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Creative Studios General Usage Policy
The Slover Creative Studios, located in the Selden Market and on the Fourth floor of The Slover, is a public facility managed by The Slover, created for the convenience of small businesses, entrepreneurs, fabricators, inventors, engineers, artists, and designers.
- Reservations
- Orientation
- Staffing
- What is not allowed
- Responsibility of Patrons
- Display and Promotion of Works
There is a 15-minute grace period for arrival before your reservation is canceled and made available to other patrons.
To use The Slover’s professional-grade equipment in the maker studio, sound studio, and digital media studio, patrons must be at least 16 years old.
Please call Creative Studios at 757-431-7443 if you will be arriving late.
The Slover reserves the right to change a Patron’s reservation if necessary and will provide as much advance notice as possible. Patrons are kindly requested to cancel reservations 24 hours in advance if their plans change.
Make Your Reservation
Orientation is encouraged before a patron makes a reservation. Orientation covers any questions on the procedures and policies. Patrons can sign up for orientations by appointment via the Skedda website:
Slover.Skedda.com
Patrons can develop their projects using the equipment and software provided in the Studios. Patrons may ask staff members for suggestions or critiques; however, staff members are not allowed to design, create, or overhaul a patron’s project.
The staff reserves the right to revoke patrons’ Creative Studios privileges due to continuous misuse or violation of The Slover’s policy. We reserve the right to refuse a reservation for any of the following:
- Any created object which is deemed illegal under local, state, or federal laws.
- Mass production with the intent to sell.
- Project or object which violates intellectual property rights or is a copyright infringement.
- Obscene and offensive images or objects (symbols, words, etc.)
- Any project that requires anyone to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Restricted areas and restricted equipment are only accessible to staff members. Staff and designated shop supervisors can designate what tools and machines are restricted from patron use.
Slover staff may stop any project violating the CoC (Code of Conduct) of The Slover or deemed unsafe. Patrons violating general guidelines and policies may be asked to participate in an orientation.
Patrons must clean up after themselves, removing dust, filament, strings, leftovers, cuttings, or anything else related to their project. Patrons’ workspace must remain as clean as possible.
Patrons must sign in and out for any equipment they use. If any item is missing, found to be permanently unusable or damaged after use by a patron, the patron will be fined for the price of the missing item or damaged equipment.
Patrons violating the policies may have their privileges revoked.
The Slover is not liable for any injuries due to misuse of equipment.
Patrons are responsible for their equipment. The Slover is not liable or responsible for the patrons’ stolen or damaged tools.
The Slover, Norfolk Public Libraries and the City of Norfolk reserve the right to publicize any printed objects on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, or other media unless stated otherwise.