Embroiderers’ Guild of America

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America’s mission is to inspire passion for the needle arts through education and the celebration of its heritage.

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Membership

Membership in Embroiderers’ Guild of America is open to anyone interested in embroidery from the beginner to the professional. Members work within local chapters or a member-at-large network to improve their skills and knowledge. Also, the organization and individual members are involved with museums for education and preservation purposes. EGA offers individual and group correspondence courses, online courses, teacher and judge certification programs as well as nine separate disciplines in master craftsman programs. To provide a broad scope of the needlework industry, EGA and its chapters regularly invite internationally recognized artists to hold workshops in this country. EGA sponsors Through the Needle’s Eye, a national exhibit with members submitting pieces for the juried exhibit which is first displayed virtually and also as a “live” display at our National Headquarters in Louisville. Many pieces of embroidery created today qualify as fiber art. Membership levels include: * Individual * Young Adult * Youth, and * Life.

Donations

Embroiderers’ Guild of America is very proud of what has been accomplished since its inception in 1958. The embroidery museum and resource center in Louisville, our traveling exhibit, our informative Needle Arts magazine, and our classes and seminars are all hallmarks of our mission to foster the art of embroidery. As we focus our vision on the future, we need to build the financial resources to support our mission and our continued dedication to excellence. Among our goals are to initiate youth programs, develop academic research programs, and to expand opportunities to display the work of our members and needle artists at the local, national, and international level. Implementing these goals and ensuring the fiscal stability of EGA takes more financial resources than annual membership dues alone will provide. EGA is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Your contribution to EGA will help us foster the highest standards of education, preservation, and exhibiting the art of embroidery, as well as a vibrant community of stitchers will continue for years to come. Donations at specific amounts are designated and you may customize your gifts. Recurring gifts are encouraged and memorial and tribute gifts are welcomed. Please also consider leaving a legacy to EGA in your will or donating stock. You may designate your donation to a specific Education and Program Fund:

• Designated Scholarship Fund: Established to support a variety of designated scholarships.
• Diana Grossman Memorial Award Fund: Established to honor the late Diana Grossman for National Exhibit awards.
• Fiber Forum Fund: Established by an initial gift to the National Advanced Study Group (changed to Fiber Forum) and monies realized from the initial exhibit and subsequent judgings. Fiber Forum uses this fund with prior approval by its reporting officer.
• Genny Morrow Memorial Scholarship Fund: Established by Mary Clubb and Doris Tomlinson in honor of canvas teacher Genny Morrow. Provides tuition scholarship for a canvas technique class at EGA National Seminar.
• Heritage Fund: The purpose of this fund is to ensure the future of EGA, support EGA education programs and special projects and preserve the EGA Collection and EGA Library in the event that EGA finds itself unable to continue housing them or if EGA ceases operation.
• Legacy Scholarship Fund: Established by the board of directors and funded with an initial gift from the Estate of Mary-Dick Digges to provide scholarships for EGA members to study the art of embroidery and the preservation of the heritage of the art of embroidery.
• Mary-Dick Digges Scholarship Fund: Fund annual scholarships for EGA members to study surface embroidery.
• Penny Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund: Established in memory of Penny Evans to fund scholarships for EGA members for an embroidery related class, study project, or similar education offering by EGA, the Royal School of Needlework, or the City and Guilds of London Institute, in the U.S. or the U.K.
• Research Fellowship Grant Fund: Supports and promotes research in the field of embroidery and allied textile arts. Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded annually.
• Virginia Miller Memorial Award Fund: Funds the Virginia Miller Contemporary Needlework Award, a cash award, for EGA National Exhibits.

Crown Jewels Giving Program

Be a part of Embroiderers’ Guild of America’s future by contributing to the Crown Jewels of EGA giving program. Your tax-deductible contribution will help provide the necessary funding for building a financially secure organization to better serve our members through education and needlework community involvement. Membership dues and program fees do not fully support EGA’s operating costs. It is only with the help of generous members such as yourself that we are able to continue fulfilling our mission of inspiring passion for the needle arts through education and the celebration of its heritage. Please consider becoming a member of the Crown Jewels today and play an important part in securing the future of EGA. Your payment may be made in full at the time of commitment or incrementally over four years (in annual or quarterly payments). There are four levels of Crown Jewels commitment available: * Sapphire * Diamond * Ruby, and * Emerald. 

Volunteer

Support the Embroiderers’ Guild of America by volunteering with your local guild in community engagement. You or your guild may also consider holding a stitching session to raise funds. Certain EGA events and the National Seminar also need volunteers for a wide range of opportunities.