Factory Works is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization housed within the revitalized historic Pajama Factory complex in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Factory Works is a creative incubator that attracts and supports emerging and established artists, entrepreneurs, craftspeople, community groups, and businesses; drawing from near and far in an effort to revitalize the area.
Our goals are to support and maintain communal studios and workshops, sponsor educational seminars and lectures, support and promote art-centric events, maintain an artist and artisan exhibition space, to partner with local organizations and neighbors in an effort to engage the local community in the arts, and to promote Williamsport as an arts destination.
FACTORY WORKS PROJECTS
The Williamsport Community Darkroom (WCD) is a traditional black & white film photography lab that provides classes, workshops, seminars, mentoring programs, and open lab hours for photographers of all skill levels, 13 years old and up. WCD programming is structured to encourage the appreciation, creation and experience of the art of photography. For more info, please contact the Director, Ralph Wilson: [email protected]
The Williamsport Community Woodshop provides access to a fully equipped woodworking facility through membership and/or classes in all levels of woodworking to help build the skill level of both member and non-member adults. For more info, please contact the Director, John Meyer: [email protected]
Williamsport Bicycle Recycle is a community workshop which aims to empower people through bicycling. The freedom of going places under your own power, improving your health by getting out outside and exercising, and building your confidence by knowing how to fix your bike when something goes wrong can be transforming. People can bring in their bikes and learn to repair them the help of our mechanics. If they don’t have a bike, they can rebuild one of our donated bikes. Bicycle Recycle holds classes and community bike rides, facilitates art projects using recycled parts, and sells refurbished bicycles at an affordable cost. We accept donations of repairable bikes, bike parts, and bike repair tools. For more info, contact the Directors, Louisa & David Stone: [email protected]
The Clay Studio is a place for both beginners and advanced students to explore the clay medium through classes, membership, and workshops. For more info, please contact the Directors, Deb & Dave Stabley: [email protected]
Factory Works Gallery provides established and emerging artists a flexible exhibition space in which to share their work with the public. For more info, please contact the Director, Ralph Wilson: [email protected]
To provide the Williamsport community with resources for nurturing artists and innovative thinkers to ignite a spirit of creativity that enriches our entire community.
Classes, Memberships, Services, Specialty Retail
