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ERIE LABOR TEMPLE // 1701 STATE STREET

ART
WORKS
HERE.

A working cultural building in downtown Erie where artists make, people gather, and public programs return.

See What’s On

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Bookbinder Edward Patrick Kranz working on a book at BOOKFORGE in Erie Labor Temple.

Bookbinder & Book Restorer, Edward Patrick Kranz of BOOKFORGE at work.

CURRENT // ELT

NOW AT ELT.

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Jam & Slam

10/19/26, 6:00 PM

Jam & Slam is ELT’s Monday-night Soft Social for musicians, poets, spoken-word artists, and collaborators to jam, write, perform, experiment, or simply find people to make something with.

OPEN BENCH

10/20/26, 6:00 PM

Open Bench is ELT’s Tuesday-night Soft Social for bringing unfinished work, starting something new, working alongside other people, and making at your own pace without a class, deadline, or required outcome.

Writer's Night

10/21/26, 6:00 PM

Writer’s Night is ELT’s Wednesday-night Soft Social for writers of every kind to bring work in progress, start something new, read, revise, exchange ideas, or simply spend a few hours writing in the company of other writers.

CashewDude's Comics Lab

10/22/26, 6:00 PM

A weekly, beginner-friendly comics and character-design drop-in with CashewDude. Working admission: $20 per session. Thursday time, room and registration awaiting final confirmation.

MAKE

Studios, workshops and working rooms for artists, makers and creative practice.

MAKE AT ELT →

SHOW

Exhibitions, markets and public platforms that put work in front of people.

EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS →

GATHER

Lectures, screenings, markets, classes and recurring programs built for people to return.

FIND YOUR NEXT VISIT →

INK SHIFT
2026

FEATURED // FALL 2026

OCTOBER IS EVIDENCE.

Spend October making with ink. Register the work as it develops. Leave evidence of the practice.

READ THE 2026 PROSPECTUS →

ENTER INK SHIFT

WORK
HERE.

STUDIOS // ELT

Not just a room. A place inside a working cultural building.

ELT studios place artists and creative workers alongside workshops, exhibitions, public programs, visitors—and one another.

MEET THE ARTISTS & CREATIVES →

SEE AVAILABLE STUDIOS

Studio 200 at Erie Labor Temple, with three tall windows, a worktable and open floor space.

BUILT TO RETURN.

Recurring formats—screenings, labs, workshops, and public nights—built to return stronger each run.

Explore Programs

Making + Craft

BOOKFORGE Workshops

Hands-on traditional bookbinding techniques.

Soft Social Sessions

No networking, no performance, just shared space to think, create, and connect at your own pace.

Awards Viewing

Awards nights, rebuilt as salons.

Lecture Brawl

Fight night for ideas.

Temple Night Market

Constraint-driven night market.

FROM THE
BUILDING.

FIELD NOTES // ELT

A working building, in public.
Stories, coverage and records of the people and work shaping Erie Labor Temple.

EXPLORE THE PRESS ROOM

First at 4 coverage of Erie Labor Temple, March 27, 2026, showing the building and a studio interview.

COME THROUGH.

1701 STATE STREET // ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Plan your visit for current hours, access information and directions.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY INTO THE BUILDING.

STAY IN THE CIRCUIT.

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