Apparently, as a member of the Oil Painters of America, it is perfectly proper to refer to one's self as a "Member, Oil Painters of America" (or even "Member, OPA") but the specific acronym of just "OPA" by itself is only for Signature members. I'm an associate member, but not an Signature (or "Master") member. This simple mistake in how I describe my membership has been fixed, and hopefully nobody would ever think that my mistaken use of "OPA" rather than "Member of OPA" would have ever been intentional.
To most, it's hardly a big deal--"So Matt used the wrong term to define his membership. He fixed it. Next."--but to some, that is a very significant distinction, so out of respect (and because being artistically ethical is very important to me), I am happy to clarify.
To most, it's hardly a big deal--"So Matt used the wrong term to define his membership. He fixed it. Next."--but to some, that is a very significant distinction, so out of respect (and because being artistically ethical is very important to me), I am happy to clarify.
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