Mission.

Our goals as the Charm City Art Space are as follows:
To act as a creative outlet for DIY performance, music, and art.
To work as a center for independent thought, constructive discussion, and creative expression.
To thrive as a headquarters for autonomous education and as a resource for community awareness.
To survive as a place to talk and meet new people of like mind in comfort and tranquility.
To focus our energies as a buffer to filter out negative influences including but not limited to: racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, ageism, violence and judgmental fundamentalism.
To provide a space free from drugs and alcohol where all are welcome.
All decision making shall be a collective effort with equal weight given to all.

Guidelines.

Meetings.
Meetings for the Charm City Art Space (from hereon referred to as the Space or CCAS) will be held once a month. All members and non-members are welcome during the meetings. Membership dues may be collected at the meetings, and topics that effect the space will be discussed. The meetings will usually be scheduled for the first Wednesday of the month as events permit.

Membership.

The CCAS has two levels of membership.
The first level is the Standard Membership. This costs $30 a month. The money is used to help us pay rent, utilities, and maintenance. With this membership, you are able to put on events, and get a dollar off any event you are not putting on or working at. You also receive a membership card. There is a probation period of one month before you can put on an event.
Memberships are open to all who are interested.
The second level is the Administrative Membership. This is limited to people who are legally tied to the CCAS through being on the lease, bills and checking accounts.

Rules.

During events, there will be up to three staff members working with the promoter. Two will be upstairs and working the door. One more will be downstairs doing sound. The promoter will be insuring that the event will go smoothly.
Escorts to your car are available upon request. We believe we are located in a safe, well lit neighborhood, but we also realize we can never be too careful with personal safety.

Booking.

The CCAS is committed to providing a forum for the type of art that is in line with our mission statement. This includes visual works of art, and musical works of art as well. The CCAS reserves the right to refuse the exhibition of art, or let bands play that are either a risk to the space or do not match our mission. This includes bands of a racist, sexist, and/or homophobic nature.

-Art Events.

Members are allowed to set up art events. The space itself is free, but if anything is sold through the space, a percentage of the sale will go to the space. The percentage should be agreed upon before the start of the art event. If art gets damaged the CCAS may be able to help reimburse the artist, but s/he must understand that this is a DIY space, and our resources are limited.
Gallery questions should be directed to Ben Horns (benhorns@gmail.com) or Emily Burtner (sir.emilyawesome@gmail.com) or Angela Swiecicki (angelaswiecicki@yahoo.com).

-Bands.

Bands should contact promoters individually to book events. Go to the booking page, for a list of current promoters. The promoter is responsible for booking and advertising the event, not the CCAS.

-Promoters.

Members holding a Standard Membership can book events after their month long probation period. This period is so that we feel you have a certain level of commitment to the Space and so you get to know how things operate. We hope you will take this time to help out at other events and meet your fellow CCAS members. A $50 fee is required to put on an event. This can be paid in advance or on the night of the show. Again this goes to the costs of running the space. Staffers are required to run the door, not the promoter. Weekday door times (as in Sunday through Thursday) are to start between 6pm and 7pm and end by 10pm. We have residents in the building and these times have been agreed upon with them. There are no exceptions.