Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups
Enhance your CMA membership by joining any of these special interest groups including the Contemporaries, Friends of Jewish Art, and Loud & Proud LGBTQ and Allied membership. These groups give you a chance to form a deeper connection with the Museum and personalize your art experience.
You must be a current CMA member in order to join a Special Interest Group. If you are not already a member please purchase your CMA membership first and then purchase your Special Interest Group membership. Please note that some groups require a CMA membership level of Reciprocal or above.
Loud & Proud
Photo by Ray LaVoie
Whether you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, or are an ally, we welcome all members to be Loud and Proud!
Your membership supports CMA and brings exhibitions like Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris and Robin F. Williams: We’ve Been Expecting You.
Loud & Proud members will have opportunities to socialize while learning about LGBTQ+ artists and exploring art relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. Members also receive first access to our drag brunch tickets, entry to the Columbus Pride Rainbow Room VIP Lounge at The Pizzuti, and invitations to two annual tours at the museum.
Annual dues are $50 per person, and members must also have a current CMA membership. For more information on Loud & Proud, please contact Gabriel Mastin, Leadership Giving Officer, at 614.629.0307 or gabriel.mastin@cmaohio.org. For questions about joining or more information on CMA memberships, please contact Abbey Diaz, Membership & Operations Coordinator, at 614.629.0363 or membership@cmaohio.org.
Founding Sponsors:
Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Lindsay Gallery, Sherrie Gallerie
The Contemporaries
The Contemporaries is a special interest group of the Columbus Museum of Art who share an interest in contemporary art. Together, they learn about contemporary art, have “behind the scenes” access to museums, private collections, and artists’ studios and select a work of contemporary art for the museum’s permanent collection annually.
Annual dues are $650 for 40+ years old and $325 for under 40 years old, and members must have a current CMA membership at the Reciprocal-level or above. For more information, please contact Sarah Berenz, sarah.berenz@cmaohio.org or 614.629.0333.
Contemporaries Couple 40+ $1,300
Contemporaries Couple <40 $650
Contemporaries Couple over & under 40 $975
Contemporaries Single 40+ $650
Contemporaries Single <40 $325
Friends of Jewish Art
Friends of Jewish Art (FJA) is an special interest group of Columbus Museum of Art that supports exhibitions, programs, and acquisitions of Jewish art.
Annual dues are $50 and members must have a current CMA membership at the Reciprocal- level or above. For more information or to join FJA, please contact Abbey Diaz at membership@cmaohio.org or 614.629.0363.
