MAD Members play a significant role in shaping the Museum's remarkable collection.
Join our Collector Circles and help share the future of Museum’s collection while enjoying exclusive studio visits, artists’ talks, dialogues with MAD curators, and gallery tours. All programs will be led by MAD’s curatorial team.
Once a year, the Collector Circles will gather for Selection Night to vote on new works for MAD’s permanent collection in the areas of jewelry, adornment, craft, design, and art.
Prior experience as a collector not required. Curiosity, a passion for art, a love of MAD, and a desire to meet fellow art enthusiasts highly recommended!
Members of the Museum's Collector Circles must contribute annual dues of $2,500 per individual. Ninety percent of these dues directly support the purchase of art for the collection. To join, you must be a MAD Member at the Gallery level ($500) or above. Joining MAD’s Patron level ($1,500) is highly encouraged.
2024 COLLECTORS’ CIRCLE EVENTS
(All events take place at the Museum unless otherwise indicated.)
Sep 4 / 6-9 pm Associate Curator Barbara Gifford and Chief Curator Elissa Auther highlight rarely seen pieces from the Museum’s “vault,” with drinks and light fare
Sep 19-22 Weekend trip to Detroit with visits to artist studios, Cranbrook Academy of Art and Museum, Library Street Collective, the Guild, and more.
Oct 30 / 6-8 pm Tour and Highlights of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Fair with Chief Curator Elissa Auther
Nov 13 / 6-8 pm Jewelry and Design Circle Selection Night
Nov 15 / 9 am-8 pm Day trip to Philadelphia for an exclusive tour of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
