Print Studio Proposal v1 - Revision history

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			''This proposal was posted on Wednesday September 10. You can compare it to the later September 30 proposal [[Print_Studio_Proposal_v2\|here]].''
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	Hi everybody. Here is a proposal for a new collective formed out of		Hi everybody. Here is a proposal for a new collective formed out of
	Timeless, Infinite Light. Basically we want to split up TIL the small press		Timeless, Infinite Light. Basically we want to split up TIL the small press

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			= Proposal =
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	Timeless, Infinite Light’s original proposal to Omni was twofold: an office		Timeless, Infinite Light’s original proposal to Omni was twofold: an office
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	Here's the information on the Community Print Collective:		Here's the information on the Community Print Collective:

	Mission Statement		== Mission Statement ==

	We are starting a Community Print Studio at Omni! We are a collective of		We are starting a Community Print Studio at Omni! We are a collective of
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	Group Finances and Paying Rent		==Group Finances and Paying Rent==

	$600/mo + utilities + insurance		$600/mo + utilities + insurance
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	lower our monthly dues.		lower our monthly dues.

			==Dedicated Space==
	Dedicated Space

	We have begun setting up the main production center of the Community Print		We have begun setting up the main production center of the Community Print
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	sensitive equipment and to store materials and printed matter.		sensitive equipment and to store materials and printed matter.

			==Other Contributions==

			===Trainings===
	~~Other Contributions~~

	Trainings

	We will begin by training our core members to teach general proficiency to		We will begin by training our core members to teach general proficiency to
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	proficiency trainings on the equipment to the public.		proficiency trainings on the equipment to the public.

			===Open Hours===
	Open Hours

	Once we the studio is ready to be open to the public, we plan to begin by		Once we the studio is ready to be open to the public, we plan to begin by
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	We will also begin hosting free public workshops once a month.		We will also begin hosting free public workshops once a month.

			===Workshops===
	Workshops

	We will work with local publishers, writers, printers, and book artists to		We will work with local publishers, writers, printers, and book artists to
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	and $30 for materials.		and $30 for materials.

			===Events===
	Events

	Our long term vision includes hosting salons, artist talks,		Our long term vision includes hosting salons, artist talks,
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	events.		events.

			===Micro-gallery===
	Micro-gallery

	In addition to printing workshops and publishing, we plan on using a window		In addition to printing workshops and publishing, we plan on using a window
	between the TIL office and the upstairs common space to display artists’		between the TIL office and the upstairs common space to display artists’
	work. This would allow the work to be on view whenever the Omni is open.		work. This would allow the work to be on view whenever the Omni is open.

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Hi everybody. Here is a proposal for a new collective formed out of
Timeless, Infinite Light. Basically we want to split up TIL the small press
with the community print studio that's forming, and to have the print
collective be recognized as a member of the Omni Collective. We'd like to
get this on the agenda for the Sept. 18 meeting so that everyone has enough
time to read through it.

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Timeless, Infinite Light’s original proposal to Omni was twofold: an office
space for our poetry press, and a separate space to operate a community
print studio. We committed to pay $1,000 a month beginning in October, when
the upstairs space would become available. Since being in the Omni building
we’ve been moving equipment into the space and setting up the community
print studio. Our intention for the Print Studio is to create a community
resource with open hours, as well as free trainings and workshops.

So far all this work has all been done under Timeless, Infinite Light as it
was originally proposed. But now, as there are currently six presses
involved in creating the Community Print Studio, we decided it would make
more sense to have this group be its own collective, rather than operating
it under the umbrella of Timeless, Infinite Light.

Here's the information on the Community Print Collective:

Mission Statement

We are starting a Community Print Studio at Omni! We are a collective of
people dedicated to the art of print and publishing who have come together
to share skills, knowledge, and resources. Our long term vision is to make
this project accessible to the public by hosting open hours, events,
workshops, and free trainings.

We are still in the early stages of this project, but we are well on our
way to acquiring the means of production. We currently have a Multi-1850
offset press, a Vandercook 215 letterpress, a C&P and two tabletop
letterpresses, several cabinets of type, a perfect-binding machine, two
guillotines, a paper folding machine, and a drill press. We are currently
in the process of getting more bindery tools.

We currently have a core of 18 collective members. Some of the collectives
involved in this project are Timeless, Infinite Light, Publication Studio,
Public School Press, four eyes press, Manifest Press, and Mess Editions.

The Community Print Studio will support the work of small presses as well
as the practices of individual artists and writers. Our goal is to create
an accessible space that fosters radical creative engagement and
collaboration between a variety of literary micro-communities. This project
can support work made by all collectives in the Omni as well as by people
and projects in the larger Bay Area.

Group Finances and Paying Rent

$600/mo + utilities + insurance

In order to get started, we will pay our rent each month by taking dues
from the collective members. Each collective member is expected to pay
$100/month. If this amount is not possible for someone, and if that person
demonstrates commitment to the project, we will consider a sliding scale
option.

Dues will be used to cover rent, shared material supplies, maintenance, and
repairs.

We will also be applying for a series of grants to help offset the costs of
running a Community Print Studio.

Hopefully, as we grow in numbers and get more grants, we will be able to
lower our monthly dues.

Dedicated Space

We have begun setting up the main production center of the Community Print
Studio in the Omni basement, and as will need to set up a few more
worktables for bindery operations, we would like to articulate the space
between the library wall and the wall of Sudo Room as dedicated Community
Print Studio space.

As we intend to make this space available to the public at large, we will
also need a separate lockable space, a llarge cabinets (possibly the
cabinet where the law books were) and a few lockers to house our more
sensitive equipment and to store materials and printed matter.

Other Contributions

Trainings

We will begin by training our core members to teach general proficiency to
new members and other interested people. We will then offer free
proficiency trainings on the equipment to the public.

Open Hours

Once we the studio is ready to be open to the public, we plan to begin by
having one Open Day per week. These Open Hours (day/time TBD) will be
staffed by a volunteer from the collective, who can provide free equipment
training to anyone interested. Once proficient on a piece of equipment, an
individual can come in during our Open Hours to use that equipment for
their projects for a low day use fee (amount TBD).

We will also begin hosting free public workshops once a month.

Workshops

We will work with local publishers, writers, printers, and book artists to
host one free public workshop every month for a year. We have applied for a
grant to enable us to provide each guest facilitator with an $50 stipend
and $30 for materials.

Events

Our long term vision includes hosting salons, artist talks,
interdisciplinary performances, reading series’, and participatory printing
events.

Micro-gallery

In addition to printing workshops and publishing, we plan on using a window
between the TIL office and the upstairs common space to display artists’
work. This would allow the work to be on view whenever the Omni is open.