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Meetup connects at Factory on 5th Creative Workshops and Events
Factory Creative Arts Network & Workshop: Open Studio + Open Mic + Open Mind
NETWORK: Share your work, connect with collaborators, trade inspiration, discover new projects & shoot the breeze with artists, writers, musicians, and multidisciplinary creatives at the Factory as you weave your artistic spirit into the unique fabric of our colorful creative community.
OPEN STUDIO: Work on your unique & beautiful thing in a relaxed & supportive environment alongside fellow artists of every creative discipline. Paint, draw, sculpt, write, publish, sing, work in any media, make a mess, make some noise, experiment; the Factory is the perfect place to let your imagination run wild & ya’ll are the perfect community to make this creative space, time & energy possible.
OPEN MIC: Put voice to your poetry. Mix up the playlist. Experiment with your song. DJ Deck + 15”Speaker + Microphone open to use &/or bring your own instrument, bring your own voice. (Keep it low-key, mid-key at most, don’t harsh the vibe please, I hear the Factory has punk & hiphop shows coming up)
OPEN BAR: Complimentary wine, water & Lonestar. BYOB friendly. Complimentary chips+salsa+queso @ 3PM. BYOTaco friendly. Taquería Fenix open on-site until 3PM.
open mind: ALL MAKE ART HERE
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Optional Addition - Sundays Only
WORKSHOP: Factory owner & artist RJ Armstrong facilitates a rotating mix of workshops based upon the wild whims of whatever he’s getting into any given week. These are guided workshops with media, tools & how-to instruction provided, what you make of the guidance is up to your imagination tho inspiration is always available upon request.
Smash mix of 2025 workshops in queue: Hot Encaustic Painting | Paper Mache | Macramé | Creature Crochet | DIY Design a Lamp | Low-Key Screenprinting | Bob Ross Freestyle Paint Sesh | open to suggestions
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Optional Addition - Sundays Only
Bring your kiddo(s)
KIDDO FRIENDLY: Factory owner & artist RJ Armstrong’s 8y & 11y girls attend 2Xmonthly; your kiddos are welcome to attend as well with access to a marvelously mixed supply of kiddo-friendly art & project supplies at a dedicated table. Not required for your child to stay right there tho: whether making art, hanging with you, playing outside or lounging with their device, what your kiddo gets up to is all on you
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Details
☑️ Open Studio & Network: $10
☑️ Open Studio & Network + Workshop: $25
☑️ Open Studio for kiddos: +$5each
Cash, Card, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle all accepted
Sunday Schedule
01PM Doors open
02PM Workshop start
03PM Complimentary chips+salsa+queso
04PM Workshop end
07PM Doors close… (?)
Stay for all of it, stay just a bit, come and go as you please, just be sure to come as you are & leave in color
OPEN STUDIO: Work on your unique & beautiful thing in a relaxed & supportive environment alongside fellow artists of every creative discipline. Paint, draw, sculpt, write, publish, sing, work in any media, make a mess, make some noise, experiment; the Factory is the perfect place to let your imagination run wild & ya’ll are the perfect community to make this creative space, time & energy possible.
OPEN MIC: Put voice to your poetry. Mix up the playlist. Experiment with your song. DJ Deck + 15”Speaker + Microphone open to use &/or bring your own instrument, bring your own voice. (Keep it low-key, mid-key at most, don’t harsh the vibe please, I hear the Factory has punk & hiphop shows coming up)
OPEN BAR: Complimentary wine, water & Lonestar. BYOB friendly. Complimentary chips+salsa+queso @ 3PM. BYOTaco friendly. Taquería Fenix open on-site until 3PM.
open mind: ALL MAKE ART HERE
_____
Optional Addition - Sundays Only
WORKSHOP: Factory owner & artist RJ Armstrong facilitates a rotating mix of workshops based upon the wild whims of whatever he’s getting into any given week. These are guided workshops with media, tools & how-to instruction provided, what you make of the guidance is up to your imagination tho inspiration is always available upon request.
Smash mix of 2025 workshops in queue: Hot Encaustic Painting | Paper Mache | Macramé | Creature Crochet | DIY Design a Lamp | Low-Key Screenprinting | Bob Ross Freestyle Paint Sesh | open to suggestions
_____
Optional Addition - Sundays Only
Bring your kiddo(s)
KIDDO FRIENDLY: Factory owner & artist RJ Armstrong’s 8y & 11y girls attend 2Xmonthly; your kiddos are welcome to attend as well with access to a marvelously mixed supply of kiddo-friendly art & project supplies at a dedicated table. Not required for your child to stay right there tho: whether making art, hanging with you, playing outside or lounging with their device, what your kiddo gets up to is all on you
_____
Details
☑️ Open Studio & Network: $10
☑️ Open Studio & Network + Workshop: $25
☑️ Open Studio for kiddos: +$5each
Cash, Card, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle all accepted
Sunday Schedule
01PM Doors open
02PM Workshop start
03PM Complimentary chips+salsa+queso
04PM Workshop end
07PM Doors close… (?)
Stay for all of it, stay just a bit, come and go as you please, just be sure to come as you are & leave in color
Figure Drawing Short Pose: Life Drawing @ Factory on 5th
Figure drawing & painting at the Factory is a creative space where sketchbook beginners, casual illustrators & experienced artists may draw & paint the human figure from observations of a live nude model. Creating life drawings, or life studies, in a life class, has been a large element in the traditional training of artists in the Western world since the Renaissance.
