Welcome to the Asylum! Here are a few things to know before you get started.

2. WELCOME!
Introductions
About Artisan’s
Code of Conduct
Q&A

3. FIRST!
Everyone have a Club Automation account?
Everyone familiar with our Member Service Agreement?
Everyone have an access card?

4. Grab these slides - including links - online at:
LET’S GO!

5. INTRODUCTIONS
Who are you
What brings you here
Last thing you made that you love

6. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > MISSION
Artisan’s Asylum is a non-profit community workshop dedicated to the
learning, teaching and practice of fabrication.

7. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > HISTORY
Founded in 2010, nonprofit status in 2012
2,500SF to 10,000SF to 20,000SF to 42,000SF
Members built this place and we’re still member-powered

8. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > OPERATIONS
42,000SF, 160 studios, 14 shops, so many tools
604 members including 11 company members, over 170 volunteers
30-40 classes each month, 45 instructors (before Covid-19
$1.4M annual budget, 95 percent earned income

9. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > LEADERSHIP
11-member board includes 2 member-elected directors, 1 member rep
2 FT staff, 2 PT staff, 12 PT Shop Leads
34 Volunteer Deskies, 2 Awesomenauts
Unlimited member support

10. $60M ESTIMATED LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
$50M in venture capital to member companies
$10M in Kickstarter funding raised for member companies
>155 small businesses supported
>150 jobs created

11. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > OUTREACH
Expanding on-site community programming eg CCE, FIRST
Company training and off-site team building eg Google, Converse
Growing off-site partnerships eg Boston Children’s Museum, ONUM
Fostering collaboration eg Greentown Labs, FabLab

12. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > GET INVOLVED
Lead daily tours, private tours
Weekly meet ups eg Light EV, BioPrinting, Circuit Hacking
Annual events eg Winter Market, Spring Open Studios, CreatedBy, @Party
Exploring with ways to support each other during Covid-19

13. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > GET INVOLVED
Host your own - meetup, workshop, class, build, LARP, movie night,
special event, social hour, Zoom. Whatever!

14. ABOUT ARTISAN’S > GET CONNECTED
artisans.clubautomation.com
wiki.artisansasylum.com
inmates@ discuss@ have-it-made@
facebook.com/artisansasylum

15. LET’S GET ORIENTED
Our Facility, Life Safety, Storage
How to Be An Amazing Member

16. HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST
Please review and agree to our safety guidelines
https://artisansasylum.com/covid-response/

17. HEALTH AND SAFETY
Sanitation Cleaning supplies Exits
Trash and recycling Fire extinguishers PPE

18. SOCIAL
AREA

28. PARKING

29. HOW TO BE AN AMAZING MEMBER
Courtesy
Stewardship
Reciprocity
Safety

30. KEY IDEAS
Welcome new faces.
Respect private spaces.
Be helpful.
Principle One:
COURTESY

31. KEY IDEAS
Make a mess? Clean it up.
See a mess? Clean it up.
Pitch in where you can. Find YOUR way to contribute.
Principle Two:
STEWARDSHIP

32. KEY IDEAS
Give as much as you get.
Build a circular economy.
Pitch in where you can. Find YOUR way to contribute.
Principle Three:
RECIPROCITY

33. KEY IDEAS
Become familiar.
Stay alert.
Be proactive.
Principle Four:
SAFTEY FIRST

34. KEY IDEAS
Your imagination is our inspiration.
Amplify the conditions for joy and play!
The more we do together the more we learn together.
Magic happens when unlike ideas find each other!
And:
CREATE RESTLESSLY

35. Questions? Email member-services@artisansasylum.com
And you can always “Ask a Deskie!”
front-desk@artisansasylum.com
READ YOUR HANDBOOK
https://artisansasylum.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/new_member_handbook2020.pdf