Carriage Factory Art Gallery

The Action of Painting - Charles Baughman
2025-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Opening Reception, Saturday, September 20, 2025, 6-8 PM. Artist talk at 7 PM. On exhibit and for sale through November 14.

Zip it Up! Zippered Pouch Sewing Class with Malissa Long
2025-09-06 12:30 - 15:30 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, September 6, 12:30-3:30 PM. Join artist Malissa Long to learn about sewing consistently and create up to 3 zippered pouches. All materials are provided. $50 per student, ages 10-101. Register by August 30* 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 or you can bring your own.
*no refunds issued after registration deadline unless class minimum is not met.

Call for Art - Kansas Through the Eyes of An Artist
2025-09-02 - 2025-11-15 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Let’s celebrate Kansas together!
The Carriage Factory Art Gallery is seeking entries for the 2026 9th Annual Kansas Art Exhibition “Kansas Through the Eyes of an Artist.” Entry deadline November 15, 2025. Artists may enter up to three artworks. $30 per artist, entry fee is non-refundable. High-Definition digital file of original artwork, waiver, payment, and entry form must be submitted to director@carriagefactoryartgallery.com by November 15. Notification of acceptance, December 6, 2025. Juried by Virgil Penner.
2026 Kansas day exhibit entry form.docx

Hip to be Squared: Small Works Squared Call for Art 2025!
2025-08-24 - 2025-10-04 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
It’s Hip to be Squared
8th Annual Holiday Showcase – Small Works Squared
The Carriage Factory Art Gallery will host the Eighth Annual Small Works Art Competition. Entries will be accepted through October 4, 2025 with work delivered to the gallery October 11. Entry Fee is $12 per piece with a max of three entries per person. A People’s Choice Award of $100 will be awarded at the closing reception on Thursday, December 18. Entry form below. Sign up here or by coming by the gallery.
2025 Small Works Entry Form

Sashiko Embroidery for Beginners
2025-08-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join Dena Bisnette and learn the art of Shashiko Embroidery, Saturday, August 23, 1-4 PM. Shashiko is a Japanese technique that originated as a method of mending clothing, but is now considered a form of embroidery. It consists of running stitches – only minimal sewing skills are necessary for this class. Participants will learn to make decorative patches of denim and cotton. The patches can later be sewn to textile items like clothing, bags, or home decor. We will explore some traditional Japanese as well as non-traditional designs.
$40 per student. All needed supplies and tools will be provided. This class is for participants of any age able to use a needle and manipulate fabric by hand. 10 and under accompanied by an adult. Register by August 16* on our website or by calling or coming by the gallery.
*No refunds issued after registration deadline unless the class minimum is not met.

Let's Paint a Landscape with Jay Holobach
2025-08-08 09:00 - 2025-08-09 15:00 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
August 8-9, 9 AM – 3 PM. Join artist Jay Holobach for a two-day workshop focusing on the ‘four horsemen’ of painting: Value, Composition, Color and Drawing. This workshop is organized in a lecture/lab format and will focus on the use of oil or acrylic paints. Filled with practical hands-on exercises, presentations, and short demonstrations, you’ll be given tools to elevate your own work as you discover your own unique brush style. The workshop will use photo references to create a painting and, weather permitting, briefly step outside so we can compare outdoor lighting to photographs. Maybe we’ll even paint outdoors by the gallery! Open to all levels, although some experience with landscape painting is beneficial. There’ll be plenty of one-on-one time with each student. $165 per student. See below for the complete supply list. Register here or by calling or stopping by the gallery on or before August 1, 2025*
*No refunds after registration deadline or if class size minimum is not met.
Holobach Supply List 2025

Hot Days - Cool Cats, Painting Class with Stephanie Bayliff
2025-08-02 13:00 - 16:30 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, August 2, 1-4:30 PM. It’s hot outside, so join artist Stephanie Bayliff to paint these cool 1950’s style cats in the gallery. We will explore this bold, flat illustration style and learn how line and shape create energy and movement. Using acrylic paint to block in basic shapes, we’ll then adding fun retro lines with acrylic paint markers. No painting or color mixing experience is necessary. Adults and children ages 8 and up, $55 per person. All supplies provided for this 11 x14 painting. Register by July 26* on our website or by calling or stopping by the gallery. Great parent/child fun or a girlfriend crafternoon!
*no refunds issued after registration deadline unless class minimum is not met.

Zip it Up! Zippered Pouch Sewing Class with Malissa Long
2025-07-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Saturday, July 26, 12:30-3:30 PM. Join artist Malissa Long to learn about sewing consistently and create up to 3 zippered pouches. All materials are provided. $50 per student, ages 10-101. Register by July 19* 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 or you can bring your own.
*no refunds issued after registration deadline unless class minimum is not met.

One Thousand Grasses: A Botanical Celebration of Life Exhibit
2025-07-26 - 2025-09-12 | Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. 6th Street, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Join us for this exhibit featuring photography by Michelle Voth, One Thousand Grasses: A Botanical Celebration of Life. Opening reception Saturday, July 26, 6-9 PM. On exhibit in the Koehn Gallery through September.

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 | 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.
