Workshop Hire and Booking Policy
Sakura Studio Gallery offers three ways to run workshops in our space. All bookings are subject to our standard hire, cancellation, and communication policies.
1. Commission-Based Workshops
* The studio takes an agreed portion of ticket sales instead of a fixed hire fee.
* The portion is calculated to approximate the standard hire fee, based on workshop length and expected attendance.
* The commission is calculated to include advertising, listing creation, studio use, refreshments, and 30 minutes either side of the workshop for setup, pack-down, and tidying.
* Standard attendance, communication, and cancellation policies apply.
2. Hire with Studio Ticket Management
* The hirer pays a fixed hire fee and Sakura Studio Gallery manages ticket sales.
* The hire fee includes advertising, listing creation, studio use, refreshments, and 30 minutes either side of the workshop for setup, pack-down, and tidying.
* A small additional fee per ticket covers website booking and payment processing costs on top of the usual running costs.
* Standard attendance, communication, and cancellation policies apply.
* Failure to attend without prior notice (no-show) results in full payment being retained.
* Hirers must maintain timely communication; the studio reserves the right to cancel current or future bookings if responsibilities are not met.
3. Hire with Self-Managed Tickets
* The hirer pays a fixed hire fee and manages their own ticket sales.
* The hire fee includes advertising, listing creation, studio use, refreshments, and 30 minutes either side of the workshop for setup, pack-down, and tidying.
* Hirers are responsible for selling and managing their own tickets, with total available tickets to be agreed with the studio.
* Workshops must be confirmed 72 hours in advance with the total number of guests and any allergies noted by guests on their ticket bookings. If confirmation is not received, the studio may cancel the session; it will be treated as a late cancellation under our standard policy.
* Failure to attend without prior notice (no-show) results in full payment being retained.
* Hirers must maintain timely communication; the studio reserves the right to cancel current or future bookings if responsibilities are not met.
**General Booking & Cancellation Policy**
* Payment for individual sessions is taken in full on booking confirmation.
* For longer sessions, multiple date bookings or courses, you may opt to split payments. Deposits are required on confirmation of booking on receipt of your invoice.
All deposits are non-refundable. Full payment is required 14 days prior to your booked date.
To cancel or reschedule, contact us at sakurastudiogallery@gmail.com
For individual bookings, please contact us up 14 days before your booked date.
For full weekend slots, multiple date bookings or courses, please contact us up to 30 days before the first booked date is due to commence or you may still be liable for the full cost of your booked time.
All cancellations must be made via email.
We understand emergencies happen - If anything comes up, we will always encourage you to get in contact and we will try to help and be flexible wherever possible. However, we must state that deposits are non-refundable, under any circumstances.
We aim to help artists and creators and to do so we have to consider our costs, and a cancelled booking may not be able to be filled under short notice. We have carefully considered our approach to our booking and cancellation policies to ensure that our overheads are covered, so that we can continue to be of service to you and others in the future.
