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Maryland’s Largest Community of Creative Professionals
Join our vibrant community of makers, dreamers, and doers! Open Works was named Maryland’s largest accelerator by the Baltimore Business Journal in 2018. We provide a home to dozens of small businesses, startups, and nonprofits as well as working artists building projects for Artscape, Light City, or private commissions. Post-Covid, we are re-launching monthly membership options with a simpler structure so you can easily turn your ideas into reality!
PATH TO MEMBERSHIP
Want to join the Open Works Community? Here’s how:
To become a member, please follow these three easy steps.
step 1
Sign up for Orientation
Attend our 1-hour tour of Open Works. Get to know the staff, explore our facilities, and feel the vibe! Orientations are virtual-only through July 1, 2021. In-person orientation tours resume July 3, 2021.
step 2
Attend In-Person Orientation
step 3
Choose Your Plan
Membership Plans
Free Access
Open Works offers a lot for free — sign up for our newsletter and be the first to know about exclusive promotional offers, events, community happenings, and job opportunities. Our spacious, well-lit lobby has free wi-fi and comfy reading chairs. Come grab a coffee and set up with your laptop for the afternoon, or hang out at our new outdoor seating area by the deck. Before Covid, we offered regular free public events, and will be gradually picking that schedule back up in late summer and fall, 2021.
Sign up for our newsletter so you can be the first to know about upcoming events!
Paid Access Memberships
As of July 1st, 2021, Open Works is resuming monthly billing for memberships under an all-new structure. We have collapsed our previous multiple membership levels into one, simple all-access level priced at $80 a month. If you were a member pre-Covid, no need to re-take community orientation — sign up here to resume your membership on July 1. If you have never been a member here before, please sign up for a membership orientation below.
PAID MEMBERSHIPS
Day Pass
All-day access to any shop that you have earned a safety certification for:
- Textiles Lab
- Electronics Lab
- 3D Printing Lab
- Digital Media Lab
- Computer Lab
- Wood Shop
- Digital Fabrication
- Metal Shop
- Spray Booth
- Computer Lab
$20.00/visit, discounted bulk packs available
Pro Membership
All-month access to any shop that you have earned a safety certification for:
- Textiles Lab
- Electronics Lab
- 3D Printing Lab
- Digital Media Lab
- Computer Lab
- Wood Shop
- Digital Fabrication
- Metal Shop
- Spray Booth
- Computer Lab
$80.00/mo.
Resident Membership
It is no longer a requirement to have a monthly membership when renting a micro-studio. Purchase monthly memberships or day passes as needed. Resident members eligible for $10/mo. discount on “Pro” memberships.
- 7′ x 7′ micro-studio
- Conference room access
- Dedicated wi-fi
- Kitchenette
- Mailing address
- Dedicated printer (coming soon)
$175.00/mo., additional studios just $145/mo.
$20.00/visit
$80.00/mo.
$175.00/mo.
*Resident Members may add up to 4 micro-studios per membership. A deposit of $175.00 is required for each micro-studio.
*Single day passes are valid for 30 days from time of purchase.
Discounts + Add-ons
Youth and Teen Memberships
Young makers ages 8–15 can access Open With with an Explorer Pass and makers ages 16–18 joing as Teen members. More info about youth and teen membership.
Explorer pass: $15/day
Teen makers: $40.00/mo.
Senior Sliding-Scale Memberships
Members who are 60+ are eligible for sliding-scale pricing starting at $35/mo.
$35-75.00/mo.
Group Memberships
Primary keyholder for a company or organization pays $80/mo. Additional keys for employees are $15/mo. each. Additional keys for resident members are $10/ea.
$10-15.00 per team member per month
Storage Rentals
We have 11 4’x4’x8′ full-size industrial lockers and 8 3’x3’x3′ half-size industrial lockers available. Resident members eligible for $10 discount on storage spaces.
Full-size: $85/mo.
Half-size: $45/mo.
$40.00/mo.
$35-75.00/mo.
$10-15.00/mo.
$45-85.00/mo.
Curious about our Micro-Studios? Learn about our Micro-Studios here.
STEP 1: SIGN UP FOR ORIENTATION
Orientation Schedule
Make it Happen at Open Works
Looking for something else? Open Works has all the tools and resources you need to bring an idea to life, learn a new skill, find a space for your new business and so much more.
Contact Us
1400 Greenmount Ave,
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 862-0424
frontdesk@openworksbmore.com
Hours of Operation
M-F 9am to 9pm
S-Su 9am to 5pm
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