Policies

The following guidelines are intended to communicate in clear terms the various issues and expectations between Academy Darkroom and enrolled students. Please read them carefully and feel free to contact us if you have questions or concerns regarding our policies. Violations of any policy give Academy Darkroom the right to expel without refund.

Academy Covid-19 Guidelines

If you contract Covid-19 during your course, you are required to let the faculty know. Masking is optional.

Tuition

Tuitions are partially refundable, less a $50 administration fee if you decide to cancel within 24 hours of sending in your registration. A full refund will only be issued if a class is cancelled by the studio, in which case you will be notified within 48 hours of the first session.

No refunds will be issued after the first class session or after 24 hours from submitting your registration.

Moreover, the tuition covers the seven-week session and only for the class/day and time you are registered for. Tuitions are not broken down into individual classes, or prorated for missed classes.

Attendance, Missed Sessions and Make-ups

All courses are structured week to week, placing utmost importance on each and every class. Be advised, it is not the Academy’s obligation to offer special options to facilitate make-ups of any kind. In the event that you cannot attend one of your regularly scheduled sessions, you may have the option to reschedule for an additional fee of $75 per occurrence. This option for rescheduling a session can be made only if an alternate day and time is available.

We are not responsible for providing make-up classes or issuing refunds for classes missed as a result of your illness, emergencies, weather conditions or any situation beyond our control.

Personal Storage

All enrolled students are given clean transparent container to store personal items like paper, print sleeves, binders, and film sleeves. If you do not pick up your items within 30 days of your last day of class, they will automatically be donated.

Prints Pick-up

Arrangements to pick up your supplies and prints must be made within 30 days of your last day of class.

Smoking and Alcohol

There is absolutely no smoking or alcohol allowed anywhere on the premises. 

Cell Phone Use in the Studio

As a courtesy, your ringer should be turned off. Unless it is urgent and necessary, we ask that you refrain from texting or engaging in any cell phone conversations while class is in session. If you must talk or text, notify your instructor and seek a private location inside or outside of the premises.

Publishing Rights

Academy Darkroom reserves the right to publish photographs of students and student work for purposes of promoting the activities of the Academy whether it’s on the website or on publicly distributed print or digital media. The student grants Academy Darkroom an unlimited use copyright to use images of such students and or their work in any such promotional material.

Expulsion  

Academy Darkroom and its agents (faculty, and staff) reserve the right to immediately terminate studio access, remaining classes, and dispose of any remaining work and materials of any student at any time without refund for reasons which include but are not limited to the following:

Any disrespect faculty or staff, aggression towards students or faculty, ignores lessons provided by the instructor and/or proves to be disruptive, threatens the studio, its faculty or their peers in any way, consistently resists instruction, steals from the Academy, faculty or their peers or displays malevolence of any kind. If a student’s enrollment has been terminated, they will be informed via email or in-person. No refunds of any kind will be provided.

The Right to Amend

The Studio Policies, Prices, and all other Academy documentation, is subject to change without notice.