TEACHING IN CATALYST
CATALYST is a true community space. Rent out a space to teach or host a specialty class.
CATALYST OPENING LATE NOVEMBER 2019 @ TUCSON MALL
Now accepting applications for teaching space rentals, beginning December 3, 2019
TEACH A CLASS OR WORKSHOP IN CATALYST
CATALYST provides four distinct spaces equipped for artists and makers to design and host creative workshops and collaborative programming for the community.
The CATALYST Art & Maker Space offers classroom space for professional artists, design professionals, engineers, musicians and chefs and culinary makers to conduct workshops, lectures, or classes. Artists must apply and be accepted to the approved schedule prior to scheduling any classes or soliciting students.
In this self-directed program, Creative Educators will determine their own class schedule, syllabus, and workshop content. SAACA will provide the space, tables, chairs, and access to shared studio equipment for students, depending on space used.
SAACA will include Creative Educators’ classes and workshops on our Website, including description, date and time, fee, and sign-up directions. SAACA provides monthly, email advertising to 25,000+ list, social media, local print advertising promoting the facility, memberships, and classes. Specific class marketing is the responsibility of the artist. All supplies and materials are provided by the teacher.
Art Educators have two choices for using space and offering classes/workshops:
1. Rental Space with hourly fee to CATALYST, without use of SAACA class registration system and promotions
2. Rental Space with hourly fee to CATALYST; SAACA facilitates class registration and payment portal, with marketing supplemental listed above. 10% fee on all class registrations kept by SAACA to cover marketing and registration processing fees. Teacher is paid within 7-10 business days following the class.
The CATALYST Art & Maker Space offers classroom space for professional artists, design professionals, engineers, musicians and chefs and culinary makers to conduct workshops, lectures, or classes. Artists must apply and be accepted to the approved schedule prior to scheduling any classes or soliciting students.
In this self-directed program, Creative Educators will determine their own class schedule, syllabus, and workshop content. SAACA will provide the space, tables, chairs, and access to shared studio equipment for students, depending on space used.
SAACA will include Creative Educators’ classes and workshops on our Website, including description, date and time, fee, and sign-up directions. SAACA provides monthly, email advertising to 25,000+ list, social media, local print advertising promoting the facility, memberships, and classes. Specific class marketing is the responsibility of the artist. All supplies and materials are provided by the teacher.
Art Educators have two choices for using space and offering classes/workshops:
1. Rental Space with hourly fee to CATALYST, without use of SAACA class registration system and promotions
2. Rental Space with hourly fee to CATALYST; SAACA facilitates class registration and payment portal, with marketing supplemental listed above. 10% fee on all class registrations kept by SAACA to cover marketing and registration processing fees. Teacher is paid within 7-10 business days following the class.
AVAILABLE TEACHING SPACES
Available Teaching & Maker Spaces
Culinary Teaching Kitchen
Chefs, educators and culinary technicians can use this space to teach classes based in developing traditional and contemporary culinary knowledge and skills. The room is equipped with tables, stools, prep counters, refrigerator, freezer, a convection oven, a commercial dishwasher, plates, cutlery, pots and pans. Maximum capacity: 15-20, depending on activity.
Music and Digital Arts Lab
Musicians, photographers, multimedia and digital artists, and educators can use this space to teach lessons and classes in sound mixing, podcasting, video, photography, and more. The room is equipped with tables, chairs, mixing station, and sound booths; requires supervised use of equipment. Maximum capacity: 15-30, depending on activity.
Robotics & Engineering Lab
Builders, creators, innovators, designers, computer scientists, and tinkerers can use this space to teach technical skills alongside the maker mentality to the general public through fix-it clinics, 3D design and fabrication, and project-based workshops. The room is equipped with tables and stools; requires supervised use of equipment. Maximum capacity: 15-30, depending on activity.
Arts & Crafts Studio
Painters, potters, jewelers, weavers, glass artists, and general DIYers can teach classes in any medium, mixed-media, and interdisciplinary arts and crafts. The room is equipped with tables, chairs, easels, paper for covering tables, basic supplies and materials. Maximum capacity: 15-30, depending on activity.
These spaces can be used by artists, makers, creatives, professionals, and community members to both teach workshops, and take workshops. Each year SAACA provides more than 200,000 unique arts and cultural engagement opportunities for the community; we would like to invite teaching artists and makers to lead workshops, programs and activities at Catalyst. To begin the workshop planning process, please submit an inquiry to rent out a teaching space for consideration.
Culinary Teaching Kitchen
Chefs, educators and culinary technicians can use this space to teach classes based in developing traditional and contemporary culinary knowledge and skills. The room is equipped with tables, stools, prep counters, refrigerator, freezer, a convection oven, a commercial dishwasher, plates, cutlery, pots and pans. Maximum capacity: 15-20, depending on activity.
Music and Digital Arts Lab
Musicians, photographers, multimedia and digital artists, and educators can use this space to teach lessons and classes in sound mixing, podcasting, video, photography, and more. The room is equipped with tables, chairs, mixing station, and sound booths; requires supervised use of equipment. Maximum capacity: 15-30, depending on activity.
Robotics & Engineering Lab
Builders, creators, innovators, designers, computer scientists, and tinkerers can use this space to teach technical skills alongside the maker mentality to the general public through fix-it clinics, 3D design and fabrication, and project-based workshops. The room is equipped with tables and stools; requires supervised use of equipment. Maximum capacity: 15-30, depending on activity.
