I have received Signature Member status in the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society.
My road to signature member status started in the spring of 2020. I saw an open international online competition with NOAPS. Since I didn't have to be a member I thought why not enter. I wasn't paying attention to the date when one hears if her piece is accepted and was surprised when I received an email congratulating me from an artist who I did not know.
That was quite nice of him and so obviously I got in. Wondering who I knew who was accepted I had to wait a few hours until I could check out the details on the NOAPS web site. To my surprise, my painting Ice Bear had won Best in Show! So that was why the artist emailed me.
Ice Bear
If you haven't perused the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society web site, take a look.