Booth available.
One open chair at Dawnbringer Tattoo. We're a small, careful Westport shop, and we're approving one independent artist to work alongside our crew. Month-to-month booth license, you bring your work and your clients; we run the back office.
Independent artist · one open booth.
Booth license, not employment — and not a rental. You're an independent contractor working under a month-to-month license to use a chair at Dawnbringer. You own your work, your clients, your schedule, your rates. The shop provides the chair, the infrastructure, and the back office; you bring the craft and the book. We approve who joins the shop, and either side can end the arrangement on notice — no long contract, no tenancy.
- Missouri body art practitioner license — current, or eligible to obtain
- Bloodborne pathogen certification, current
- 2+ years tattooing in a licensed shop · established clientele preferred
- Portfolio that's clearly yours — consistent voice, finished work
- Style — open to a range; we care about voice and craft over a single lane
- Professional, reliable, drama-free · a good shop citizen
Competitive monthly booth fee — inquire for current terms.
The chair you'd inherit.
Walk-through available by appointment once we've reviewed your portfolio.
A shop worth joining.
Foot traffic + neighborhood reach.
Second-floor studio at 3914 Washington in Westport KC. Foot traffic, late-night density, a neighborhood that already knows where to find ink.
Multi-artist shop. Not an isolated suite.
Share the room with other working artists. Collaborative, low-drama, easy to ask a question across the room.
Permitted, plumbed, ready.
Inspected and licensed. Autoclave, ultrasonic, hand-wash sink, ink fridge, cartridge inventory in place. Walk in and tattoo.
Month-to-month booth license.
No long contract, no commission split, no shop cut on your work. You set your rates. Tips are 100% yours, paid clean.
Booking system + counter coverage.
Custom artist portal — calendar, consents, deposits, Google Calendar sync, Stripe payments, client texts. Front-desk coverage during shop hours.
1099. You own your work.
Flat monthly booth fee, not commission. You're a contractor — your clients are yours, your rates are yours, your books are yours. We don't touch any of it.
3914 Washington St.
Westport KC.
Second-floor studio on a quiet block — one street west of Broadway, just south of 39th. Big windows around the main room, balcony off the back. The room seats four artists, with a lobby lounge downstairs for clients' support people.
- Second floor — walk-up, stairs only.
- Bright — big windows around the main room, full-spectrum overheads.
- Stocked — autoclave, ultrasonic, cartridge inventory, ink fridge.
- Quiet — soft playlist, no shouting, no walk-in chaos.
Three things to send.
Your portfolio
Link to your IG, website, or a Drive folder — or upload a PDF / image set below. 8–20 strong pieces is plenty.
A short intro
Who you are, where you're working now, why Dawnbringer feels like a fit. Two paragraphs is plenty.
A reference or two
Working artists or shop owners who'll vouch. Optional, but it speeds things up.
We'll reply to every serious inquiry within 14 days.
Tell us about you.
3914 Washington St · Westport KC
Open Tue–Sat · 12–8pm
Second floor, stairs only.