We try hard to keep shop closures to a minimum and I hate that this one is happening so soon after a several hour closure this weekend.
Next Saturday, Sept 16th Asmbly will be closed while we have a professional photo/videographer coming in to take footage. The shoot is supposed to be 10 hours long, but we haven’t yet confirmed which 10 hrs of the day it will be (hoping to have that nailed down within a few days). We will not open the shop to members on Saturday before the shoot starts, but we will immediately open the shop back up when the shoot is finished (we will post on Discourse to let everyone know and open up reservations on Skedda).
This photoshoot is a precursor to a website overhaul and will give us real content for website images instead of generic stock photos. We are still actively working towards moving to a new location in the second half of next year, so the photographer we’re working with is taking particular focus on getting lots of great footage that translates to the next location, in addition to footage of the current space itself so we can give people a good feel for where we are now.
In this shoot, we are working to ensure that we are showing people from a wide variety of groups and walks of life to reinforce that Asmbly is a space where everyone is welcome and can safely create. We’re reaching out to specific folks in the community to invite them to be a part of this shoot in an effort to achieve that. If you don’t hear from me by tomorrow evening and you would like to be involved in this shoot, please email me directly — valerie@asmbly.org.
I will have more info and updates on this hopefully tomorrow night. Deepest apologies if this closure is negatively impacting anyone’s projects. Please reach out to me directly if you are working actively working on a project and have concerns.
Note: The QR code in the image just goes to this post. This visual in on the TVs in the space to spread the word and we’ll be sending a notice through Neon momentarily.