Membership at Charles Street Video is open to professional artists working with video, film, audio, installation, and other media art forms.
To be eligible for CSV’s reduced “Artist” rates when using CSV’s equipment, members must be working on non-commercial projects, over which they have sole creative control. To become a member, contact the CSV office to make an appointment for an in-house orientation.
Production Membership:
$150* ($125 on renewal)
CSV’s production membership provides access to equipment rentals, editing stations, space rentals, 70-90% off workshops, and potential production and screening opportunities through the Maker Space and Video Chuck programs.
Production Membership
for Student/Seniors:
$60 ($45 on renewal)
A currently valid student card is necessary to receive the Student discount. A driver’s licence or a senior’s card is required to receive the Senior’s discount. (To qualify for the Senior’s discount, you must be 65 or older.)
Workshop Membership: $170*
Enjoy unlimited, free access to CSV workshops for 12 months with this annual membership rate (less than $15/month!)**
All-in Membership
(Workshop + Production): $220*
Get the perks of the production and workshop memberships with this great option.
All-in Membership for Student/ Senior: $130*
Get the perks of the production and workshop memberships with this great option at a discounted price for students and seniors.
Indigenous Production Membership: FREE
In the spirit of redress and solidarity, CSV offers free production membership to Indigenous artists. This membership is equivalent to a Charles Street Video Production Membership (see above).
*plus HST – Note that your fee may be tax-deductible as a “professional association” fee.
** Unlimited workshop access is restricted to scheduled workshops only. On-demand and one-on-one workshops are not included.
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National Access Program
This program is designed for artists traveling to Toronto from out of town to work on a “one-off” production project, over which they have creative control, and who are members of other Canadian, non-profit, artist-run video, audio, and film organizations. CSV will honour artists’ memberships in these organizations by waiving the membership fee and charging the Artist Rate. Contact the office for further details about this program.
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Non-Member or Commercial Productions
CSV may offer competitive rates to members working on commercial productions on a case-by-case basis. (Pursuit of such work using CSV resources is disallowed as the member’s primary purpose for joining CSV.) All use of CSV resources for commercial projects must be approved in advance by a CSV staff member. Commercial work includes but is not necessarily limited to sponsored videos, real estate videos, commercials, commercial broadcast programs, infomercials, and any other work subject to third-party, editorial, and copyright control.
Note that for insurance and security reasons, non-members are generally not eligible to rent mobile equipment. Non-profit organizations should discuss their needs with the CSV office.
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Human Rights and Anti-Harassment Policy
Code of Conduct
CSV has adopted and upholds the City of Toronto’s policy statement that prohibits discrimination and harassment and protects the right of all CSV staff members, clients and visitors to be free of hate activity from, or within the organization, and based on one’s age, ancestry, citizenship, creed (religion), colour, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender identity, level of literacy, marital status, place of origin, membership in a union or staff association, political affiliation, race, receipt of public assistance, record of offences, sex, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic. Details about the Human Rights and Anti-Harassment Policy may be found here:
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-13239.pdf
Become a Member
Contact the CSV office to make an appointment for an in-house orientation.
Contact Info:
After filling out the new member application form, for next steps, please send an email to: rentals@charlesstreetvideo.com
To renew your membership please fill out this form.