MIT START Studio

The MIT START Studio provides an atmosphere and physical space where student members can explore their creativity. Supported by the Arts at MIT, the goal of the studio is to cultivate and support MIT arts focused entrepreneurial projects and business teams. It is a 24-hour space equipped with the tools necessary to develop both object based and software products. MIT students have successfully used this space to participate in art related competitions such as Hacking Arts and the 15K Creative Arts Competition.

Why START?
(*) On campus
(*) 24 hour scheduled access
(*) Use of tools including: 3D printer, plotting printer, sewing machine, hand tools, soldering, cameras, tablets, Mac, Apple TV, and so on.
(*) Reasonable funds for project materials are available
(*) Access to relevant advising from on-campus experts
(*) Workshops offered in arts innovation and entrepreneurship
(*) Gateway to $15K Creative Arts Competition
(*) Exhibition space in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery

Membership to START:

All MIT students are eligible to apply for membership, along with members of an MIT student led Hacking Arts or Creative Arts Competition team with a focus on the arts.

Eligible applicants will be invited to interview with the MIT Start Studio Manager. Once approved for membership, applicants must sign the Membership Agreement and attend an orientation in order to begin using the space.

The MIT Start Studio Manager has the right to amend the policies at any time.

The initiative is presented by Arts at MIT’s Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) in partnership with the MIT Sloan School of Management’s Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.