The Ghost Swift by Kirsty Mitchell

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Founded in 2008, My Modern Met was formed to create one big city that celebrates creativity. For over 13 years, we have proudly been a champion for emerging, mid-career, and established artists, photographers, designers, and makers by providing them a platform to shine and grow. Beyond that, we continue to expand our content in ways that will spark positivity in you by sharing inspiring stories of humanity and the amazing things found in our natural world. There’s a lot to be in awe of—and thankful for—and we’re committed to sharing it.

This is where you come in. You play a pivotal role in helping ensure My Modern Met is able to continue our mission of spreading creativity and positivity online. Become a member of My Modern Met today and you can help support our independent publishing as well as our commitment to bringing you fresh art & culture content every day.

As a small team with limited resources, we’ve created a membership program to help fund the site and our rising costs. By becoming a member, your fees will be allocated towards staff salaries and other expenses that help keep the lights on. But beyond that, you’ll help us pursue our long-term initiatives that all revolve around supporting the arts. We’re ambitious around here, and we’ve created goals to help us grow and create even more rich content that is accessible for all—think free creative resources, a podcast, and online classes that will help you learn new skills. And those are just a few ways in which we’re planning on expanding our content. We have even more exciting things in the works.

We hope you’ll join us in our efforts to support the arts!

Supporter of the Arts
$10 USD / MO
Your monthly contribution will help us support the arts.
Protector of the Arts
$120 USD / YR
Rather pay annually? Together, we will protect the arts.
Patron of the Arts
$1,000 / LIFETIME
As a Patron, your significant contribution will help us change the world.
Student of the Arts
$5 / MO
Students receive a discount. Please see the FAQ for more.

Membership Perks

In addition, we’ll continue to provide all members with:
  • Ad Free Reading Experience
  • Exclusive Members-Only Monthly Newsletter
  • 15% Discount Towards My Modern Met Store Purchases
  • 15% Discount Towards My Modern Met Academy Courses
  • Exclusive E-book: “Guide to Over 100 Art, Design, and Photography Resources”
In addition, we’ll continue to provide all members with:
  • Content on the site is fully accessible without a paywall
  • In-depth interviews with top artists, designers, and other top creative minds in the world
  • Original content on art, science, history, the environment, and much more
ZARIA FORMAN

My Modern Met featured my work before I had as much recognition as I do now. I remember it well, because I was traveling in the Maldives at the time, working on a new series of drawings to represent the lowest lying island nation in the world.

“I noticed I was receiving an unusual amount of friend requests on Facebook, and messages poured into my inbox from around the world!

“When I traced it back to My Modern Met, I reached out to thank them. They have been very kind and helpful ever since, always happy and eager to share new work and promote my exhibits, and I remain extremely grateful for them!”

LIAM WONG

My Modern Met was one of the first places to discover and share my photographs. An article they wrote about my work in 2016 went viral and since then I have gone from a hobbyist to a professional photographer thanks to their continued support.

“Positive comments of encouragement from My Modern Met followers also motivated me to keep going and to create a photo series, of which eventually became a best-selling photo book.

“In retrospect, I would not have achieved any of this without them discovering my work all those years ago and for that I am truly grateful as it has taken me on a different and more creative path.

“My Modern Met remains the best platform to discover artists through the finely curated content and a platform that positively celebrates creativity. I’m glad it still exists and continues to shine a spotlight on up-and-coming artists who deserve more eyes on their work.”

KIRSTY MITCHELL

My Modern Met was one of the first people to notice my work when I began my series Wonderland back in 2009. Over the years as the project progressed, they continued to publish articles about the photographs as they became more and more popular.

“Finally in 2015, once the series was complete and the first edition of the book had sold out, My Modern Met shared the film we had made about its creation.

“Nothing could have prepared me for the reaction it incurred. I was suddenly overwhelmed with thousands of requests for the book from all over the world as their post went viral and was viewed over 5 million times.

“As a result, we were given the confidence to publish a second edition of the book to satisfy the enormous waiting list we had accumulated, the response was truly staggering. I remain eternally grateful to My Modern Met for their support and belief in what I do. They have without a doubt helped my career and also become valued friends.”

