Benefits

Artists are the sole beneficiaries of the Association’s financial objectives. Student members receive a scholarship to help improve their standard of painting by providing funds for materials, tuition, etc. This provides them with the means to become an associate or full member of the Association. As a student improves, the scholarship is increased.

When a student has reached a standard judged to be the equivalent to that of non-disabled professionals, associate or full membership is granted.

Membership means that they will receive a monthly income for life regardless of whether increasing disability makes it impossible for them to continue providing artwork that the Association can market.

This arrangement removes a great fear from the disabled artist – the possibility of losing one’s ability to paint through deteriorating health.

Membership enables the artist to concentrate on painting, secure in the knowledge that business matters are being handled according to their wishes by experienced professionals.

Members also benefit from interaction with each other. Members and students have the opportunity to meet at the Association’s conferences, exhibitions and other events, where they are able to gather, interact and learn from each other.

“To be part of MFPA gives me the opportunity to advance my skills as an artist, it also gives me the ability to share my art with the world, which I never could have imagined before joining MFPA. The ability to share and learn with other artists in a similar situation across the globe is a life changing experience.” – Christopher Kuster