Carriage Factory Art Gallery

Three Generations
2025-07-19 - 2025-09-12 | KS
Join us for Three Generations
Featuring artists: Kayann Ausherman, Abby Ausherman, Betty Mathias
Kelsi Depew, Etta, Ivy, and Olive Depew.
This exhibit will display 3 generations of women from the creative Ausherman family: mother, daughters, and granddaughters.
Opening reception Saturday, July 19, 6-8 PM, with an artist talk at 7 PM
On exhibit through Friday, September 12

Summer Art Camp Grades 4-8
2025-07-08 - 2025-07-11 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
July 8-11 for Grades 4-8, 1-3 PM Tuesday through Friday. Join instructor Beth Burns for a week of artistic fun! Drawing, painting, printmaking, and more! $50 per student covers all needed supplies. Register by July 4* here or by calling or coming by the gallery. Students art will be showcased during a community Art Walk in downtown Newton on July 17. *No refunds after registration deadline unless minimum enrollment is not met.
Camp is full

Let's Go to the Beach! Painting Workshop with Connie Rhodes
2025-07-05 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, July 5, 1-4 PM. Join artist Connie Rhodes, put on your old beach clothes and go splash around together in acrylics. This will be an awesome adventure creating your own personalized beach. Bring your imagination and something to quench your thirst! $45 per person includes all necessary supplies. No experience needed. Register by June 28* on our website or by coming by or calling the gallery.
*No refunds after registration deadline or if class size minimum is not met.

Summer Sale!
2025-07-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Stop by the gallery on Saturday, June 28 and/or Saturday, July 5 for our Summer Sale! “Fill a Bag” with various art and craft supplies for $8 per bag. A variety of creative supplies for all ages will be available! 10% off Gallery wide. Two Saturdays only — 10 AM – 5 PM. Watch our event page on Facebook for sneak previews!

Summer Sale!
2025-06-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Stop by the gallery on Saturday, June 28 and/or Saturday, July 5 for our Summer Sale! “Fill a Bag” with various art and craft supplies for $8 per bag. A variety of creative supplies for all ages will be available! 10% off Gallery wide. Two Saturdays only — 10 AM – 5 PM.

Your Pastel Journey Starts Here . . . Pastel Workshop with Diane Pavelka
2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, June 28, 10 AM – 4 PM (bring your lunch or take in local fare!).
Join artist Diane Pavelka to learn about painting with pastels. Have fun while learning all you need to know to get started. We will cover studio setup, pastel & pastel paper types and brands, mark making, underpainting, and a simple painting process to follow. Come explore and paint with these beautiful sticks of pure pigment! Register by June 14* here or by calling or stopping by the gallery to secure your spot. $50 per student, see file below for supply list and allow two weeks for delivery. *No refunds after registration deadline unless minimum enrollment is not met.
Pastel Class Supply List

June Third Thursday - Food as Art
2025-06-19 17:00 - 20:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us for Downtown Newton’s June Third Thursday event on Thursday, June 19. We’re open till 8, and we’ll be making cookie pizzas — works of art you can eat! You can also take in our current exhibits, Peggy Wambold Celebrating 75 Years in the Koehn Gallery, and the Somewhere in the Orange Member Exhibit in our main gallery. We hope you’ll join us!

Registration is closed -Summer Art Camp Grades 1-3
2025-06-17 - 2025-06-20 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
June 17-20 for Grades 1-3, 1-3 PM Tuesday through Friday. Join instructor Beth Burns for a week of artistic fun! Drawing, painting, printmaking, and more! $50 per student includes all needed supplies. Register by June 13* here or by calling or coming by the gallery. Student’s art will be showcased during a community Art Walk in downtown Newton on July 17. *No refunds after registration deadline unless minimum enrollment is not met.
Registration is closed, camp has filled all available spaces.

Hummingbirds and Honeysuckle Watercolor with Susan Bartel
2025-06-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, June 7, 9 AM – 1 PM. Join artist Susan Bartel to paint hummingbirds and early summer blooms using a limited palette. Some watercolor experience helpful. $55 per student includes all needed supplies and a mid-morning snack. Students will leave with a completed painting suitable for framing. Class size is limited. Register by June 1* here or by calling or coming by the gallery. *No refunds after registration deadline unless minimum enrollment is not met.
Class is full

Call for Art - Downtown Newton ArtWalk 2025
2025-06-06 - 2025-07-05 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Call for Art!