CRISTINA MITTERMEIER

“I have had the privilege to be featured in My Modern Met several times, and each time, my experience has been fulfilling and rewarding.

“The writers and hosts are gracious, do their research and understand that my work is more than art.

“The purpose of my art is to open a door for people and inspire everyone to be advocates for the ocean and our planet.

“I have always been given an opportunity to engage My Modern Met’s substantial audience in the work of SeaLegacy and Only One.”

OMAR Z. ROBLES

I am extremely grateful to Modern Met for the support they have shown towards my work.

“I am always moved by how they help tell our stories, expanding it to a broader audience. Instead of simply reposting a write up on my blog, they find a way to make it personal and relevant to their own readership. Almost every time I am surprised by the little gems they find, which in turn helps me rediscover my own artwork.

“As an artist, it is invaluable to have support from a platform that understands and curates content as skillfully and respectfully as My Modern Met does.”

DIMITRA MILAN

“After having the privilege of doing my first interview with My Modern Met, I experienced an overflow of new followers and interest in my art.

“It was a huge turning point for my career, because the word had spread and several other platforms also pushed the interview.

“It was literally an overnight success. The next day I gained over 10,000 new followers. My Modern Met was the launchpad in getting my work seen and known on a world-wide scale.

“I know they truly have a heart for artists and want them to be successful in doing what they love everyday.

“I believe My Modern Met is at the pinnacle of culture alongside artists, pushing forward positivity and beauty.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does My Modern Met have a membership program?

Since launching in 2008, we’ve worked hard to sustain ourselves through a variety of revenue streams, including advertising, sponsorships, and e-commerce. We’ve been able to keep our site independent and without outside investment.

Our membership program is a meaningful way for our readers to support a publication that they’ve grown to love and appreciate over the years so that we can keep going.

Beyond covering operational costs, members help us pursue our long-term initiatives in our quest to further support the arts and create rich content that is accessible for everyone—including a podcast, expanding into more languages, and online classes. We also intend to invest in projects like supporting talented artists and creative makers through My Modern Met Store.

What do the Memberships go towards?

Membership fees will be specifically allocated towards staff salaries, hosting and software costs, funding new projects geared towards helping the creative community, and other expenses that help keep the lights on.

Are you putting My Modern Met behind a paywall?

From the very beginning, we’ve believed that everyone should have free access to art and culture content. Because of this, we will not be putting up a paywall on our site.

What if I'm not interested in the membership benefits? Can I still support My Modern Met with a one-time donation?

You can always make a one-time contribution of any amount with a credit or debit card. Enter the amount, below:



 

We also accept contributions via PayPal or checks delivered to:

My Modern Met
26074 Lugo Dr
Loma Linda, CA 92354 USA

Can I gift a Membership?

Yes, and that would be a very generous gift! You’ll find the option to purchase all of our Membership plans as a gift above. The gift recipient will receive an email with a link to activate their gift. If a physical address is required, the gift recipient will have the opportunity to enter it when they activate the gift. Keep in mind that you’re purchasing a one-time gift for the selected term (e.g. month or year). The gift recipient will be responsible for adding a payment method before the next renewal period if they’d like to continue with the subscription.

Do you have student pricing?

We are happy to offer our students a discount. Please contact us at [email protected] so we can verify your student status.

How do I update my email address or credit card?

For all personal information, please log in to your account and make the adjustment. If you need to update your credit card information, please add a new card within your account and click Update My Credit Card.

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Can I switch from a monthly to a yearly plan?

Yes. Click Change Plan from the Subscriptions menu item in your account. You’ll be switched to the new plan and charged a prorated amount.

Can I get a refund?

Membership contributions are non-refundable but you are welcome to cancel upcoming payments at anytime.

How do I cancel my Membership?

You can cancel your membership by logging into your account and toggling off auto-renew from the Subscriptions menu. 

All membership charges are handled by Memberful with Stripe as a payment processor. All aspects of your membership benefits are handled by My Modern Met via email.

Your contribution to My Modern Met does not constitute as a charitable donation, and your contribution is not eligible for a tax deduction. Our membership program is designed to strengthen our relationship with our readers through direct support of our independent publishing.