Our membership includes artists of all levels, mostly from Brampton, but also from Mississauga, Toronto, Oakville, and Orangeville.

Regular adult membership is just $45 a year. Compare that to Brampton's other art group, whose basic membership costs $100 annually. If you plan to use the studio frequently, you might consider our "Crea8tif" level membership, $175 a year, where you get further discounts at studio sessions (portraits, life drawing), and open studio sessions are completely free.

Paul Highgate poses by his scratchboard artwork of animals, at Artway Gallery, 2010. Marguerite Finlayson paints from a harpist at Shoppers World Brampton, during a VAB 25th anniversary event, 2011. Portrait session at the studio, 2011. Luis Barrios, Ryan C. Thompson, and Debra Ali at the Rose Theatre, during a 2011 event; the three were among those exhibiting at the Rose's gallery.

Become a Visual Arts Brampton member to:

Participate in exhibitions:
It's free to exhibit in our monthly Artway Gallery exhibits, based around certain themes and mediums. Solo and smaller group shows are also free at Artway Invitational Gallery. Along with the two Artway spaces, in Shoppers World Brampton, our studio hosts Big Folio Gallery, for further sales opportunities.

Regularly, VAB has special exhibits around Brampton. Within the last two years, we've shown at locations including Rose Theatre Brampton, Brampton City Hall atrium, Carabram, Brampton Library's Four Corners branch, and the Canadian National Exhibition.

Discounts

• at our weekly studio sessions (portraits, life drawing, open studio) and our multiweek workshops,

	Non-members	Members ($45/year)	Crea8tif-level members ($175/year)
Portraits	$10	$10	$6
Life drawing	$10	$10	$7
Open studio (evening) Open studio (daytime)	$7	$5	Free

• at art supply stores Curry's Artist Supplies (all stores, as of January 2011) or DeSerres: The Creative Marketplace, when you show your VAB membership card,

Etc

• the option of having your biography and samples of your art on our website's Artist Guide,
• promotion for any of your upcoming exhibitions or major news, on our group blog,
• In the past, VAB has created calendars, art cards, reproductions, and a children's picture book of member works. Members receive free copies of the products to promote their art. Members have the option of submitting samples of their artwork and a profile, for inclusion in our high-traffic Artist Guide,
• a vote in our Annual General Meeting, held every April.