Become a Member

MoCP members join a vibrant community of photography enthusiasts, connect with world class artists, enjoy exclusive events, and access the exceptional faculty and facilities of Columbia College Chicago. As a free institution, the MoCP depends on member contributions to continue our critically acclaimed programming. There are two easy ways to become a member and support the MoCP:

Join Online Today

Download a form and mail it in

UPCOMING EVENTS

Check our Events Page for upcoming museum and member events.

GIVING LEVELS + BENEFITS

Level I, $50.00 (Household) / $20.00 (Student)
Benefits Include:
Advanced email announcements and the MoCP newsletter.
20% off Museum Publications
Discounts at photographic institutions nationwide (see Connections Network list below).
Photography workshops at Columbia College Chicago.
Your donation is tax deductible.

Level II, $100.00
Level I benefits + invitation to exclusive annual field trip with MPP artists.

Level III, $250.00
Level II benefits + invitations to private viewings of the MoCP collection let by the curators.

Level IV, $500.00
Level III benefits + invitations to receptions with MoCP curators, artists, and fellow photography enthusiasts throughout the year.

Director’s Circle, $1000.00
All the benefits of MoCP membership plus entrance to the President’s Club, Columbia College’s prestigious giving socity that engages in several special events throughout the year.

CONNECTIONS NETWORK

With a valid membership card from the Museum of Contemporary Photography, you will receive benefits at the following photographic institutions nationwide:

Amon Carter Museum
3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2695
www.cartermuseum.org
Benefit: discounts

Blue Sky Gallery MSG
1231 NW Hoyt
Portland, Oregon, 97209
www.blueskygallery.org
Benefit: discount on quarterly catalog

UCR/California Museum of Photography
3824 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501
www.cmp.ucr.edu
Benefit: free admission

Center for Creative Photography
University of Arizona
1030 North Olive Road
Tuscon, AZ 85721
www.creativephotography.org
Benefit: discount on purchases

Center for Photography at Woodstock
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498
www.cpw.org
Benefit: discounts

George Eastman House
International Museum of Photography and Film
900 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
www.eastmanhouse.org
Benefit: free admission

Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Road
Winchester, MA 01890
www.griffinmuseum.org
Benefit: free admission

Houston Center for Photography
1441 W. Alabama
Houston, TX 77006
www.hcponline.org
Benefit: discount on purchases & discounted subscription to SPOT

International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
www.icp.org
Benefit: free admission

The Light Factory
Spirit Square Suite 211
345 N College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
www.lightfactory.org
Benefit: 10% discount on events

Light Work
316 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
www.lightwork.org
Benefit: 10% discount on full price of 1 year Contact Sheet subscription

Minnesota Center for Photography
165 13th Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
www.mncp.org
Benefit: member discounts on selected workshops and lectures

Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
www.mopa.org
Benefit: free admission

Photographic Center Northwest
900 Twelfth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
www.pcnw.org
Benefit: discounts

Photographic Resource Center @ Boston University
832 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
www.prcboston.org
Benefit: free admission

San Francisco Camerawork
1246 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.sfcamerawork.org
Benefit: discount on purchases

Silver Eye Center for Photography
1015 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
www.silvereye.org
Benefit: free admission to receptions at SECP

Society for Contemporary Photography
520 Avenida Cesar E Chavez (W 23rd)
Kansas City, MO 64108
www.scponline.org
Benefit: discount on workshops, lectures and purchases

Southeast Museum of Photography
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach Community College
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
www.smponline.org
Benefit: discounts on all purchases at the Museum Store