COMMUNITY STUDIOS
The AS220 Community Studios are currently open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 10AM to 8 PM. There are different levels of access to our spaces depending on your membership level - please see our membership options below!
Community Studios is an art + design program for adults ages 18 and up looking to learn, practice, and grow their skills as artists. We are committed to providing programming that centers Black and Brown people, those who are formerly incarcerated, parents, and anyone else who has limited access to the arts, for whatever reason.
Our facilities include a printshop, fabrication lab, media arts studio, darkroom, visual arts studio, and an apparel design studio. We offer affordable access to equipment and education in the areas of printmaking, visual arts, music, woodworking, media, photography, apparel, maker technology, and more.
The AS220 Community Studios are located at AS220’s Mercantile Block building, 131 Washington Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Our Printshop, Fab Lab, Media Arts Lab, and staff offices are located here. The entrance is located at the rear of the building on Lucie Way. The Darkroom is located a few blocks away at AS220’s Empire Street Complex, 115 Empire Street in downtown Providence.
Contact community-studios-staff@as220.org for any inquiries.
KALEIDOSCOPE AT AS220
Camp Kaleidoscope is a child-centered summer program in Providence, RI, blending art, engineering, making, and free play for curious kids ages 6-12.
(Geared for ages 6-12, but all are welcome!)
BECOME A MEMBER
Community Studios Keyholder Membership
$70.00 every month
Only eligible for purchase after 3 months of Practicing Artist membership
Must be 21+
Access to the space during all non-Youth hours
Access to all equipment (once certified)
Free communal supplies
Community Studios Practicing Artist Membership
$35.00 every month
Must be 18+
Access to the space during public hours (Fri 12pm - 10pm / Sat 10am - 8pm)
Access to all equipment (once certified)
Free communal supplies
Community Studios Exposure Level Membership
$0.00 every month
Must be 18+
Access to the Community Studios during public hours (Fri 12pm - 10pm / Sat 10am - 8pm)
Access to computers and co-working spaces
Community Studios Darkroom Keyholder Membership
$80.00 every month
Monthly key access to the AS220 Darkroom, chemistry included. Please do not sign up for this without first having been approved for Keyholder Membership by an AS220 Community Studios staff member first.
Community Studios Practicing Artist Darkroom Membership
$45.00 every month
Monthly public hours access to the AS220 darkroom, chemistry included.
WORKSHOPS
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DIY Altoids Fuzz for Guitar with Marc Leclair
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Black & White Film Photo & Developing with Jeff Smudde
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Vacuum Former, Laser & Vinyl Cutter with Larry Zagorsky
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Alteration Basics & Sashiko Mending with Kery Rodriguez
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4x8 ShopBot CNC Operations with Ryan Alexander
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Monotype Printmaking with Sabrina Zhang
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Comic Books: Start to Finish with Steve Mardo
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Cyanotype Printmaking with Andre Lee Bassuet
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Electric Guitar Wiring with Lutz Hamel
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Color Film Photo & Developing with Noah Morrison
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Toning Cyanotype with Botanicals with Brittonie Fletcher
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Screenprinting & Flags with Catalina Martinez Rojas
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Non-Adhesive Bookbinding with Kennedy Heinrichs
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Returning to Interdependence with Eva Farrell
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Paper Mache Sculpture with Caeli Carr-Potter
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DIY Handheld Synthesizer with Marc Leclair
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Black and White Darkroom Printing with Jeff Smudde
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Vacuum Former, Laser & Vinyl Cutter with Larry Zagorsky
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Woodcut Printmaking with Joanna Booth
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4x8 ShopBot CNC Operations with Ryan Alexander
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Comic Books: Start to Finish with Steve Mardo
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Lego Letterpress with Andre Lee Bassuet
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Mold-Making & Casting with Nathan Wright
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Multilayer CMYK Photo Screenprint with Sabrina Zhang
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Family Archives & Darkroom Practice with Noah Morrison
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DIY Altoids Theremin with Marc Leclair
PURCHASE SUPPLIES
PRINTSHOP
The AS220 Community Printshop offers affordable public access to printmaking workshops, equipment, and space in the areas of silkscreen, letterpress, offset, intaglio, relief printing, monotype, and bookbinding.
MEDIA ARTS
The Media Arts Studio offers affordable public access to workshops, equipment, and space related to photography, audio and video production, and computer / web applications.
FAB LAB
The Fab Lab offers affordable public access to workshops, tools, and space related to digital and traditional fabrication and making including laser cutting, vinyl cutting, CNC routing, 3D printing, and woodworking.
DARKROOM
This a $50 deposit for people taking a workshop at the AS220 Community Darkroom who need to use one of our cameras. The $50 fee will be refunded at the end of the workshop when the camera is returned to us in the same condition it was lent out as.