The Muskegon Museum of Art (MMA) in Michigan is excited to launch their Young Collectors Club (YCC), a community open to anyone wanting to start their own art collection. The club will serve as not only a resource, but a third-space for members to socialize, collaborate, and learn about art together.
Benefits of joining the club include fun quarterly meetings to learn more about collecting from local and national art collectors, artists, and art professionals; field trips to artist studios, auction houses, galleries, and art institutions; access to worksheets and resources to help build and show off your collection; early access to exhibitions like The Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition and The Bennett Prize Exhibition; private tours; exclusive artist talks; and more.
The only requirements to join the Young Collectors Club include having an active membership at the MMA, pledging to purchase at least one artwork per year at any price, and being near the ages of 18 to 40, though no one will be turned away due to age.
Save the date for the first official YCC Event coming this November.
All of these details and more can be found by visiting www.muskegonartmuseum.org/ycc.
Editor’s Note: It’s innovative and inviting programs such as this with minimal barriers of entry, whether associated with a museum, dealer’s association, nonprofit, or club, that encourage the public to learn about art and antiques. There is no reason this particular Young Collectors Club can’t serve as a blueprint for similar programs and foster wider exposure to the public about art and antiques. Groups such as this can help dispel stereotypes that collecting is a hobby only for certain classes of people or requires a lot of money. It doesn’t. It can be a fun educational hobby for anyone.