Pre-membership Training
Pre-memberships trainings are required for anyone interested in becoming a member of Outlaw Arts. We need to make sure that your skills and habits work with our studio expectations. Trainings are scheduled when we have 4 or more ready to join. You will use studio equipment, read our handbook, ask questions and be interviewed by one of our managers.
Payment:
Basic fee: $250
Reduced Fee: $160 (community outreach)
Supporter fee: $300 (extra goes to outreach)
payments can be made via Venmo, Cash App, cash or check
for more information call/text 267-650-1757
membership:
Once you’ve completed our pre-membership training course, and feel ready to commit to membership of at least 6 months, you’ll be ready to meet with our manager/owner. Together you will go over details like signing up for studio time, setting up your personal shelf, choosing a studio chore, and discussing which payment level makes sense for you. Monthly membership payments are due on or before the first of each month. Members can take work home to complete, (using your own tools, materials, equipment) or do all their clay work in the studio. You may bring guests($15/hr for up to 3 hrs) just make sure you add "+ guest" when you sign up on the calendar.
We offer three options:
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BASIC: $165/ month
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Reduced:$100/month (this option is only available for NW Philly locals who experience marginalization and/or generational financial lack)
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Supporter: $170+ (pay anything above the Basic level to help support our neighborhood outreach program)
​Payment options: Venmo, Cash App, cash, check​
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for more information call/text 267-650-1757
INDEPENDENT STUDIO TIME:
Independent studio time is as short or as long as you like (just make sure you allow 1/2 hour at the end for thorough clean up). Think of it as time for you to dig deep. Practice, practice, practice. Sign up on the studio calendar ahead of time, and come on in. A few times a week the studio is reserved for group events (classes or workshops) so avoid overlapping with those so it doesn't get overcrowded.
Members may choose to do some work at home, some at the studio, but no studio tools, equipment or materials can be taken home (you’ll have to purchase your own underglazes, glazes, tools, containers, etc. for your at-home work.)
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We have reconstituted clay, towels, tools, 6 wheels, 2 slab rollers, over 30 glazes, numerous underglazes, slips, & oxide washes all for you to use while in the studio. If you want new clay right out of the box, we sell brown, white or tan stoneware for $25/bag.
how to get started
AFTER you’ve completed your 4-week pre-membership training series, meet with a studio manager.
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meet with studio manager to learn about payment options, maintenance jobs, leadership responsibilities, and to make your first payment
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you will then be sent an email invite to the studio calendar where you can schedule independent studio time.
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arrive on time, make changes on the calendar if necessary so that it accurately reflects your time in the studio.
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wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, bring your own apron
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be an authentic community member by showing friendliness and concern for other studio members , limit phone calls to outside the studio, play music if that works for everyone present, be inclusive and thoughtful about conversations
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clean up thoroughly, do your studio chore (wiping down bottles, washing walls, picking up trash outside our door, etc., and leave the studio cleaner than you found it