One-day open studio with eight local artists making work live in pop-up studios, with free passports and artist stickers, on the closing day of Austin Studio Tour.
The Gallery ATX is bringing Studio Works to Central Machine Works on Sunday, November 22, from 12 PM to 4 PM. It's a one-day open studio that serves as the closing day of the Austin Studio Tour, and the whole thing is free and open to all ages.
If you've ever wondered how local art actually gets made, this is the day to see it. Eight Austin artists are building pop-up studios in the backyard of Central Machine Works—a 1940s machine shop once known as Capitol Machine Works that now houses an expansive beer garden and house-brewed beers. Throughout the afternoon, those artists will be working live, making new pieces right in front of you. When you arrive, you can pick up a free passport at The Gallery ATX table and collect a sticker designed by each artist as you move through the space. At the end of the day, the work created during the event goes up for auction, with a portion of the proceeds supporting the nonprofit's programming for emerging artists.
The Gallery ATX is a woman-powered Austin nonprofit that's been supporting emerging artists since 2015. Studio Works comes from a simple observation: most Austin artists don't have a dedicated studio. They work in bedrooms, at kitchen tables, and on apartment floors, so the public rarely sees the process behind the finished piece. This event pulls that process out into the open for a few hours.
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It's a casual, all-ages afternoon in East Austin, so you can wander through the pop-up studios with a beer in hand. The event runs from 12 PM to 4 PM at Central Machine Works, 4824 E. Cesar Chavez St, and it's free to attend. Passports are also free, though there's a suggested donation at the table.
