries, Museums, Universities, Institutions, etc

• All issues of the Ausglass Newsletter
• Information on conferences, special publications, invitations and announcements

Sponsor

• Individual Member benefits plus:
• Sponsorship acknowledgement in Newsletter
• Can include two people at one address
• One reduced rate at the Biennial Conference

Corporate/Business Member

• As for Sponsor plus:
• Link with business logo from Ausglass website
• 10% discount for advertisements in Newsletter

Associate

• As for Corporate/Business Member plus:
• One free Biennial Conference registration

Benefactor

• As for Associate plus:
• One additional free Biennial Conference registration (total of two)
• One free advertisement in Newsletter, 1/3 of A4 page
• Benefactors may request their subscription be placed with a particular Ausglass project and receive a report at the conclusion of the project

Categories & rates from 1 July 2002

Categories Inclusive GST Student - Full time 1 year membership (proof required) $ 49.50 Student - International - Full time 1 year membership (proof required) $ 66.00 Individual Member 2 year membership $ 187.00 Individual Member - International 2 year membership $ 230.00 Family - at least 2 members at same address 2 year membership $ 297.00 Family - International - at least 2 members at same address 2 year membership $ 396.00 Affiliated Membership 2 year membership $ 154.00 Affiliated Membership - International 2 year membership $ 220.00 Sponsor 1 year $ 250.00 Corporate/Business Member 1 year $ 500.00 Associate 1 year $ 1000.00 Benefactor 1 year $ 5000.00

• Applicants are requested to indicate the major area of glasswork in which they are interested and to indicate whether they give Ausglass permission to publish/promote their name.
• Occasionally Ausglass receives requests for information about members. Ausglass endeavours to ascertain that such requests for information are in the best interests of the members.
• A letter or welcome is sent out to new members and a statement or invoice will be sent when membership fees fall due.

Membership of Ausglass does not imply any endorsement of ability, skill or quality of the member/member's work, or activities, by the Association; and membership may not be used as a promotional aid by individual members.

* non-profit does not mean it does not make a profit - rather it means that profits are returned to the association, not individuals nor shareholders.