Barkada House is a membership-powered cultural campus at Idea Foundry that brings together artists, founders, chefs, musicians, filmmakers, civic leaders, organizations, and neighbors through public programming, production spaces, hospitality, and curated cultural experiences.
Membership powers the campus. Public programming is for everyone. Members get priority access, studio time, and curated experiences.
✦ The Name
Barkada
The name comes from the Filipino word for a close group of friends — the people you gather with, eat with, return to. That idea is the architecture of everything we do.
Barkada House is rooted in Franklinton, Columbus, inside Idea Foundry — one of the country's most storied maker and creative communities. This isn't a private club bolted onto a neighborhood. It's a cultural campus built from within one, with neighbors, institutions, and artists who already call this corner of the city home.
⬡ House Memberships
Choose your relationship with the campus.
◎ Social + Cultural
$195 /mo · $2,340/yr
Young professionals · entrepreneurs · civic leaders · arts supporters
Barkada House doesn't replace the Columbus creative ecosystem — it deepens it. Seven resident organizations on 10-year anchor leases share the campus: Music Columbus, Atelier 411 Studios, Film Columbus, Cinema Columbus, A Tribe for Jazz, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.
Culture belongs here. Artists can afford to be here. Organizations can grow here. Patrons can invest here.
Studio hours tie every tier to the production suite. A portion of premium memberships may be a tax-deductible gift to CAPA.
→ How It Works
How to join.
01
Tell Us About Yourself
Tell us how you found Barkada, what programming interests you, and how you hope to use the campus.
02
Review
Every introduction is read by the founding team. We may follow up with a brief conversation.
03
Membership Offer
If it's a good fit, we'll share membership details, pricing, and your recommended access tier.
04
Welcome
Complete your membership, receive your welcome package, and begin your relationship with the campus.
◎ Standards / Etiquette
The campus works because people invest in it.
Membership includes access and responsibility. We ask members and guests to move with discretion, generosity, and respect for the community and the public mission.
Member expectations
Discretion
Cultural curiosity
Presence over status
Respect for the pace of the room
Guest privileges
Host intentionally
Keep referrals personal
Honor limited-capacity gatherings
Bring people who want to build with us
♩ Public Programming
Open to the public. Powered by membership.
Membership sustains the campus so the campus can be open. Every dollar from house memberships, organizational partnerships, and artist passes funds the public activity that keeps Barkada House connected to the neighborhood and the city.
☀ Saturday community programming
♥ Family events
⌂ Farmers markets
◼ Free film screenings
♩ Public listening sessions
◈ Neighborhood chef dinners
✦ Artist residencies
◇ Educational workshops
→ Join
Join the founding class.
Tell us how you found Barkada, what programming interests you, and how you hope to use the campus.