Arts & Crafts Studio
Painters, potters, jewelers, weavers, glass artists, and general DIYers can teach classes in any medium, mixed-media, and interdisciplinary arts and crafts. The room is equipped with tables, chairs, easels, paper for covering tables, basic supplies and materials. Maximum capacity: 15-30, depending on activity.
These spaces can be used by artists, makers, creatives, professionals, and community members to both teach workshops, and take workshops. Each year SAACA provides more than 200,000 unique arts and cultural engagement opportunities for the community; we would like to invite teaching artists and makers to lead workshops, programs and activities at Catalyst. To begin the workshop planning process, please submit an inquiry to rent out a teaching space for consideration.
TEACHING & WORKSHOP RENTAL RATES
Interested teachers can host a class in CATALYST by renting out a select maker space by the hour. Classes can take place Tuesday - Saturday, between 10am-6pm (Regular CATALYST Hours) and 6pm-9pm (After Hours)
*Premium Times are Tuesday – Wednesday 6pm-9pm and Thursday, Friday & Saturdays 10am-9pm. These times are subject to availability.
All private rentals will be charged a cleaning fee of $200. Rentals that require additional furniture, equipment, and staff support will be charged additional fees as follows:
BECOME A MEMBER AND RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON TEACHING SPACE
$175 – Individual Artist, Creative & Maker Membership (Business Membership Benefits)
- All spaces may be rented for teaching classes or for private gatherings and events.
- 25% off rate for rentals for all Non-Profit Organizations with 501 c (3) Verification, and 10% off all rates for SAACA Members
- Hourly rentals require a 2-hour minimum.
- Rentals that are for classes open to the public: fee includes tables and chairs, marketing of the class on SAACA’s website, CATALYST Annual Calendar and SAACA email blasts[1]. An admin fee equal to 10% of class tickets sold will be retained by SAACA. Teacher will have access to class list and admin portal. All teachers must provide all supplies and materials for classes.
- Private rentals that are not classes open to the public: additional tables, additional chairs, stage, A/V, materials must be rented separately. Renter is solely responsible for marketing the event and selling their own tickets (as applicable).
All private rentals will be charged a cleaning fee of $200. Rentals that require additional furniture, equipment, and staff support will be charged additional fees as follows:
BECOME A MEMBER AND RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON TEACHING SPACE
$175 – Individual Artist, Creative & Maker Membership (Business Membership Benefits)
- Invitations to member-only quarterly free events, special film screenings, and art exhibitions at CATALYST Arts & Maker Space
- Business listing published as a Member in the annual SAACA Undercover Arts Magazine
- 25% off advertising rates in the annual SAACA Undercover Arts Magazine
- All Business Members receive 10% off all CATALYST Arts & Maker Space Rentals
MORE ABOUT THE CATALYST ARTS & CREATIVE SPACE
A space designed for the community
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MAKERSPACES. Four distinct spaces to host classes, signature programming and inspired resource sharing, including, but not limited to:
#1 - Culinary Lab Cooking Classes, Education & Test Kitchen and culinary learning space. Chefs, educators and culinary technicians can use this space to teach classes based in developing culinary education and skills. The Culinary Teaching Kitchen will be a place to take cooking classes, and develop new skills and knowledge in the culinary arts. #2 – Digital Arts Space Video, Film, Green Screen, Digital Design & Music Production Studios. Record an album, learn how to use a design platform, or learn film editing in this space for makers and creators. Classes, film screenings, sound mixing, performances and more will help this space come to life with sound and passion. #3 – Robotics & Engineering Maker Space: A space for builders, creators, innovators, designers and tinkers. The tech lab will be fitted with 3D printers, laser cutters, engineering tools, Electronics Hardware, Fabrication Equipment and Software Development, metal working tools and other maker tools. |
#4 - Arts & Crafts Workshop & Studio
Painting Classes, Textiles & Sewing, Pottery, Craft Arts, Kiln, Glass Lamp Work, DIY projects and more. Artists can teach classes, and the community can take classes in over 30 mediums. These spaces can be used by artists, creatives, professionals and community members to both teach classes, and take classes. |
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COWORKING SPACE FOR CREATIVES. Work with other creatives, makers and community leaders, in an inspiring, and collaborative environment to seed new work, projects and creativity together.
EDUCATION, INSPIRATION & COLLABORATION. Rent out an education space, business meeting rooms, or the whole space to conceptualize a new project, performance, special event, meeting, convening or training. ARTS EXHIBITION & SPECIAL EVENTS. A place to meet, gather, experience and make music, art and community. The space will feature a community gallery capable of showcasing both 2D and 3D sculptural and mixed media art. Take or teach a dance class, experience a performance, or gather around a literary arts speaker series in these communal spaces designed to experience and learn about art in all its disciplines and forms. |
Creative Inspiration
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Each square foot of this space has been designed with flexibility, adaptability and accessibility in mind. With over 20 signature mural installations to awaken the space, projection and interactive arts capacities, performance, gathering and production spaces, it will be an ever evolving, and ever changing space- always inciting discovery, lifelong learning and experimentation in creativity within our community.
Are you a creative, maker, or organization looking to collaborate on affordable permanent and temp working space? Looking for space to improve collaboration and innovation, as well as exposure to new audiences and traffic? Contact us today to learn more about the coworking environment we hope to foster, and see if you, or your growing business or organization might be a likely fit. Rates range from $150-$750 depending on frequency, marketing and space size.