About
Rowan Ellis
Studio Beyond Us is a free, nonprofit studio in San Francisco for college students in art and design majors: studio arts, graphic design, film and photography, music, animation, fashion and architecture. Members get open studio space, materials, digital workstations, cameras and lighting, a recording room and build benches at no cost. We fund the room through sponsors, donated gear and a modest share of what our members sell here; every dollar of that share goes back into materials and equipment.
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Marketing
Interest Form - We would love your support!
Join our growing community of vendors by signing up today! Once you register, you’ll be connected directly with our Marketplace Operator, who will guide you through the onboarding process, answer your questions, and help you get set up for success. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your product or skill.
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Mentoring
Volunteer as a Mentor
Working in design, film, music, fashion, architecture or the fine arts? Give an afternoon: a group critique, a short workshop or two hours of portfolio reviews. Tell us your field and when you are free, and we will match you with members who need exactly that. No long-term commitment.
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Express Interest
Membership
Studio Plus Membership
Base membership stays free. Studio Plus is an optional upgrade for members who want more: first pick of lending slots, a second mentor session each month, a member price on every paid class and workshop, a monthly turn in the maker-market spotlight, and a $10 monthly allowance for specialty materials beyond the free basics. $7 a month, billed monthly; cancel anytime and keep your free membership.
starting as low as $7.00
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Donations
Monthly Studio Fund
Recurring support that keeps the doors open and lets us plan capacity. Your monthly gift covers rent, utilities and the basics members use every visit. Monthly supporters get a quarterly studio update with new work from members and an invitation to our end-of-term show. Cancel anytime.
starting as low as $25.00
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Corporate & Strategic Partners
Named Equipment Sponsorship
Put your name on a piece of equipment students use every day. Choose a recording setup, a design workstation or a camera and lighting kit; we buy it, install it and mount a nameplate with your name or your business's. Sponsors are featured in a studio-progress post and get a private studio tour to meet the members who use it.
$1,500.00
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Donations
Material Grant: One Discipline for a Term
Underwrite every consumable one discipline uses for a full 15-week term, for about 12 to 15 members. Your business or family is credited on the studio wall for that discipline, in our Instagram studio-progress posts and in our end-of-term show. We send a term report with photos of the work your grant made possible.
$750.00
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Donations
Sponsor a Member's Material Kit
Fund one member's materials for a project. Each kit is matched to a discipline: canvases and paint for studio arts, clay and glaze for ceramics, paper and ink for illustration and design, fabric and notions for fashion, foam board and basswood for architecture models. The kit stays at the studio for a member who needs it; you get a photo of the finished piece it made possible.
$40.00
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Arts & Crafts
Member Material Request (No Cost)
Members request the consumables for their next piece: stretched canvases, clay, drawing and printmaking paper, foam board, wire and sculpture materials. Tell us your project, your major and what you need; we fill requests from donated and sponsor-funded stock and have them ready on your shelf within three days. No cost to members, ever.
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Request Info
Mentoring
Portfolio Review with an Industry Mentor
For students and early-career creatives outside our membership: a 45-minute portfolio review with a working professional in your field. Bring 10 to 15 pieces; leave with a written list of the three changes that will make the biggest difference, plus advice on which pieces lead. Mentors cover studio arts, graphic design, film and photography, music, animation, fashion and architecture. Your fee funds free mentor time for members.
$60.00
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Mentoring
Member Mentor Session (Free for Members)
Members of Studio Beyond Us book 45 minutes with a working professional in their discipline: portfolio review, technical help on a piece in progress, or career advice about internships, pricing and applications. Tell us your major and what you want help with, and we match you with a mentor and send a time slot within a week. Free for members; community members can book a paid Portfolio Review.
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Donations
Donate Supplies or Equipment
Have working gear you no longer use? We gratefully take art supplies, cameras and lenses, instruments, hand and power tools, sewing machines and studio furniture in good condition. Tell us what you have and we will confirm what we can use and arrange drop-off or pickup in San Francisco. Every donation is credited to the donor in our studio-progress posts.
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FAQs
Q: Who can become a member?
Any college student in the Bay Area studying an art or design major. Membership is free. Sign up at the front desk with a current student ID and book your first studio visit.
Q: Do members pay for materials?
No. Canvases, clay, paper and sculpture materials come from donated and sponsor-funded stock. Members request what they need through the Member Material Request form.
Q: Where does the studio's share of sales go?
Makers keep 80% of every sale. The studio's 20% buys materials and equipment for the room; it is never charged to members as a fee.