Institutional Memberships

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Society for Photographic Education is a non-profit, international organization of artists, teachers, curators, writers and critics dedicated to promoting high standards in photographic education by fostering the practice and art of photography. The society is the leading national service organization for photographic educators and the representative body for faculty in college, university, and high school photography programs.

Why Join?

Becoming a member of SPE will enhance your contact to an international network of colleagues willing and able to provide technical assistance, teaching materials and other resources. Other benefits include information about job opportunities, SPE’s publications, promotion and more.

Member Benefits

A year's institutional membership in the Society for Photographic Education gives you:

• highlighted listing in Membership Directory & Resource Guide on Institutional Member’s page
• listing with a link on SPE’s national website
• one time use of the SPE mailing list
• (2) one-year individual regular memberships
• SPE newsletters (3 times/yr.)
• Membership Directory & Resource Guide
• membership in one of SPE’s eight regional organizations
• SPE’s critical journal, exposure
• discount rate for mailing list (approx. 750 mailing addresses)

The Society for Photographic Education is a non-profit, membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight. Through its interdisciplinary programs, services and publications, the society seeks to promote a wider public understanding of the medium in all its forms, and to foster the development of its practice, teaching, scholarship, and criticism. Founded in 1963, the Society construes photographic education in the broadest sense, concerning itself with the practice and analysis of the medium both as art form and as an instrument of social consciousness. In addition to teachers at nearly every academic level, our membership includes critics, curators, gallery directors, exhibition photographers, photojournalists and collectors. And the society has an international presence as well, with representatives from different countries, on this continent and abroad.

SPE Mailing List

Institutional members receive a complementary one time use of the SPE mailing list, a $350 value (approx. 750 mailing addresses).

Print and Internet Presence

Institutional Members receive a highlighted listing in the SPE Resource Guide & Membership Directory published each fall. Institutional Members are also listed on the SPE website.

Advertising Opportunities

Institutional members get a $25 discount for a single (web or print) job listing and a $50 discount for a combined listing. For more information see the advertising details online or request additional information from advertising@spenational.org.

exposure

The society's acclaimed journal is the leading professional periodical exclusively devoted to the analysis and understanding of photography. For more than 30 years exposure has brought its readers a lively mix of scholarly insight, historical perspectives, critical dialogue, educational issues, and reviews of contemporary photographic exhibitions and publications.

Regional Membership

Eight regional organizations serving the special needs of their local constituencies flourish under the umbrella of the national society. These groups organize annual regional conferences each fall, creating a sense of community within every geographic area of the United States. Like the national conference, these programs range over a wide variety of topics and bring together SPE members in an arena of scholarly inquiry and fellowship. Many regional associations are active advocates and produce their own publications and newsletters.

Details

Institutional Membership costs $400 for one year, or $750 for 2 years. Institutional memberships run on the calendar year January - December. For more information, please see the Institutional Member Benefits sheet (60.5k pdf). If you would like to become an SPE Institutional Member, please print and fill out the application form. Unfortunately, we do not have an online application at this time. You may mail or fax the form. Further instructions are included on the PDF. Any questions can be directed to the national office, membership@spenational.org (216/622-2733).