Community Membership

Join our community! Open Signal's membership program includes absolutely everyone.

The minimum contribution to become a community member is $1, which gets you free access to our state-of-the-art media equipment and production studios, special events and more. This program will not only strengthen our community and deepen your experience as a community member, but it will also help diversify our funding streams, ensuring that our resources will be around to serve Portland for decades to come.

To sign up, visit our front desk during open hours or make a contribution of at least $5 online.

Beginning January 1, 2019, up-to-date membership is required to reserve our equipment and studios.

Learn more about our Community Membership program by downloading our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.

Open Signal community membership grants you free access to the following resources, once you have completed the necessary training and certification:

Two state-of-the-art media production studios
An equipment library with field equipment you can take off-site, including HD and cinema-quality digital cameras, light kits and microphones, MacBook Pro laptops with editing software, iPads and more
Three editing rooms, animation equipment and a voiceover room

Community members also receive:

A customized membership card
Invitations to monthly member events and trainings
A membership newsletter, with Open Signal news you can't find anywhere else, plus regular give-aways and discounts to community events
15% discount at Gearhead Production Rentals