{"id":11,"date":"2026-05-08T21:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:51:04","slug":"about-the-guild","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/about-the-guild\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Guild"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chartered in 1974, the Atlanta Puppetry Guild is a part of the national&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puppeteers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puppeteers of America<\/a>organization.&nbsp; The guild is dedicated to bringing together artists, educators, librarians, hobbyists, professionals, and everyday people who share an interest in the art of puppetry.&nbsp; Current activities include potluck socials, field trips to view and discuss adult and family puppetry presentations, occasional workshops, and participation in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atlpuppetguild.org\/wdp\">World Puppetry Day<\/a>, typically celebrated on a Saturday near the official date of March 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A free level of &#8216;associate&#8217; membership allows one to attend meetings, receive notifications of meetings, receive announcements of other local puppetry events, and participate in our Google Group mailing lists.&nbsp; To be eligible to vote for new officers, apply for guild grants and scholarships, or access past meeting notes online, you must be a paid member in good standing.&nbsp; To be eligible to run for an officer position, you must be a member of the Atlanta Puppetry Guild&nbsp;<strong>and<\/strong>&nbsp;a member of Puppeteers of America.&nbsp; The cost of guild membership is $10 for an individual or dual membership.&nbsp; The membership year runs from Jan 1st through Dec 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of guild membership is $10 per calendar year (January 1 through December 31). To be eligible to vote for officers and other business matters, apply for a grant or scholarship, and access past meeting notes online, you must be a paid member in good standing. To hold office, you must be a paid member of the guild and Puppeteers of America. &#8220;Associate&#8221; members may, at no charge, receive notification of and attend meetings, receive announcements about local puppetry events, and participate in our group mailing list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064698638153&amp;ref=embed_page\">the Guild&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a> for the latest information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chartered in 1974, the Atlanta Puppetry Guild is a part of the national&nbsp;Puppeteers of Americaorganization.&nbsp; The guild is dedicated to bringing together artists, educators, librarians, hobbyists, professionals, and everyday people who share an interest in the art of puppetry.&nbsp; Current activities include potluck socials, field trips to view and discuss adult and family puppetry presentations, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12,"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantapuppetryguild.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}