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
Exclusive discounts on selected photography magazines (list below).
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 led 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.

NEW, EXCLUSIVE MoCP MEMBERS-ONLY DISCOUNTS!

Members of all levels can now enjoy subscription discounts to six fantastic photography and cultural publications — photograph, Proximity, Blind Spot, and Aperture; as well as Chicago’s go-to gallery resource, Chicago Gallery News and the expert services of local framers Supreme Frame. Click on each logo for more information.

Become a member today to take advantage of these discounts!

ARTnews

The oldest and most widely-circulated art magazine in the world, ARTnews reports on the people, places and events currently shaping the art world.

MoCP members pay $32.95 for eleven issues:
Fill out the museum member subscription form (PDF) and mail it in to receive your free subscription.

PDN

For more than two decades, PDN has been the go-to source for news within the photography industry, offering advice on everything from equipment and techniques to marketing yourself and navigating legal issues.

MoCP members pay $39 for 12 issues:
61% off list price/$26 off standard subscription price

Subscribe online to PDN (MoCP members only)

Supreme Frame & Art

Located at 650 W. Randolph St. in Chicago, Supreme Frames & Art offers an array of frames, matting and glass, allowing MoCP members to create their perfect piece of art.

MoCP members receive 30% off framing services.

photograph

photograph is the bi-monthly guide to exhibitions, private dealers, resources, auctions, fairs, festivals, links, and the latest news for the photo enthusiast and collector.

MoCP members pay $30 for six issues:
37% off list price/$5 off standard subscription price.

Proximity

Proximity is a magazine dedicated to contemporary art and culture. Our mission is to amplify discourse on local and global art ecologies. We hope to serve as a map of artists, collectives and alternative spaces to commercial galleries, museums and universities as a means of connecting and cultivating sustainable creative communities. (Published in Chicago!)

MoCP members pay $20 per year for three issues:
44% off list price/$10 off standard subscription price.

Aperture

Discover the magazine praised by the world’s greatest photographers. Since 1952, Aperture has been showcasing the finest in creative photography from acclaimed masters to new talent. Every issue contains stunning images, powerful writing, and exquisite reproductions on the highest-quality paper.

MoCP members pay $36 per year for four issues:
40% off list price/$4 off standard subscription price.

Chicago Gallery News

Founded in 1983, Chicago Gallery News is the central source for information about the city’s art galleries and services. CGN features up-to-date information about approximately 150 galleries including openings, current exhibits and art specialties.

MoCP members pay $15 for three issues:
$3 off standard subscription price.

Blind Spot

Blind Spot is a triannual art journal that publishes unseen work by living photographers. In Blind Spot, images are given primacy and published collaboratively, unaccompanied by introductory, biographical or explanatory text. Blind Spot bridges the gap between emerging and established artists, and creates a new context where each can benefit from the company of the other.

MoCP members pay $34 for three issues:
$6 off standard subscription price.

CONNECTIONS NETWORK

With a valid membership card from the Museum of Contemporary Photography, you will also 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
122 NW 8th Ave
Portland, Oregon, 97209
www.blueskygallery.org
Benefit: annual yearbook

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

Center (formerly the Santa Fe Center for Photography)
PO Box 2483
Santa Fe, NM 87504
www.visitcenter.org
Benefit: $10 off of portfolio review events, $10 off competition entry fees

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

En Foco
1738 Hone Ave
Bronx NY 10461
www.enfoco.org
Benefit: 15% discount on full price subscriptions to Nueva Luz photographic journal and selected workshops

Foto8 - Gallery, Bookshop, and Magazine
1-5 Honduras Street
EC1Y 0TH London UK
www.foto8.com
Benefit: Member discount pricing in the Foto8 Online Bookshop (foto8.com/shop). 25% off standard rate subscription to “8 Magazine, the Photography Biannual.” Member reduced price entry to talks and events held in the gallery. Reduced rate (Foto8 Member pricing) for monthly portfolio review sessions and workshops.

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 Contemporary Museum of Photography & Film
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

Lucie Foundation
550 N Larchmont Blvd.
Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90004
www.luciefoundation.org
Benefit: 10% off Lucie Foundation membership, 10% off International Photography Awards competition, and 10% off Lucie Awards tickets at Lincoln Center

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

O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24016
www.linkmuseum.org
Benefit: 10% discount on all gift shop purchases

Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem, MA 01970
www.pem.org
Benefit: $5 off general admission

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

Photographic Resource Center
832 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 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

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