Northampton Open Media

05/28/2025

NOM will be closed Friday, May 30th

We are open this Saturday, May 31st, until 12pm at NHS

See you next weekend!

05/22/2025

It's Finally HERE!! Our new reservation system just launched!! -

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of NOM Checkout, our new and improved equipment reservation system designed to make booking gear easier, faster, and more flexible for all members!

05/02/2025

YES!! There is still time to sign up for a scene out for composing music for this year’s crowdsourced film: ‘Matilda’ (1996)

How Does It Work?
📕Sign up as a Filmmaker, Musician, or both
📗Get assigned a 1-3 minute scene (or a piece of the soundtrack)
📘Remake it however you want—live action, animation, puppets, interpretive dance… anything!
📙We stitch it all together for a grand premiere at the Academy of Music this fall!

Find the sign up forms on our website.
Link in bio

05/01/2025

May Workshops are HERE! -

Keep your skills fresh and make time to get creative with classes and maker space at Northampton Open Media. Check out what’s coming up next month below!

04/30/2025

RueShare is DEAD to us! Here's how to reserve equipment and sign up for classes in the meantime

You may or may not have noticed that RueShare is no longer in service for reserving equipment and signing up for classes.

04/28/2025

Free iPhone + Android basics class | This Friday!

Want to learn more about how your cell phone works? NOM is excited to partner with the Hatfield COA to present separate classes for iPhone + Android users.

Call the senior center to sign up: 413-247-9003

Location: Hatfield Council on Aging
59 Main St, Hatfield, MA 01038

iPhone Class: 1-2:30
Android Class 3-4:30

04/18/2025

THIS YEAR’S CROWDSOURCED FILM IS…!!!

Matilda (1996) 🎀📚🚘🦎

This summer, our community is coming together to remake Matilda, one wild, wonderful scene at a time. No budget. No rules. Just pure creativity (and maybe a little mischief).

How Does It Work?
📕Sign up as a Filmmaker, Musician, or both
📗Get assigned a 1-3 minute scene (or a piece of the soundtrack)
📘Remake it however you want—live action, animation, puppets, interpretive dance… anything!
📙We stitch it all together for a grand premiere at the Academy of Music this fall!

Find the sign up forms on our website.
Link in bio

Crowdsourced Cinema 2025 April 18, 2025, 11:31 am Somewhere Inside All of Us is the Power to Make the World They say big is right and little is wrong, but there’s something we can do about that. Over the summer of 2025 our little community of Northampton is going to remake the classic film Matilda...

04/18/2025

2025's Crowdsourced Film is... -

This summer, our community is coming together to remake Matilda, one wild, wonderful scene at a time. No budget. No rules. Just pure creativity (and maybe a little mischief).

04/09/2025

Kaleidoscope | This Friday!!

Join us for our media-maker mixer: Kaleidoscope!!

🎬 Screen Your Work
👥 Meet Other Creatives
🍿 Snag a Snack
🥂 Get Quenched

View and submit work to discuss, critique, or simply bask in your creative greatness.
Submissions & Questions: [email protected]

It’s happening THIS FRIDAY (April 11, 2025) at 6pm
during Arts Night Out, hosted by our friends

Get inspired, connected, and celebrated at Kaleidoscope!

Hope to see you all there!

04/04/2025

APRIL PRODUCTION CLASSES |

Enhance any video or photo shoot with these lighting basics. Learn how to identify the lights that you see and recreate some creative lighting examples using the lights that are available for check out through NOM.

April 23, 2025
5:00 - 6:00 PM

📋 Sign Up by clicking on ‘Classes’ on our website or just go to RueShare and login.

04/03/2025

APRIL WORKSHOPS |

Can I make a podcast with my friend in Puerto Rico? YES!

Learn how to use the Rodecaster Pro and various microphones to start your own podcast, as well as equipment alternatives.

April 16, 2025
@ 33 Hawley Street, Northampton

📋 Sign Up by clicking on ‘Classes’ on our website or just go to RueShare and login.