MEMBERSHIP

How to become an Artist Member of Open Studio

Shawn Reynar
Open Studio Member Shawn Reynar

Open Studio Artist Membership is offered throughout the year to artists who have rented in the studio for a minimum of six months and whose application has been approved by the board of directors. The board meets once a month from September to July and artists interested in applying are encouraged to submit a cover letter and current cv to Jennifer Bhogal, Executive Director, which will be presented at the next board meeting. The Artist Membership fee is $30 due on November 1st annually.

All studio users must first be a Renter prior to becoming an Artist Member of Open Studio. For information on becoming a Renter,
please click here.

Artist Membership Benefits:
- Discount on facility rental fees

- Discount on Open Studio weekend workshop fees

- Automatically guaranteed, but not obligated, to be included in the Print Sales Program at Open Studio

- Discounted production supplies for purchase at Open Studio

- Discount on artwork purchased through Print Sales Program at Open Studio

- Opportunities for professional development and project management through experience on committees and board of directors

- Eligibility to apply for the Nick Novak Scholarship open to Open Studio Artist Members only.

- Eligibility to participate in lotteries for exhibition, portfolio and exhcange opportunities open only ot Open Studio Members.

- Opportunity to exhibit in the George Gilmour Members' Gallery.

- Monthly announcements of gallery and special events through mailings and email.

- Promotion by the Studio of their artistic activities in newsletter and other forms of publicity.

- Members are eligible for discounts at:

Please click here to view Varied Editions, Open Studio's Members' Online Exhibition space.
Open Studio is also pleased to announce the launch of Varied Editions, a virtual exhibition space to showcase the work of Open Studio’s Artist Membership. This online gallery will feature a rotating schedule of solo exhibitions of work by Open Studio’s artist members, scheduled to coincide with the exhibition dates of the Open Studio galleries. Each exhibition will include images of recent work by the profiled artist, an artist statement and biography, and may also feature video interviews or artists’ online projects.

Current Open Studio Artist Members:
Anne Abbass :: Sally Ayre :: Mary Baranowski-Lowden :: Nadine Bariteau :: Diana Birkenheier :: Linda Blix :: Jillian Booth :: Lorène Bourgeois :: Yael Brotman :: Janice Carbert :: Carlina (a.k.a Lucinda) Ing-Lu Chen :: Susan Collett :: Tara Cooper :: Rebecca Cowan :: Victoria Cowan :: Susan Cunningham :: Karen Curry :: Elizabeth D’Agostino :: Pamela Dodds :: Hazel Eckert :: Susan Farquhar :: Chris Finn :: Elizabeth Forrest :: Susan Fothergill :: Anna Gaby-Trotz :: Shannon Gerard :: Doug Guildford :: Laine Groeneweg :: Libby Hague :: Sandra Haar :: Isabelle Hémard :: Peter Hendrick :: Astrid Ho :: Brian Hoxha :: Geneviève Jodouin :: Brian Kelley :: Helena Kwon :: Murray Laufer :: Jenn Law :: Jae Hyang Lee :: Zavi Lerman :: Jennifer Linton :: Lorna Livey :: Liz Menard :: Theresa Morin :: Emma Nishimura :: Lauren Nurse :: Shogo Okada :: Loree Ovens :: Kurt Pammer :: Liz Parkinson :: Walter Procska :: Parvaneh Radmard :: Sandi Ralph :: Shawn Reynar :: Liliana Rodriguez :: Elena Roginsky :: Jacon Rolfe :: Rochelle Rubinstein :: Claudia Sbrissa :: Andrea Scarlat :: Irina Schestakowich :: Nicholas Shick :: Leslie Shniffer :: Moody Shwales ::Snaige Sileika :: Romney Smith :: Andrea Soler :: Mee-Ae Song :: Penelope Stewart :: Rob Tavares :: Lotti Thomas :: Dana Tosic :: Ann Unger :: Louise Vezina :: Daryl Vocat :: Judith Welbourn :: Amanda Nicole White :: Catherine Wild :: Meggan Winsley :: Jan Winton :: Tobias Williams :: Fedor Yatsik :: Cybèle Young :: Pawel Zablocki :: Laurie Zinkand-Selles ::

For additional membership information, please contact Jill Graham, Technical Director at jill@openstudio.on.ca or 416-504-8238.