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Join a community of artists, curators, educators, & enthusiasts shaping the future of fiber art.
If you love textiles, you already belong. We offer a range of member benefits including access to our quarterly Journal, learning opportunities and community among diverse makers, and exposure and promotion through exhibitions, blog articles, and social media. See our membership options below.
Unlock the full potential of your creative practice with SDA.
Membership Benefits
Explore what a membership to SDA can do for you.
Dive Into The Surface Design Journal
Access to our quarterly journal, including our digital archive spanning back over a decade. Explore the best of contemporary fiber art from around the world.
Promote Your Work in Our Member Art Directory
Showcase three images of your work and promote your website and social media to the thousands of visitors to our site each month.
Apply for Grants & Awards
SDA offers an array of grants and awards to support members as they demonstrate excellence in the studio, develop new skills, organize events, or engage in practices or that positively impact their community.
Show Your Work in our Member Exhibitions
With breathtaking venues and prestigious jurors, our member exhibitions are thoughtfully organized to showcase our membership.
Build Community
Between our workshop series, calls for entry, and our annual symposium, your membership pays for itself with exclusive discounted rates.
Receive Exclusive Discounts
Network, share tips and tricks, and learn from a vast community of makers, artists, educators, academics, and enthusiasts in our member-exclusive meetups and regional groups.
Standard Memberships
The core SDA experience with exclusive membership perks.
Digital
$85 / year
Access the Surface Design Journal digitally, including links and videos, along with all of the membership benefits listed above.
Digital & Print
$110 / year
Receive a printed copy of the Surface Design Journal delivered to your mailbox quarterly and access the Journal digitally along with all of the membership benefits listed above.
*additional charges apply for Canadian and International mailing fees
Premium Memberships
Take your membership to the next level with unique opportunities for promotion on SDA’s platforms.
Premium Digital
$115 / year
All standard digital membership benefits plus ten images in the member art directory, inclusion in our Premium Gallery, and automatic consideration for our quarterly online exhibitions.
Premium Digital & Print
$140 / year
All standard digital & print membership benefits plus ten images in the member art directory, inclusion in our Premium Gallery, and automatic consideration for our quarterly online exhibitions.
*additional charges apply for Canadian and International mailing fees
Affiliate Memberships
Exclusive membership for organizations, museums, schools, institutions, and guilds.
Affiliate Memberships
$175 / year for U.S.
$187 / year for Canada
$200 / year for international
SDA offers memberships designed to serve the needs of arts organizations and arts-related businesses. Our Affiliate membership offers access to the Surface Design Journal for your entire community plus resources to promote your organization.