STUDIO MEMBERSHIP

The BCA Studios at 405 Pine Street offer seasonal studio membership for adults (18+) with basic experience who would like to work independently in our drawing/painting, print, clay, or jewelry studios, as well as in the darkroom/ digital photography lab. Each studio offers approximately 20-30 hours of open studio time per week. Trained studio assistants are on-hand during all open studio hours for guidance and support. On-site storage for supplies is included. Please contact the specific studio manager for more information and to schedule an orientation. More information is at burlingtoncityarts.org.

Fall 2023 fee: $250-$300 depending on studio

Studio Membership Scholarships

Each season, BCA offers a limited number of partial and full scholarships for studio membership. We encourage you to fill out a scholarship form at burlingtoncityarts.org/scholarship. The education director is usually able to process scholarship applications in a week’s time or less.

The JUDY KELLY DRAWING / PAINTING STUDIO + PRINTMAKING STUDIO features standing easels, adjustable lighting, a utility sink, a homasote critique wall, and drying racks. Studio members are allowed the use of the community tools and shared storage space. Our drawing/painting studio is equipped for solvent-free, water-based painting, and drawing materials. The printmaking studio offers a 30"x48" Takach etching press, a 38"x32" vacuum-sealed exposure unit, blowout sink, utility sink, large work tables, and cleaning materials. Our print studio is equipped for silkscreen, relief printmaking, and monotype. Studio members are allowed the use of the community tools and shared storage space.

Contact: Sarah Jayne Kennelly (802) 865-7554 skennelly@burlingtoncityarts.org

The TAMARA EDDY CLAY STUDIO is a fully equipped, educationally-focused ceramics studio with 14 pottery wheels, three kilns, a slab roller, extruder, and a wide variety of hand tools for wheel throwing, hand building, and sculpting. Studio members get a personal shelf space to store their clay and works-in-progress. The studio provides slips, underglazes, and over 100 glaze combinations. All clay must be purchased through BCA.

Contact: Emily Kadish (802) 860-7474 ekadish@burlingtoncityarts.org

The DARKROOM + DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY LABS offer a traditional black and white darkroom for film and print processing using low-toxicity Eco-Pro chemicals. There is space provided for experimenting with alternative historic processes, mat cutting, and zine making. The digital lab offers color-calibrated iMac workstations with Adobe Creative Cloud software, Epson V700/V800 film scanners, and three large-format Epson printers with archival printing capability up to 44 inches. Additional per-sheet fees apply for digital paper and ink.

Contact: Mark La Rosa (802) 865-7554 mlarosa@burlingtoncityarts.org

The LAURIE PETERS JEWELRY STUDIO provides many tools and equipment for use including a polishing wheel, rolling mill, drill press, flex shafts, soldering stations, a PMC kiln, an extensive range of forming stakes and hammers, and many small hand tools.

Contact: Bren Prescott (802) 865-7554 bprescott@burlingtoncityarts.org