Art Documentation Monthlies

Active year-round from September to June
$80 + HST per capture (Public Price)
$40 + HST per capture (Member Price)

Open Studio is excited to offer documentation services for primarily two-dimensional* artworks using our Archive digitization rig. Sessions are currently facilitated by Helen Tran, an Archive Assistant Volunteer since 2022.

The maximum capture area is 24” x 36”. Pricing is per capture, with each session including both JPEG and RAW files. In-camera white balancing is provided, but post-production is not included. Helen is available for post-production work as a separate service.

Documentation Monthlies take place on the last Monday of every month, with availability varying on occasion. Note: these sessions are paused during the July and August, 2025 and will resume in September.

To sign up, please email studio@openstudio.ca. We’ll assign you a time slot. The sign-up deadline is the Sunday one week prior to the session date.

Please arrive on time and bring:

• Your pieces to be documented
• A USB memory stick with at least 64GB of free space

Photo-positive Transparency Output

$24 + HST per running foot (Public Price)
$12 + HST per running foot (Member Price)

This weekly service produces film outputs using Open Studio’s EPSON SureColor T3270 24” wide printer with black dye ink on CAMSTAT Waterproof Film. Pricing is per running foot.

Submission deadline: 12 pm every Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday). Production completion: End of the submission day

Please send your files to pudy@openstudio.ca following these guidelines:

• Submit separate files for each film length (do not send layered Photoshop files)
• Accepted formats: .BMP, .JPG, .PSD, .PDF
• Size: scaled to desired dimensions
• Resolution: 360 DPI
• Colormode: BITMAP
• If submitting a greyscale image to use the halftone pattern of the RIP software: Frequency (Lines per Inch), Angle, Shape

Please note: Film orders will only be processed once all previous invoices have been paid.