Membership

Cyber Love Garden is a member-run studio offering flexible memberships for critical tech workers, designers, cultural workers, and artists from marginalized communities.

Want to join?

We will email you within 1-2 weeks to coordinate next steps.

We review applications in Membership & Outreach meetings every 1-2 weeks.

If you need support with the application, reach out via email at info@cyberlove.garden, Instagram @cyberlovegarden, or come by during public drop-in hours (DM for address).

FAQs

How does the sliding scale work?

Membership is flexible so everyone can participate in a way that fits their resources and capacity.

Pay or trade less if you:

• Struggle to meet your basic needs and have little to no expendable income
• Have a chronic illness or disability that impacts your ability to earn
• Have no savings or financial safety net
• Face systemic barriers to legal, stable, or secure employment
• Have significant debt that prevents you from meeting basic needs

Pay or trade more if you:

• Can comfortably meet your basic needs and have expendable income
• Work part-time by choice
• Have savings, investments, inherited money, or financial safety nets
• Have access to family money or other financial resources in times of need
• Have a higher earning potential due to systemic advantages (e.g., access to higher education, generational wealth, able-bodiedness, race, gender, social networks, legal status, family connections, etc.)

Work trade is flexible and arranged case by case—usually through joining a committee. Many members contribute with a mix of payment and work trade. If you’re unsure what’s possible for you, reach out and we’ll figure it out together.

Why should I become a member?

Everyone has their own reasons (social, professional, technical, emotional, political, etc).

It simply feels good to know that you have a place to go and work on projects, learn + teach, be silly, vibe, and co-exist with other brilliant sweetie pies.

Membership is how and why we exist. It is how we foster the trust, belonging, responsibility, and reciprocity that is necessary for fortifying a felt, material, and resilient sense of ‘community’ and ‘solidarity’ in our networks. You don’t have to be a ‘member’ to be a part of Cyber Love, but it helps make it feel real.

Can I do [artistic medium] at Cyber Love?

Maybe! Most of our members do computer stuff, design, programming, printing, writing, VR, drawing, soldering, sewing, and other desk-type stuff. Sometimes people play piano, acoustic guitar, synths, DJ practice (before 10pm), painting, etc.

We cannot host ceramics, oil painting, anything with broken glass or excessive dust. If you’re not sure, just ask!

Can I bring my dog?

Maybe! As of Feb 2025, we’re in the process of reworking our pet policy based on new members with allergies.
Here’s what we had before (subject to change): As long as they don’t eat art, they’re welcome. We ask that people write in Signal/Discord before bringing their doggo for the first time, if they’re barky, or if they don’t get along well with other dogs.

I want to be a 24-7 member, but I can only afford weekday membership. How does the PWYC/NOTAFLOF system work?

We’re aware that people who are trans, racialized, disabled, and/or intergenerationally poor are more likely to experience barriers in the art/tech sector.

We don’t want finances to be a barrier to being a Cyber Love member. Especially for folks who are low income and trans, disabled, Black, Indigenous, POC, etc.

Just talk to us! For now, we deal with it on a case-by-case basis and we don’t have limits for how many subsidized spots we can offer yet. Help us capacity test =)