Whats up!
HAVN in its current capacity will cease to exist in about 4 months. The block is changing and we aren’t even the least affected by this. A few months back, we put out a call for more members in hopes to sustain HAVN financially as a shared studio space with potential for small exhibitions. We also played around with the idea of building a studio specifically designed for woodworkers. These ideas were great, but after meeting with many interested people we couldn't accommodate an affordable fee for everyone based on our recently increased rent.
What we would like to do if we can stay open:
Create a refreshed vision of a diy community art space through:
-Shared co-working space - need a space downtown to have a meeting, get some work done at a desk, have a tea, collaborate on a project, in the spirit
-Open nights for crafting, resource sharing, and interdisciplinary exploration
-Programming affordable / pwyc workshops that explore art, music, science and more
-Social events that are geared towards bringing people together and having fun
-Pop up shops by local makers and artists
-Small exhibitions from local artists
If you believe in these ideas please consider helping us stay open!
How do we stay open?
Donations! More members! Rentals! Grants! Patreon!
We welcome you to consider joining as an official member at 100$/month for access to HAVN space, more info can be found here: https://havnode.tumblr.com/join
We have reworked our Patreon to better align with the direction HAVN is going, if you don’t have the capacity for a membership commitment we’d love to have you as a part of the community through a $5-20 monthly donation, more info can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/havnode
We have also updated our rental procedure and will be applying for grants to continue running our Sonic Art Series as well as other long term programming. \
Finally we will be celebrating this new chapter in HAVN’s existence through a relaunch in fresh monthly programming!
HAVN Collective - Amy McIntosh, Connor Bennett, Sahara Soudi, Ariel Bader-shamai, Sid Drmay, Dima Matar, Petra Matar, Annie Webber - as collective members we each contribute through various ways.