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Sliding Scale Registration

In addition to equitable services for all ages, the Tampa Museum of Art is engaged in equitable pricing. Grant funded support of this program allows us to offer registration fees at a sliding scale inspired by Embracing an Equitable Sliding Scale. 

Please use the guide below to self-select your registration fee for this program.

TIER 1 PRICE 

Consider investing in the TIER 1 price if you:

• are supporting children or have other dependents
• have significant debt
• have medical expenses not covered by insurance
• are eligible for public assistance
• have immigration-related expenses
• are an elder with limited financial support
• are an unpaid community organizer
• are a returning citizen who has been denied work due to incarceration history
• experience discrimination in hiring or pay level
• are descended from enslaved people or Native American Indians

TIER 2 PRICE 

Consider investing in the TIER 2 price if you:

• are single and/or without dependents
• are able to repay your student loans, are in repayment or have paid off your student loans
• have daily reliable transportation
• are able to miss work either for sickness or leisure, and are still able to pay next month’s bills
• travel when needed for an unexpected occasion like a family funeral or emergency

TIER 3 

Consider investing in the TIER 3 price, if you:

• own the home you live in
• have investments, retirement accounts or inherited money
• travel for recreation
• have access to family money and resources in times of need
• work part-time or are unemployed by choice, including unemployment due to full-time school in a degree-earning program
• have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.)
• are registering with funds from your work at/with an institution (museum, school, university, etc.)