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AS220's Paul Krot Community Darkrooms are the only black and white photography facilities in Rhode Island that provide affordable public access to photographers at every level. The project began in August 1994 when a group of recent graduates found themselves without access to darkroom facilities and set out to fill the gap. Since then our darkrooms have helped hundreds of working photographers practice their craft, and introduced new people to the art through our accessibility and affordable education opportunities.

The current focus of the AS220 Darkroom is black and white film developing and printing. We have one group darkroom, serving up to four printers at a time and one solo darkroom; accommodating negatives from 35mm to 4x5" and prints as large as 20"x24". All chemistry and equipment use is included in the price of individual memberships. Our darkrooms began to restructure membership options in November 2008; we now offer everything from four hour to one year commitments to our users. We are also currently developing a camera rental program that will allow members to sign out experimental and high-end cameras and other equipment (we do take donations!). New educational workshops are also underway. We invite you to join us in seeing all of these exciting transitions to fruition!