MEMBERSHIP
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BECOME A MEMBER AT THE FIRESTATION PRINT STUDIO


 Firestation Annual Membership costs:
Full Membership: $140
Concession (Health Care Card/ Full-time Student/ Unemployed): $85
PRINT CLUB LOYALTY Access Membership (Joining Fees and Induction Included) A$200.00 / $150 Concession This membership is only available to those who attended at least 6 Print Club sessions in the past two years.
Print Angels’ life-time membership: $2,000
Remote Member (outside Melb Metro area) $50
* Members wanting to print independently in the studio need to pay additional costs for OH&S training and access fees - details below.

PURCHASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP HERE
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Benefits of membership include:
• Access to the Firestation Print Studio*
• Regular invitations to exhibitions at the Firestation Print Gallery
• Invitation to participate in classes held in the workshop at a discounted rate
• Option to exhibit in the Print Gallery through or yearly member exhibition opportunities
• 20% Discount off Gallery Hiring Fees
• Opportunities to exhibit in members’ group shows
• Opportunity to show and sell your work in the Print Studio Print Rack
• Priority access to master classes
• Option of becoming a Firestation Management Committee member
• Voting rights at the Firestation’s A.G.M. and participating in the future organisational direction
• Professional development opportunities as part of the Volunteers Program
• Life Drawing discount $23 members
• Discounted participation fees for Saturday Print Clubs ie. Lino Club
• 10 % Discount at Seniors Art Supplies
• 10% Discount at Melbourne Etching Supplies *conditions apply

How to gain independent access to print in our studios
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  1. Membership – Join Us! Details and pricing above. You must be a member to print at the Workshop, except as part of a class.
  2. * Workshop Introduction/ Skill Assessment and OH&S, known as "induction" and costs $90 to undertake (Discounts available if your induction is purchased with your membership - Refer to the shop for pricing). If you are a member, and wish to use our facilities, you need to do a session of three hours with our Supervising Teacher.  Then, sign off on all Health and Safety Workshop Documents and Introduction to the systems and procedures of the Workshop
  3. * Workshop Access Options:  Single session access - $35 per day / concession - $25 per day
         10 session access - $295 / concession - $200
         6 month access - $ 500 / concession - $330

4.   Print Club Loyalty Access Membership is open for those who have attended at least 6 print club sessions in the past 2 years.  For these memberships, daily access is reduced to only $20 per session!  This is a different Access membership, more affordable but for reduced hours. Access is for Wednesdays - Fridays, 11am - 4pm (not 24hrs access and not weekends)

HOW TO PRINT: IF YOU HAVEN’T PRINTED IN A WHILE OR HAVE NEVER PRINTED:
1. Take part in one of our beginners classes and Saturday Print Clubs*
2. Follow the above steps 1, 2 & 3   *Terms and Conditions apply

More Opportunities
HOW TO RENT A STUDIO UPSTAIRS @ THE FIRESTATION:
1. Addition of Applicant’s name to the Waiting List -  applicant must be a Firestation
member and have approved studio access
2. Studio becomes available
3. Submission of Application to the Committee for review
4. Reply to Applicant
 
HOW TO EXHIBIT AT THE FIRESTATION PRINT GALLERY:
1. Application:  Send applications to [email protected]
3. Gallery Contract, Signing and return of contract to Administrator
4. Payment of Bond & Gallery Rental Fee, $450 per week (nonmembers) $360 (members)
minimum 3 weeks unless by special arrangement, 20% commission on sales
Refer to gallery application page  to see when we are taking applications.