6p-11p, Model: 7p-10p
3 minutes: 3x 1 minute gestures
6 minutes: 3x 2 minute gestures
15 minutes: 3x 5 minute poses
30 minutes: 3x 10 minute poses
15 minutes: break
45 minutes: 3x 15 minute poses
15 minutes: break
35 minutes: 1x long pose
Suggested donation: $10
Cash, Credit, Debit, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle
Consider gratuity, 100% goes to the model
Complimentary wine, water & Lonestar are on offer
Taquería Fenix serves 5Star comida mexicana until 9pm
Consider gratuity, 100% to the model
Easels, tables, chairs, benches and drawing boards are provided
Sketch pads are available to purchase and pencils, prismacolors & markers are available to borrow
All media allowed, yes, including oil paint and clay sculpting
Interested in modeling?
Factory pays models $100 per session
Guest gratuity is typically $25-$50 per session
Experience is not required. Dependability is definitely required
To apply: talk to Kara at the Factory on Tuesday between the hours of 5pm & 9pm
6p-11p, Model: 7p-10p
3 minutes: 3x 1 minute gestures
6 minutes: 3x 2 minute gestures
15 minutes: 3x 5 minute poses
30 minutes: 3x 10 minute poses
15 minutes: break
45 minutes: 3x 15 minute poses
15 minutes: break
35 minutes: 1x long pose
Suggested donation: $10
Cash, Credit, Debit, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle
Consider gratuity, 100% goes to the model
Complimentary wine, water & Lonestar are on offer
Taquería Fenix serves 5Star comida mexicana until 9pm
Consider gratuity, 100% to the model
Easels, tables, chairs, benches and drawing boards are provided
Sketch pads are available to purchase and pencils, prismacolors & markers are available to borrow
All media allowed, yes, including oil paint and clay sculpting
Interested in modeling?
Factory pays models $100 per session
Guest gratuity is typically $25-$50 per session
Experience is not required. Dependability is definitely required
To apply: talk to Kara at the Factory on Tuesday between the hours of 5pm & 9pm
Figure Drawing LONG POSE SPECIAL: Life Drawing @ AVAA + Factory on 5th
LONG POSE SPECIAL
6 Hours 2 Locations 1 Model 1 Pose 1 Day
SET 1) 11AM-2PM
AVAA - Austin Visual Arts Association
3707 Home Ln ATX 78705
SET 2) 7PM-10PM
Factory on 5th
3409 E 5th St ATX 78702
Every Tuesday Figure Drawing is offered by AVAA in the morning and by Factory in the evening. On Tuesday, January 21st AVAA + Factory on 5th have partnered up & scheduled the same model to run the same pose on the same day at both locations. Everything about each location’s standard Tuesday session remains the same. Attend one or attend both, same as any Tuesday, only difference is that this Tuesday Jan 21, we’re both running the same game
$10 per session at each location.
Easels, chairs and benches are provided at each.
AVAA is located in a landmark building constructed in 1908. For art to flourish in this historic space please follow this guidance:
Oil Painters should consider low-key solvents (Gamsol, citrus thinner, odorless turpenoid) and are required to remove solvent rags at end of session.
Keep it chill by silencing phones & saving conversation for the breaks.
Smoking is not permitted on the property, smokers must cross the street.
Arrive early to pick a perfect spot before the space is full (doors open at 10:30).
Factory on 5th is located in a pink quonset hut warehouse built in 1948.
Food & Bev: Complimentary wine, water & Lonestar is available and the food truck Taqueria Fenix is open until 9PM.
Sketch pads are available to purchase and pencils, prismacolors & markers are available to borrow.
Smoking is allowed on the back patio where you can also say hello to the goldfish in the patio pond.
Doors open at 6PM & close at 11PM.
6 Hours 2 Locations 1 Model 1 Pose 1 Day
SET 1) 11AM-2PM
AVAA - Austin Visual Arts Association
3707 Home Ln ATX 78705
SET 2) 7PM-10PM
Factory on 5th
3409 E 5th St ATX 78702
Every Tuesday Figure Drawing is offered by AVAA in the morning and by Factory in the evening. On Tuesday, January 21st AVAA + Factory on 5th have partnered up & scheduled the same model to run the same pose on the same day at both locations. Everything about each location’s standard Tuesday session remains the same. Attend one or attend both, same as any Tuesday, only difference is that this Tuesday Jan 21, we’re both running the same game
$10 per session at each location.
Easels, chairs and benches are provided at each.
AVAA is located in a landmark building constructed in 1908. For art to flourish in this historic space please follow this guidance:
Oil Painters should consider low-key solvents (Gamsol, citrus thinner, odorless turpenoid) and are required to remove solvent rags at end of session.
Keep it chill by silencing phones & saving conversation for the breaks.
Smoking is not permitted on the property, smokers must cross the street.
Arrive early to pick a perfect spot before the space is full (doors open at 10:30).
Factory on 5th is located in a pink quonset hut warehouse built in 1948.
Food & Bev: Complimentary wine, water & Lonestar is available and the food truck Taqueria Fenix is open until 9PM.
Sketch pads are available to purchase and pencils, prismacolors & markers are available to borrow.
Smoking is allowed on the back patio where you can also say hello to the goldfish in the patio pond.
Doors open at 6PM & close at 11PM.
Come as you are & leave in color, let’s make art together 🦩
