PLATFORM MEMBERSHIPS

ABOUT OUR MEMBERSHIP

PLATFORM is lucky to have a strong and talented community of individuals who make up our membership. Support from our membership helps us continually program exhibitions with local, national, and international artists, and offer exciting outreach programs for the community at-large. As such, we are happy to provide a variety of benefits to our members as thanks for the support they lend us.

PLATFORM offers two levels of annual membership - Regular (also available at a reduced cost for students or underemployed individuals) and Darkroom. Both are renewed annually from the date of original purchase.

REGULAR MEMBERSHIP $25 | REDUCED REGULAR MEMBERSHIP $20

DARKROOM MEMBERSHIP $250

Purchase your membership here!

REGULAR MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

20% off darkroom supplies at Don's Photo
Discounted Martha Street Studio memberships and 30% printing costs at Martha Street
Darkroom / Digital Workspace access
Discounts on PLATFORM workshops
Opportunity to exhibit work on PLATFORM'S P121 Member's Wall or in our annual Members' Show and Members' Screenings
Invitations to our exhibitions, lectures, artist studio visits, salon nights, and workshops
Voting privileges at our Annual General Meeting

DARKROOM MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

24/7 access to both of PLATFORM's darkrooms. Must supply your own chemistry and paper.
20% off darkroom supplies at Don’s Photo
Discounted Martha Street Studio memberships and 30% off printing costs at Martha Street
Darkroom / Digital Workspace access
Discounts on workshops
Storage space for supplies and equipment in our darkrooms
Opportunity to exhibit work on PLATFORM’s P121 Member’s wall or in our annual Members’ Show and Members’ Screenings
Invitations to our exhibitions, lectures, artist studio visits, salon nights and workshops
Voting privileges at our Annual General Meeting

Purchase your membership here!

Please contact the centre if you have further questions about our memberships!

PLATFORM FACILITIES

DARKROOMS

PLATFORM offers traditional wet tray black and white darkroom facilities for non-commercial users. The darkrooms are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and are available to rent on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The facility is intended to provide a production space for artists working in traditional photographic methods. Please contact the centre for further details. You will need to supply your own paper and chemistry.

Our darkroom equipment includes:

2 traditional wet tray processing darkrooms for prints up to 16×20
LPL and Beseler enlargers with various enlarger lenses (50mm, 80mm, and 135mm)
Negative carriers for 35mm, 2.25, and 4×5
Film Drying Cabinet
Developing tanks and spirals for 35mm and 120 film
Light table
Printing easels for up to 16 x 20 prints
Contact printers
Archival print washer
16×20 Drymounting press

DARKROOM RATES

$25 a day | $125 a month | $250 a year

Please contact the centre directly for further details on renting our darkrooms.

DIGITAL WORKSPACE

PLATFORM offers a digital suite workspace that is accessible during our business hours each week and is available to rent on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. To access the workspace, please contact the centre directly for further details.

Our Digital Workspace includes:

iMac with Adobe Creative Suite programs and internet access
EPSON Perfection V850 Pro Scanner

More info about our digital workspace coming in 2025!