ArtWalk 2025 Newton Downtown Art Contest

Entries are sought to be displayed in downtown Newton business storefront windows for a month long period. People’s choice awards will be presented in both the adult and child categories. See contest rules, details and registration form in the attached photo. Rules and entry form may be downloaded below. Entry images and completed registration form must be emailed by July 5, with work to be delivered July 5-July 12, and displayed July 17 through August 20. Awards ceremony will be at the Carriage Factory Art Gallery on Thursday, August 21 at 7 PM.

art contest rules 2025
art contest form 2025

Beginners Sewing Workshop with Malissa Long
2025-05-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, May 31, 1-4 PM at the Carriage Factory Art Gallery. Learn to use a sewing machine and make a cool bag in the process with instructor Malissa Long from Haysville. You will learn to thread a machine, use surface design to design your fabric with decorative stitches and attach webbing to create handles. All materials are provided. $50 per student. Register by May 24* on our webpage or by calling or coming by the gallery.
If you do not have a sewing machine no problem – we will have machines available. Please let us know when you register if you will bring your own machine or use one of ours.
*no refunds issued after registration deadline

Slow Stitching with Stephanie
2025-05-24 13:00 - 16:30 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
May 24, 1-4:30 PM. Join artist Stephanie Bayliff for a relaxing fiber mixed media workshop. Using various fabrics, you will piece together a meadowlark and bring him to life using small seed stitches, adding wool yarns to create a barbed wire fence for him to sit on. This class is all about slowing down and relaxing with slow stitching to create an 8 x 10 ready to frame piece of fiber art. $65 per student. No previous experience necessary. All supplies are provided. Register by May 16* here or by coming in or calling the gallery. *No refunds after registration deadline unless minimum enrollment is not met.

Member Exhibit, Something in the Orange
2025-05-17 - 2025-07-11 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Carriage Factory Art Gallery Member Exhibit, Something in the Orange. Join us for the Opening Reception Saturday, May 17, 6-8 PM. On exhibit and for sale through July 11.

Third Thursday, May 15 - Passport to Newton
2025-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us Thursday, May 15 for an evening at the gallery! We’ll be open until 8 PM, and will be creating travel journals together (suggested donation $5). You can take in Peggy Wambold’s exhibit in the Koehn Gallery on our mezzanine, celebrating 75 years of creating, and get a sneak peek into our Member Exhibit, Something in the Orange, which opens Saturday, May 17.

Tea Bag Mixed Media Workshop with Barbara Haynes
2025-05-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join artist Barbara Haynes for this Mixed Media Workshop, Saturday, May 3, 1-4 PM. Participants will create a substrate out of tea bags that can be painted, stenciled, stamped, and stitched. When complete, the teabag substrate is adhered to an 8×8 canvas for a one of a kind work of art. $60 per student includes all needed supplies. Register by April 26 on our webpage or by calling or stopping by the gallery. Class size is limited.
*No refunds given after registration deadline.

Peggy Wambold Art Exhibit - Celebrating 75 Years!
2025-05-03 - 2025-07-04 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us at the upcoming exhibition, featuring artist Peggy Wambold and celebrating her 75th birthday. This exhibit will have an opening reception Saturday, May 3, 6-8 PM, in the Koehn Gallery located on the upper level, and runs through July 4.

Let's Go to the Mountains Painting Class with Connie Rhodes
2025-04-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join artist Connie Rhodes for a fast and fun adventure in acrylics! Saturday, April 26, 1-4 PM. You’ll go home with a completed 10 x 10 painting. Connie will provide step-by-step guidance throughout the class. $45 per student includes all needed supplies. No experience necessary. Register by April 19* on our website or by stopping by or calling the gallery. Class size is limited.
*No refunds given after registration deadline.

Third Thursday - Thursday, April 17 - Peeps Awards!
2025-04-17 17:00 - 20:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us on Thursday, April 17. The gallery will be open late and we’ll be presenting the Peeps Diorama Peeples Choice Award at 7 PM. We hope you’ll join us!

Pysanky Workshop with E.B. Schmidt
2025-04-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, April 12, 1-3 PM. Join us at the Carriage Factory Art Gallery with artist E.B. Schmidt to decorate your own unique holiday egg and learn the traditional Ukrainian methods of Pysanky. Fun for all ages and skill levels. $45, all supplies included. Register by April 3* on our webpage or by calling or stopping by the gallery. Class size is limited.

Railer Art - An NHS Art Exhibition Series - Sophomores and Freshmen
2025-04-05 18:00 - 2025-04-26 17:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us for Railer Art featuring work by Sophomores and Freshmen at Newton High School. Opening reception Saturday, April 5, 6-8 PM. On exhibit in the Koehn Gallery April 5-26.

