The questions, in one place

Ask to come in. Tell us what you make, show it, and say what you came for — making, belonging, dating, or all three. A person reads it.

A person reads it, so it takes as long as a person takes — usually three to five working days. You get an answer by email either way. A declined application stays with us: write back when there is more to show, and a person reads it again.

Almost always because it was too thin to judge. Say what you make, show it, and say what you came for. Effort is the first filter.

Your portrait, your name, what you make, a line about you, your city, and your work: music, film or visual art. Anyone can see the front if you keep it public, and stream, buy, download or license what you offer.

Members of the club, and nobody else. The back says what you are looking for: who you would like to date, if you date here, the collaborators you want, the swaps you would trade. There is no way to turn a card over from outside.

Music, film and visual art: audio, video and images you made or hold the rights to. Phyrne does not sell or ship physical things.

Shows, gatherings, listening nights, critiques, the call board and the swap board. Some of it can be seen from outside, like a show; the conversation is for members.

No, and it is off until you turn it on. Turning it on lets you send an invitation to another member with theirs on, and it waits until they accept or decline, or you withdraw it. Turning it off sends nothing and deletes nothing, and a courtship already under way stays where it was.

Joining is free: a Novice pays nothing and keeps a gallery of their work. Apprentice is $9.95 a month, Creator $19 and Curator $25, and founding members pay half for their first month. Phyrne takes no cut of what you sell; Stripe charges its processing fee.

Your share goes to your Stripe account once the payment has cleared, and Stripe pays it on to your bank on its usual schedule. Every order shows what was paid, our fee and what is yours.

Write to hello@phyrne.com with conduct in the subject. Reports are read the same day and the person you reported never sees your name.

They lose their membership. Abuse, harassment, dishonesty about who you are and bigotry end it outright.

Yes. Closing your work to the public stops new sales, your patrons are put on hold so nothing is charged while it is closed, and the club stays exactly where it was. Opening it again puts everything back.

Yes, unless you left over conduct. Write to us and we will reopen the account rather than make you apply again.