A.F.V.D. Foton

About A.F.V.D. Foton

On this page you can find more information about A.F.V.D. Foton.

  1. Who are we?
  2. Becoming a member!
  3. The Board
  4. The Committees
  5. Regulations

Who are we?

Hello! We are Foton (officially known as A.F.V.D. Foton). We are one of the cultural associations of the University of Twente. Our mission is to stimulate photography and increase the photography knowledge of the students and people beyond the University.

We do this by organizing monthly events with different themes and topics about photography and editing. For example nature-, street-, model- and product-photography. But also light painting and so on. Besides this we have exhibitions and contests. We give workshops in both analogue and digital photography.

Foton has studio equipment, a functioning Dark Room (for developing analogue pictures), and we can use different rooms in the University for our events.

Becoming a member!

If you are interested in Foton, you can come to one of our activities and experience what we do. Please contact us via: board@foton.utwente.nl if you are interested.

Foton offers members:

  1. Joining the events, exhibitions, and other activities;
  2. Free use of (studio) equipment;
  3. Free use of the DOKA;
  4. Free admission to our workshops (these are workshops we organise for both members and non-members. Non-members need to pay a fee to join)
  5. A lot of knowledge and fun…

As a student or employee at the University, Saxion or ArtEZ (AKI/Conservatorium) you can join Foton. You need a Union Card to become member. The costs for membership are:

  1. Association Fee: € 45,00 (year)
    This is a fee paid to the University/Vrijhof, so Foton can use the rooms and facilities of the University. The Association Fee has to be paid to Foton. Foton will transfer the money to the Student Union
  2. Contribution: € 20 (year)
    The contribution is used to organised events, buy or maintain equipment and organise exhibitions. The contribution has to be paid to Foton directly.

The Board

Foton has a board, which is responsible for managing the association. Our board consists of the following roles:

Chair

The chair leads the board and the rest of the association. They take responsibility for the functioning of the assocation. They lead the meetings and provide support and supervision.

Secretary

The secretary is responsible for all work actions performed by Foton. They have an overview of all members and their registration, make minutes during the GMM’s and other meetings and is responsible for the internal and external communication.

Treasurer

The teasurer is responsible for the finances and should make a budget plan, overview all incomes and expenses, do all financial reporting and manage the bank account.

The Committees

Foton has several committees that manage or organize aspects of the association. It is possible for members to join a committee! On this page, you can find more information about the different committees and how you can join one.

The Activity Committee

The Activity committee is responsible for organising different activities every quartile. In total there are four quartiles each year and the goal is to organize workshops, lectures and other activities.

When joining the activity committee you can help us organizing cool activities. So, do you have ideas about which activities Foton should organize, become a member of the Activity Committee!

The Exposition Committee

Each year, Foton organizes at least two expositions, which are held in the Vrijhof Culturecenter of the University. But, it is also possible to organize more expositions in other inspirational locations. When joining the Exposition committee, you will help bringing the beautiful works of art the members of Foton make to the world.

The DOKA Committee

The DOKA Committee, or “Dark Room” committee is responsible for managing the dark room at the University of Twente. We are very lucky to have a dark room for developing photographs, but we need (skilled) people to help other members using the dark room and maintain it. We will also have our drawing and painting supplies stored in the dark room. Are you interested in the DOKA Committee (which is also welcoming members who want to learn more about it), please join.

The Promotional Committee

The promotional committee is concerned with the website & social media, advertisement, merchandise, relations and sponsors. For example, it looks for suitable sponsors, manages the blog and keeps up the relations with other cultural organisations and old members. Are you interested, please join the Promotional Committee.

KasCo Committee

The KasCo Committee is responsible for managing the cash flows of Foton. It checks the financial administration of the board and helps with it. Also for non-board members it is possible to join. Are you interested, please sign up!

Join a Committee

Are you interested in one of the committees or do you want more information about (joining) a committee, please send an email to: board@foton.utwente.nl

Regulations

Here you can find important documents, such as the privacy policy and internal regulations.

Law & Regulations

Contracts

  • Work Assignment Contract | coming soon