Watercolor Embroidery with Stephanie Bayliff
2025-04-05 13:00 - 16:30 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join artist Stephanie Bayliff for Watercolor Embroidery on Saturday, April 5, 1-4:30 PM. Start by painting a watercolor background on fabric mounted in an embroidery hoop. You’ll then use simple stitches and a thread painting technique to add the foreground elements to bring your scene to life. No prior embroidery experience necessary $55 per student includes all needed supplies. Register by March 29* on our website or by calling or stopping by the gallery. Class size limited.
*no refunds given after registration deadline
Class has filled.

Knotty by Nature - Macrame Class
2025-03-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join Donna Ratzlaff and make this fun macrame plant holder! Saturday, March 29, 1-3 PM. $50 per student includes all needed tools and supplies (plant not included!). No prior experience necessary. Register by March 21* on our website or by stopping by or calling the gallery. Class size limited.
*No refunds issued after registration deadline.

Luminosity Art Exhibit
2025-03-22 - 2025-05-09 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us for the Luminosity Art Exhibit, featuring art by Melinda Weis and Jill Webber, March 22 – May 9, 2025. Opening reception Saturday, March 22, 6-8 PM. Artist talk at 7 PM. On exhibit and for sale through May 9.

March Third Thursday - Wine Walk
2025-03-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
The gallery will be open late for Third Thursday on Thursday, March 20, from 6-8 PM. We’ll have live music with the Misguided Professors (Chris and Christine Crouse-Dick) and will be a stop on the downtown Newton Wine Walk as well! We hope to see you.

Spring Break Pop-up Art Camp
2025-03-18 13:00 - 2025-03-21 15:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
March 18-21, 1-3 PM for grades 3-5. Join instructor Beth Burns for a Spring Break Pop-up Art Camp. Students will learn about a variety of artists and use drawing, painting, printmaking and more, even creating their own “You-Cube”! $50 includes all supplies. Register by March 14* on our webpage or by calling or coming by the gallery.
*No refunds given after registration deadline.

Railer Art - An NHS Art Exhibition Series - Seniors and Juniors
2025-03-08 18:00 - 2025-03-29 17:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us for Railer Art featuring work by Seniors and Juniors at Newton High School. Opening reception Saturday, March 8, 6-8 PM. On exhibit in the Koehn Gallery March 8-29.

Beautiful Botanicals with Kayann Ausherman
2025-03-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, March 8, 10 AM – 4 PM. Bring a lunch or walk downtown for local fare.
Join artist Kayann Ausherman to create “Beautiful Botanicals,” close up views of florals and plant life using layers of media including wet strength tissue paper, acrylic paints, colored pencils, and more. These are super fun to create, and can be as realistic, or as abstract as you choose. They are low pressure as you can just keep adding layers until you feel happy with the results. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. $70 per student – Register her or by calling or coming in to the gallery by March 1 , 2025*.
*no refunds issued after registration deadline.

Third Thursday - Musical Creations
2025-02-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
The Gallery will be open late and we hope you’ll join us! Thursday, February 20 6-8 PM, we’ll be enjoying music with Danny & Lauren Barrera and making art inspired by their music. Did you know that In the early 20th century, modern artists Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, and Georgia O’Keefe drew inspiration from music and the performing arts to inspire their works of art? Why not us?

Love Your Gallery Souper Fundraiser 2025 - SOLD OUT!
2025-02-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Please call with your choice of soup and dining time, 316-284-2749
Join us for a soup supper at the gallery for our 2025 “Souper” Love Your Gallery Fundraiser to celebrate the arts. Saturday, February 8, 2025. Tickets are $40 per person and will include your choice of one ceramic bowl, an original piece of art, your choice of ham & bean, chicken borscht or broccoli cheese soup from Bread Basket, almond croissant from Crust & Crumb Bakery, beverage and crackers. You have a choice of dinner at 5:30, 6:15 or 7 PM. Tickets may be purchased online, in person, or by phone. Dine in, carryout, or delivery available. Thanks to our Love Your Gallery Sponsors Krueger Insurance, now part of Conrade Insurance Group; Union State Bank; Bread Basket; and Crust & Crumb Co.

Heart Works with Barbara Haynes
2025-02-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 1-4 PM. Join artist Barbara Haynes and create your own unique piece of fabric using muslin, tissue paper, tea bags, paint, and other miscellaneous materials. A heart ornament will be created from the fabric. $60 per student. Register here or by calling or coming by the gallery by January 25*, space is limited.
*No refunds after registration deadline
