1. The painter, sculptor, craftsman, and graphic artist shall show proof that her work has been chosen by a qualified jury for selection in at least three jury selected exhibitions.

2. The photographer shall show proof that her work has been accepted in exhibitions or published in books or national magazines as original creative fine art photography.

3. The architect and the commercial artist (cartoonist, visual technologist, designer, interior designer, and illustrator) of recognized professional standing shall show proof of work with established firms and/or publication of work.

4. The choreographer of recognized professional standing as determined by the Labanotation, Benash, eight millimeter film, annotated videotape, and other methods of recording her work, which includes methods for describing plot, movement of groups, development of theme and variations, shall show three (3) samples of her work.

1. A lecturer shall have professional rating in her subjects and her lectures shall be her creative work. Scripts, recordings, auditions, or other forms of library credentials shall be submitted with proof of payment for her lectures.

2. An applicant for advertising/sales promotions shall be engaged in the field of graphic arts, lay-out, design, and/or copy writing for the purpose of publication in periodicals and sales promotion collateral.

3. The musicologist who is proficient in the science, history, forms, and methods of music in lecture or written forms shall submit published copies of her work with proof of payment. Scripts or recordings of her paid lectures may be submitted by the applicant for membership.

4. A dramatist shall submit three (3) scripts or video-recordings of dramas with proof of payment or proof of significant public performance by professional actors.

1. Proof of payment for a professionally published composition or arrangement shall consist of a copy or photocopy of a publisher's agreement with the composer.

2. Proof of public performance of professional significance shall consist of printed programs, radio logs, and/or TV schedules or tapes along with written score.

3. Music sung by a church or synagogue choir made up of volunteer congregants. Under most circumstances this music performed in public under any other condition would be performed by paid singers. In many cases, the music director of the institution is a paid staff member.

4. Music which is performed by community or children's theater: In this case the performers are not paid, and most of the work is volunteer. The composer is not paid. However, in a regularly scheduled performance a ticket price or a fee is charged to defray expenses for production. This would not include parody lyrics which are written to existing tunes; that is the province of the Letters category.

5. Music which is performed at a benefit or fundraiser: In this case, too, the composition is donated to entertain or to attract attention to the benefit, and the performers donate their time. The benefit is sponsored by a recognized organization, and the money is raised to support the needy organization.