Become a
member
Becoming a PRIM member means joining a lively community of artists, creators and professionals, all passionate about independent creation.
At PRIM, all artists, artists’ collectives, professional arts organization and community organizations benefit from competitive rates on all our services as well as gaining access to support and residency programs that offer 75% to 100% discounts on our regular rates.
Member categories
PRIM distinguishes between two types of member category:
‘ Individual categories
‘ Group categories
1. Individual categories
The individual categories are aimed at people who declare themselves professional artists and who have full control over the content and realization of their work.
Depending on how involved they want to be in the organization, members can choose from the following categories.
Artist
Artists wanting only to use PRIM’s services
Annual fee: $75
Associate artist
Artists who would like to get involved at the association level (attending general meetings, sitting on specific committees, contributing to the board of directors, etc.), whether or not they use PRIM’s services
Annual fee: $75*
Affiliated artist
Artists belonging to a different run artists’ centre Affiliated artist members have access only to our member rate. They cannot benefit from discounts on our support or residency programs.
Annual fee : 0$
Honorary member
A person who is recognized for his or her contribution to the artistic community or who has rendered service to PRIM, notably through his or her work or donations, or because he or she has shown support for the goals pursued by PRIM.
The honorary member is invited by the board of directors
Annual fee : 0$
* Associate artist members who don’t need any services but would like to remain active members and keep their membership privileges can be exempted from annual membership fees for two years. To benefit from the exemption, members must show their involvement (e.g., by attending a general meeting).
2. Collective Categories
Collective categories are aimed at artists’ collectives, professional arts organizations, creation organizations and community organizations
Depending on how involved they want to be in the organization, members can choose from among the following categories.
Collective or organization
Collective or organization who would like to use PRIM’s services only
Annual fee : 100$
Collective or associate organization
Collective or organization whose main goal is creating artworks and who would like to get involved at the association level (attending general meetings, sitting on specific committees, contributing to the board of directors, etc.), whether or not they use PRIM’s services
Annual fee : 100$*
* Collective or associate organization members who don’t need any services but would like to remain active members and keep their membership privileges can be exempted from annual membership fees for two years. To benefit from the exemption, members must show their involvement (e.g., by attending a general meeting).
How do I become a member or renew my membership?
1. Contact Matilde-Luna Perotti → 514-524-2421 #101
2. Pay membership fees, if applicable.
Please note that you must provide two pieces of photo ID as well as a CV
