Becoming a Co-op Member

 

Red Delicious Press is organized as an artist co-op. Membership in the co-op provides the artist with many tangible benefits:
 

• Full use of the facilities and equipment 24/7

• Discounted supplies

• Educational opportunities

• Networking and community development

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Membership Information / Pricing 

Interested in joining or using our facilities?

Contact us for details: reddeliciouspress@gmail.com

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Full Co-op Membership is $60-65.00 per month and provides you with unlimited press/studio use 24 hours a day 7 days a week. 
 

• As a member you will:​​
   

  • Attend our monthly co-op meeting, and make new artist networks!

  • Hold weekly shop hours (min 4 hrs per week or 16 hours per month)

  • Co-op volunteering, every 1-2 months co-op members engage in RDP event support at least once engaged in necessary co-op duties such as:

    • curator duties

    • housekeeping and maintenance

    • representing the co-op at exhibition openings

    • sitting gallery hours

    • grant writing, fund-raising, and public relations.
       

Temporary Memberships:

BYOM (BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS)

NOTE: If you are an artist that is interested in Printmaking, but you are not familiar with the techniques and processes, you may be interested in the services of a Printmaking Assistant. Please contact us for more information on this service.

 

​1. Affiliate Artist Memberships * (3-months)
*experienced printmakers and prior collaborators with RDP only

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• $120 (3-month membership) includes up to 12-hours of press time per month

• $50 refundable key deposit

• Shop Assistant (price upon request & availability)

• BYOM: Bring your own materials, cleaning materials supplied

• Limited storage space provided for ink/supplies, paper flat-file drawer ($10 for 3-months)

• Affiliate Artists receive a discounted rate to rent RDP for teaching/workshop rental time (BYOM) 
   

2. ​Hourly Printmaking/Press Use (open to the public)

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• 4-hour minimum ($40) at $10/hr.

• Shop assistant required ($20-50/hr based on level of support)

• BYOM: Bring your own materials, cleaning materials provided

• No storage space is provided for hourly printmaking use

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Facilities  Include:

• Five Presses: large format press (four feet wide) and three smaller format press

• Workshop tables/flat files

• Sinks/drying rack

• Secure, air-conditioned building with on-site parking!

• Areas for etching, screen printing, monotypes, and a darkroom

• Materials and supplies: newsprint paper, tarlatan, etching solutions, and clean-up cloth

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Support Red Delicious Press!

RDP is dependent on membership for both funding and volunteer labor. For those who wish to support RDP without shop time, Supporting Memberships are a suggested amount of $120/year and include additional benefits. Red Delicious Press is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. Pay for all memberships here

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If you wish to simply Donate to Red Delicious Press please see our donation page

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