Apply for membership in ACCA
Application Criteria
- Please begin by reading our Guiding Principles
- Then read the ACCA Code of Conduct
- To qualify for membership, you must be a practicing arts consultant in Canada who meets the following criteria:
- Demonstrated subject-matter knowledge, training, or experience valuable to the Canadian arts and culture sector, its practitioners, and organizations. This includes a wide range of in-demand skills such as community engagement, respectful workplace training, social media management, software analytics, governance, fundraising, feasibility studies, or strategic planning.
- Practical experience in the Canadian arts sector, gained through employment, practice, contracting, or consulting within arts and culture organizations or comparable community-based entities.
- Consulting experience, obtained through successful completion of contractual agreements for specific tasks.
- Relevant post-secondary education or certification in an arts-related discipline, and/or significant practical experience in the arts.
- A commitment to adhere to the ACCA Code of Conduct, including consulting rates and pro-bono work.
- A clear vision for developing your practice and the impact you aim to have in the Canadian arts sector.
- A commitment to actively participate in the association’s activities.
- Have a recommendation from a Canadian arts sector client, such as a former employer or contract client.