IEA Benefit Chart
The President and Vice President of a Chapter must be members within good standing of the International Encaustic Artists. Chapter members are encouraged but not required to be IEA members. This chart shows the IEA benefits as an IEA member vs. a Chapter member who is not an IEA member.
| IEA BENEFITS | IEA Member | Chapter Member |
| Access to the entire IEA website | x | |
| Access to most of the IEA website | x | |
| IEA Art Heals Grant | x | |
| IEA Emerging Artists Grant | x | |
| IEA Project Grant | x | |
| IEA Conference Scholarship | x | |
| IEA Artist Residency | x | |
| La Vendeenne Awards | x | |
| IEA juried exhibitions for listed membership fee | x | |
| IEA juried exhibition for higher non-membership fee | x | |
| Access to the online & printed version of Wax Fusion Magazine | x | x |
| Access to list of domestic and international residencies | x | x |
| Career development resources | x | x |
| Access to IEA member classes, events & workshops | x | x |
| Connect with other artists | x | x |
| Online IEA member profile | x | |
| Online IEA member gallery posts | x | |
| IEA members discounts and free courses | x | |
| Online classes and instructional videos | x | x |
| Access to IEA Facebook & Instagram | x | x |
| Ability to be featured on IEA Facebook & Instagram | x | |
| Access to encaustic painting history | x | x |
| Access to "how to..." articles, videos & other encaustic information | x | x |
| Access to IEA FAQs | x | x |