
Become a Member or
Renew your Membership for 2026
The APA is accepting new members who are passionate about advocating for our craft!
We encourage all archival researchers & archival producers - from entry level to very experienced - to join.
To join as a NEW member, please fill out the form below.
We are also asking that CURRENT members (who have not yet done so) renew their membership for 2026.
This year we have two options:
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Basic Membership - offered at a suggested voluntary donation of $50. Benefits include:
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Access to quarterly Business meetings, Coffee Chats & Speaker Series
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A listing in the APA Member Directory accessible via APA’s website as well as part of Footage.net
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Access to Member area on the website with recordings of Business Meetings and Speaker Series
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Subscription to our Member newsletter
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Enhanced Membership - a donation of $100 or more comes with Basic Membership benefits plus the following:
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Discounts for your productions at ~10 footage and photo archives (with more to come)
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Access to an APAForum - a GoogleGroup that allows members to converse and share resources with other members (coming in April)
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** Note: we have a limited number of scholarships available. If you need one, please reach out via email**
For Basic Membership, please simply make your donation at the link below.
For Enhanced Membership, please:
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Make your donation at the link below
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Save a copy of your receipt (screen shot or download of email receipt will both suffice)
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Fill out this form which will ask you to upload your donation receipt
** All donations are tax-deductible.