Welcome home.

Pull up a chair. Settle in. It’s your home. We’re just here to make it more comfortable for you. Here’s what you need to know about the Graphic Artists Guild and how we can help you.

Guild members: check out our members-only Community Forums! Log in at the top of this screen with your first initial-last name and membership ID number (ie. member John Smith would log in as jsmith). You must have a valid email address to to participate on the forums. If you can’t log in, check that the National office has your correct email address. Click here for more instructions.

Greetings from the Guild President.

For 40 years, the Guild has worked with creatives to help them articulate the true value of their work. For 40 years, the Guild has been guiding art buyers to a thorough understanding that good work grows from the best professional practices. And for 40 years, we've worked with Washington to ensure that the law supports your efforts, rather than undermines them. Membership in the Graphic Artists Guild can enhance your career and advance our profession. Please join us for the next 40.

John P. Schmelzer
President
Graphic Artists Guild

Take advantage of all the Guild has to offer:

Teleclasses — Learn to operate smarter.

Our monthly teleclasses are on hiatus for the summer, but you can still purchase audio files of past classes.
Click here to learn more.

Health insurance for Guild members! Click here

Pricing info you can’t (or shouldn’t) live without. PEGs

Join Now!

Make 2009 a great year for your career. Give yourself a well-deserved gift this year and become a Graphic Artists Guild Member today! Plus – did we mention – if you join, you receive a copy of that great 12th edition of The Graphic Artists Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines (or PEGs, as we like to call it). This is the “must-have” support system for your business. PEGs contains valuable information on pricing, contracts, business practices and how to run your business profitably. 

Volunteer!

Do you want to hang out with your creative colleagues? Learn new skills? Broaden your network? Sharpen your business expertise? You can do all this AND be part of an essential organization, pooling our resources to improve working conditions for all artists. Just contact your local Guild chapter or contact one of the National Committees.

Settlement Announced in the Google Print Library Project.

A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit brought by the Authors Guild against Google in 2005, otherwise known as the Google Print Library Project. Click here to read the full Advocacy Alert. (Click here for background information).

Extension of the Opt-Out Deadline on the Google Book Search Copyright Settlement

The US Federal Court has extended the “opt-out”/objection deadline from May 5, 2009 to September 4, 2009. Click here for more information.