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Every studio is free.
Somebody chooses
to pay for that.

Free is not the same as cheap. Every season of every studio is paid for by people who decided a young person on the southeast side should not need a credit card to hold a camera. Funders, in-kind donors, school partners, and volunteers all start the same way — write to info@balancepointstudios.org.

  • Give unrestricted

    The most useful gift we can receive. It keeps every studio free, keeps the ride-outs rolling, and lets us say yes when a young person shows up mid-season.

  • Fund a studio

    Direct support to The Most Promising, Balance Point, UnCut Art School, or Mount Pleasant Printing. We'll show you exactly what a season costs.

  • Give in kind

    Bikes, helmets and parts. Screens, inks, blanks and a press. Cameras, lenses, laptops. Studio and gallery space. Printing and framing.

  • Partner with us

    Schools, libraries, and youth organizations: bring a studio to your young people. We already work with five Cleveland-area districts.

Start here

Talk to a founder,
not a form.

Tell us who you are and what you're considering. Funders, in-kind donors, school partners, volunteers, and young people who want in all reach us the same way.

Studio3558 Lee Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Young people & familiesEmail us to join a studio. All four studios are free. Ages 8 to 25, depending on the studio.
Three young riders on customized bikes before a ride-out.