OPEN STUDIO
Spark Box Studio’s Open Studio Program is a great opportunity for visual artists to have access to a communal studio space and printmaking or darkroom equipment. Access to the printmaking and darkroom equipment will be determined by the artists technical training and ability to work independently in the studio. Participants of the printmaking workshops are eligible to participate in the open studio program.
The Open Studio program is for independent work without supervision or guidance. You are excepted to be familiar with the technical processes and equipment. The studio technician is available for general trouble shooting, problem solving and other questions of a technical nature.
Open Studio members are granted independent access to the studio the studio between the hours of 9AM and 11PM.
The Open Studio price includes your use of the equipment, space and general studio materials (soaps, paper towel, rags, etc). Print making materials are not included within this price. See the next section about ‘Additional Fees’.
One Day – $25.00 + tax
One Week – $80.00 + tax
One Month – $200.00 + tax
Six Months – $650.00 + tax
One Year – $1000.00 + tax
10 Day Pass – $150.00 + tax
* All prices are listed in Canada dollars (CAD)
** Ontario’s current tax percentage is 13%
Your first day working at the studio is considered to be first calendar day of the studio pass. For example; “if had you purchased a ‘One Week’ pass on Tuesday and Friday was your first day working in the studio, your calendar pass would activate on that Friday and be valid until the end of the following Friday.”
The ’10 Day Pass’ may be used consecutively or intermittently meaning you can use all 10 days at once, or use the studio a few random days one month, and a few other days in the following months. The ’10 Day Pass’ has an expiration date of 4 months beginning on the first day you are working at the studio. For example; “your daughter has bought you a ’10 Day Studio Pass’ as lovely birthday present. The following week you come in Spark Box Studio to use your first day. It is from that first day working in the studio that the 4 month time period begins.”
Open Studio members using the print studio or photography studio will be subject to equipment and supply fees. You are excepted to either bring your own materials, or purchase materials from Spark Box Studio. These additional material fees cover in-house items such as inks, chemicals, emulsions, tarlatan, newsprint etc.
