Cambridge Open Studios: Membership & Participation

The Membership Secretary can be contacted by phone in the evenings only ( 6-9 pm)

Membership of Cambridge Open Studios 2008

New members (ie those who have never been members of COS in previous years) who wish to participate in 2008 must complete and return the membership application form by Monday 14th January 2008. New members who do not intend participating in 2008 can return their membership forms after this date.
 

To be eligible for membership you must be a maker of original works of art and/or craft, and live or have your studio/workshop within Cambridgeshire and the CB postcode area (including nominated SG and PE postcodes - for full details contact Membership Secretary).
 

To participate in Cambridge Open Studios you must first join as a member.

Two or more artists may count as a single member, but only if they genuinely collaborate on all their work.

Members of groups are required to be individual members as well.

Members receive a Bulletin and at least four mailings a year. They are also invited to any Cambridge Open Studios parties and seminars and are urged to attend the AGM in late October/early November, where they have a vote.

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Participation in Cambridge Open Studios 2008

Please note that the deadline for returning 2008 participation application forms will be 12 noon on 14th February 2008. However, participation is restricted to 220 Guide entries and this is done on a first-come, first-served basis. Returning your participation form by the deadline does not guarantee you a place.

There are three types of participation.  All participants must be members.

1) INDIVIDUAL - Cost:  £140.00 for a single Guide entry for your studio

Two or more artists who fully collaborate on all their work can be treated as an individual participant e.g.  Nick & Kathleen Abbott.   Individual participants will have index entries under their own names.

2) SHARED STUDIOS - Cost:  £140.00 per artist 

This applies when two or more artists wish to share a studio space but each wants to have an individual Guide entry. It also applies when two or more artists have separate studio spaces under the same roof or adjacent to one another at the same address, e.g. Cambridge Artworks, St Barnabas Press. This is described as a "shared studio" for administrative purposes, since each entrant will share the same location and map reference. When an artist is part of a "shared studio" situation as described above, they must collaborate with their fellow studio members when completing their participation forms. This means they must send them all in together with one map, otherwise we will not know how many artists are showing.

Each shared studio participant will have their own entry in the Guide be listed under their own name in the alphabetical index in the Guide.
 

2) GROUP ENTRIES -  Cost:  £300.00

This is for two or more artists who have already joined as individual members. The group will have a single Guide entry, at a single venue, in the Group name. Please note that the Medium Index listings, and any publicity, will also be in the Group name only.

WEBSITE:

All participating members Guide entries, whichever the participation type, will be included on the website as part of their fee. However, an additional charge(s) will be made to include biographical notes and/or additional images (maximum of 5 images) on the website.

Non-participating artist members will also be included on the website under a separate section for those not taking part in 2008 - the entry will include, name, address, medium descriptions, Tel, email and website. Additional charge(s) will be made to include optional extra biographical notes and/or images (maximum of 5 images) on the website.
 

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