ARQ Barn Studios
(ALL STUDIOS CURRENTLY RENTED - NO OPENINGS)
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Current Studio Spaces - ALL RENTED
Black Oak Studio - Carpentry Shops - ARQtists Jake Hallaghan and Ben Gould
Raspberry Room - Community workspace (ARQtists only)
Cattail Studio - Salvage Design - ARQtist Seth Palmer
Mullein Studio - Deb Cole Jewelry - ARQtist Deb Cole
Milkweed Studio - Groner Glass - ARQtist Andrew Groner
Hazel Studio - ARQtist Diane Cohen
Metal Shops aka “The Nut House”
Black Walnut Studio - Straffan Forge Knife Collective
Hickory Studio - Crepuscular Forge by Teo Aceto
Chestnut Studio - The Pro Shop by Chris Langenberg
Acorn Studio - Rotating Metal Artists
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The majority of our spaces are private studios, with the ARQtists pursuing their own craft at their own pace.
We regularly have spaces available for short term rentals for specific projects (currently Taproot & Acorn). Please reach out if you think your seasonal project could benefit from happening at ARQ!
Certain studios/ARQtists promote classes and opportunities for engagement throughout the year. These currently include the Straffan Forge Knife Collective, AJGglass, and FLX Mushrooms.
Not all ARQtists are available to take on students.
ARQ’s ten work studios are a hub of activity in the middle of sprawling agricultural fields, with the bulk of work-only and residential studios in the former chicken barn and former agricultural outbuildings. The ARQ Barn has a utilitarian concrete floored basement the has been sub-divided into five distinct studios (Cattail, Milkweed, Mullein, Black Oak, Raspberry). It includes a large shared common space so ARQtists can utilize the expansive industrial space for occasional bigger-scale projects. Trade skills and artistic explorations ranging from carpentry and sculptural woodwork to oil painting, jewelry making, porcelain work, motorcycle repair, installation event art, drum making, and glass carving have all found homes here throughout the years.
All our spaces at ARQ are named for cultivated and wild plants that share the land with us at ARQ. Each space name was chosen by the current ARQtist in the space in 2024.
Learn more about our current ARQtists here
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Noah Cook visiting Aaron Arlinghaus’ leatherworking studio for “HAUS Leather” located in the Grapevine space ca. 2013.
ARQ Barn Tour - 2020
A 2020 video tour by David Van Nostrand of mainly Black Oak, Taproot, and Milkweed studio spaces in the barn basement; and showcasing the Cedar, Sungold, and Spruce Tips residential spaces, with a quick peek at the Hazel studio on the top floor with ARQtist Nicole Costa. Video highlights safety measures, and improvements to the building to meet building code standards.
Video shot by ARQtists Ben Marlan and edited by Zoë Van Nostrand.
