COMMUNITY STUDIOS

The AS220 Community Studios are currently open to the public on Fridays from 12 PM to 10 PM, and Saturdays from 10 AM 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 21 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.

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CURRENT WORKSHOPS

PRINTSHOP

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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

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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

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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

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The Paul Krot Community Darkroom is the longest running publicly-accessible darkroom for photographers working in black and white film photography in Rhode Island. Our darkroom offers various equipment and resources for both processing different film formats and making prints, as well as alternative photographic processes.

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