OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION
Spiderweb’s goals are simple and haven't changed all that much since we first started making art together in 2012. We always aim to create & collaborate constantly, to curate places, events, and publications where folks can develop and share their creativity, learn new skills, and come together to create a space of radical love and care for one another. We work hard to be agents of positive change, and much of our collective efforts focus on social justice, skill sharing, and community building.
Spiderweb Salon has a zero-tolerance policy for racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or discriminatory hate in any form; it is of the utmost importance to us that our artists abide by these tenets and that our community has a safe space to share their art, try new things, make lifelong friends and collaborators, and express themselves freely. If you align with our values and want to take your creative output to new heights, let’s create together!
Requirements to be an artist member / co-creator of Spiderweb Salon:
*** Fill out this form! http://bit.ly/spiderwebartist2020 ***
Actively participate in at least 3 events/projects annually (or at least 1 if you are not based in the North Texas region), whether as a contributing artist, performer, producer, recording artist, cook, videographer, photographer, host, emcee, zine contributor, book reader, Patreon contributor, etc!
Help us promote and celebrate the events in which you are collaborating with us (and others, if you're feelin' it!).
Attend Spiderweb Salon events and workshops as your schedule allows, and take advantage of our artist member benefits (listed below)!
Please note we can only accept applications of folks who at least one member of our admin crew knows and can vouch for. This makes it easier for us to ensure we are creating a safe and intentional space for our community. If you want to get involved but don’t know where to start, please feel free to email us and/or check out an event. We love to make new friends and would be happy to get to know you so we can create together. Thank you for understanding!
Spiderweb Salon Artist / Co-creator Benefits
Join our artist directory.
You’ll officially join the ranks of a rad group of artists making amazing things happen. You’ll be featured in a digital directory of folks who are a part of the collective, which will be used to encourage collaboration among members and assist everyone when planning out projects.
Create together.*
Receive early/priority invitations for opportunities to collaborate with Spiderweb & other artists, including publications, scholarships, and major collective works. Besides just making art together, you’ll also be making lifelong friends, collaborators, and memories as we strive to create beauty and positive change in the world around us.
Artist features.
If you haven't already been featured on our website, our editors will create a write-up and profile featuring your work! There are so many other ways our artists will be celebrated in the coming year besides digitally too, including a book anthology, vinyl release, zines, radio recordings, and artist trading cards!
Exclusive Studio + Workshops + Book Club access
Free access to exclusive artist-member-only open studio days, skill-sharing workshops, and other collective learning opportunities. Join Follow the Reader to join our bookish adventures in literature, our InkClub if you want to draw with us, or jump in on one of TWO new weekly workshops: Music Clinic (a songwriting focus group) and Workshop for Potential Music (a collaborative improv group for EVERYONE - not just musicians!).
Mental Health resources & discounted bodywork.
Your mental health matters BIG to us. Join us for weekly peer-led Mental Health Group Sessions anytime you need to and recieve priority application review for our You Are Here therapy scholarships. Visit DMAC Denton here to fill out an application and get the ball rolling.
One of our artists, Lei Lei Lashawn, is an incredible healer and offers discounted rates for massages/meditation workshops to fellow Spiderweb artists.
Artist Access on Patreon.***
A special monthly "Artist" rate on our Patreon of only $10 a month, which includes free access to all Spiderweb showcases, events, and workshops. ***This is NOT required, and co-creators never have to pay for the events in which they participate, but it is important to acknowledge that increasing our Patreon support is essential to maintain operations as a collective. We humbly request that our members with the financial means contribute in this way, but please also note that no one is ever turned away from anything we do for lack of funds!
Have an idea?
We want our members and co-creators to feel empowered to pitch production and performance ideas to showcase and community/creative projects to participate in as a collective.
VIP invites.
Invitations to private events and house shows, including Spiderweb Salon Loves You, Spiderfam potlucks and parties, and designated Wake & Bake sessions as available. This also includes application precedence for limited-seating workshops and collaborative opportunities.
Performance photography.
We’re always doing our best to document our activities, so you’ll have some nice photography (and sometimes video!) of you doing your thing at the events you participate in. These shots are fair game for you to use anywhere you'd like with credit given to the photographer & Spiderweb.
That sweet, sweet hype.
We'll work with you to celebrate and share your own personal releases and major events at our events and on our social media, because we're damn proud of everyone we work with. Email us with your exciting news at spiderwebsalon@gmail.com!
Affiliation with Denton’s most prolific art collective, almost 8 years strong.
You’re a part of something big. We welcome you to include your work with us in grant applications and resumes, and use us as a reference as needed. You are also entitled to a fat stack of Spiderweb Salon business cards to have with you when tabling for events, "networking" with other creatives, etc.
Future opportunities.
This is the first step to taking on a leadership role in the collective, should that be something that interests you in the future. Artist memberships will be reevaluated and renewed at the end of 2019, and new administrative roles will be considered as well! Who knows where we’ll go next? What we do know is we’re gonna get there together. xo
*IMPORTANT: Spiderweb Salon publishes and produces a great deal of material created by our artists online, in our zines, and recordings. By signing up as an active artist, you consent that we may share and distribute your work with the mutual understanding that we will never, ever claim to own your work and will always give credit where credit is due and request verbal/written permission when appropriate!