Rooms & community
Finding rehearsal space, work-trade deals, online communities and what to check before joining a shared studio.
- Desk Exchange and Work-Trade Programs for Artists: How They Work
How desk-exchange, work-trade and volunteer-for-space arrangements work at studios and artist workspaces, what a fair deal looks like, and the labour and tax questions to ask.
- Joining an Artist Co-op or Shared Workspace: What to Check First
Before joining an artist co-op, collective or shared creative workspace: legal form, governance, costs, what membership really includes, contracts, and questions to ask current members.
- Live-Work Spaces: Renting an Apartment That Doubles as an Artist's Studio
What to check before renting an apartment you also plan to work in: zoning and home-occupation rules, live-work codes and the NYC Loft Law, lease clauses, noise, ventilation for art materials, insurance and how to read a listing.
- Online Communities for Actors: What a Virtual Membership Should Offer
How online communities and virtual memberships for actors and theatre makers work, what is worth paying for, what is free elsewhere, and warning signs to watch for.
- Rehearsal Space: How to Find, Evaluate and Book a Room
A checklist for choosing rehearsal space for theatre, dance, music or self-tapes: size, floor, sound, access, equipment, booking and cancellation terms, insurance and where to look.
