Urban Metal Studio is Closing

It is with heavy heart that we close our doors. We will miss the camaraderie in the studio and working with like minded artists while we all developed our skills and artwork.

Our business plan was developed in the last 6 months of 2019 before Covid hit. What looked good on paper was born into a time when the world changed. We had not anticipated it and had no idea that two weeks to flatten the curve would turn into long months of fear and lockdown. We stayed dedicated to the idea of a brick and mortar and the energy and ideas created when working side by side in person.

We opened in May of 2021 with much excitement and high hopes for the future. We’ve hosted specialty workshops and lectures with notable artists including David Huang, Saign Charlestein, Leslie Aine McKeown, Oleksi Koval, Jeanette Caines, Ellen Durkan, Bette Barnett, John Hays, Douglas Pryor, Hoss Rogers, Jessica Cote, Harlan Butt and Danielle Embry in addition to our usual classes on subjects across the metalsmithing landscape.

We started on a shoestring and were buoyed by friends with loans, donations of cash, tools, time and labor. It was a genuine community effort full of joy working with you all. We made the decision to close as our lease comes to an end and we still have not made a profit or payed everyone what we owe them. In that effort we will be selling furniture, tools and equipment as we close during the last two weeks of October.

You have been our life blood these 6 years. We thank you so much for your support in the Urban Metal Studio project.