Black Walnut Studio

(PLEASE NOTE - If a space is not being actively advertised it is currently rented, and NOT AVAILABLE. We are unable to maintain interest lists at this time.)

This is a community property, as such there are shared cleaning and care-taking responsibilities for communal spaces (kitchen, bathroom, and gardens).

17 minute drive from Ithaca.
12 minute drive from Trumansburg.
15 minute drive from Hector/Burdett.
**We are not on or near a bus line, you must have your own vehicle.

The Metal Shops a.k.a. “The Nut House” include Black Walnut, Hickory, Chestnut, and Acorn spaces.

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MEMORIES OF BLACK WALNUT

  • Chris Langenberg, Richie Stearns, and Aaron Arlinghaus in Black Walnut during a Pie Party.

  • Art Trail Sign outside Black Walnut - "Welcome to Durand's Forge"

  • Black Walnut was entirely refurbished in 2023 for the Straffan Forge Knife Collective to move their operations to ARQ.

  • David Van Nostrand mowing the fruit orchard in 1993 or 1994. You can just see the Black Walnut space behind the apple tree.

  • Pie Party display pieces. Ironwork by Durand Van Doren and Teo Aceto. Stored year long in Black Walnut space. Picture taken in 2016.

  • Black Walnut during 2023 build out.

  • Black Walnut during 2023 build out.

  • Black Walnut during 2023 build out.

  • Art Trail weekend performance. Nicole Costa artwork hanging behind. 2022

  • Black Walnut space ca. 1992

  • Winter Blast Party - ca. 2011

ARQTISTS IN THIS SPACE OVER THE YEARS

  • Black Walnut was used as the office and showroom for Durand’s Forge from the early 2000s-2021.

Hand hammered damascus steel cooking knives produced by the Straffan Forge Knife Collective in the Black Walnut Space. 2023.