NEW MEMBER BENEFITS TO LA GUILD MEMBERS:

• Resource Directory (includes valuable listings of the best vendors in LA, a members roster and guild calendar). Some of you have already received your resource directory and see what a valuable tool it can be. If you have not received your resource directory contact Leslie Kahle our membership chair at (lkahle at laguild.com) and she will try her best to get one out to you.

• Be a Featured Artist of the month on our Website - To qualify for a featured spot on our website: each member must have attended and participated in at least 3 membership meetings and volunteered for a committee. (All nominees must be present at membership meeting and are then chosen by a vote of LA Guild's board members). Featured Artist this month - Dennis Nishi, a Los Angeles based illustrator. Next month - could be you?

The Graphic Artists Guild provides a wide range of benefits:
• Access to group health insurance.
• Legal and professional referrals.
• Grievance committee that will intervene on your behalf in client disputes.
• The Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines FREE updated editions as they are published
• Discounted admission to our frequent educational events,,and events held by many groups allied with the Guild.
• Award-winning National Bimonthly Newsletter that covers industry news like copyright issues, contracts, stock art, etc.
• Quarterly local Chapter Newsletter to keep you informed of local legislative issues, events and news.
• Link to your personal website from the Chapter member links page.
• Access to the Guild's national Jobline News.
• Significant discounts on ads in creative sourcebooks (Directory of Illustration, Black Book, American Showcase, etc.)
• Access to Members America Credit Union
• Many discounts on goods and services, such as Airborne Express, long-distance carriers, and rental cars
• Enhanced professional status in your community.
• Ongoing opportunities to meet with other professional artists to share information in a noncompetitive environment.

The following links will take you to more in-depth info regarding benefit specifics on the Guild's National web site.
Advocacy: Grievance Committee, Legal Referral Network, Prepaid Legal services, Contract Monitor
Insurance Options: Benefits Plan, Graphic Artists Guild:Health Savings Card, CSS Solutions, Media Alliance
Professional Development: Artist to Artist Hotline, Job Referral Systems & Promotional Services, JOBline news, Web Portfolio
Information Services: Guild News, Local Newsletters, Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines 10th Edition
Professional Discounts: ADBASE, Theispot/Showcase, Allworth Press and much more . . . When you JOIN the Graphic Artists Guild, you receive "Pricing & Ethical Guidelines" FREE with your membership to the Guild