Erie Labor Temple

Erie Labor Temple Erie Labor Temple is a public-facing creative hub—exhibitions, education, workshops, and events that grow local talent and bring real energy to downtown Erie.

Built by community. Powered by purpose. Erie Labor Temple is a public-facing creative hub in downtown Erie; built to support working artists, makers, educators, and the community that shows up for them. Inside this historic building, we run exhibitions, workshops, classes, performances, and events that turn creativity into momentum: new skills, new collaborations, and real cultural energy you can

feel on the block. Our mission is simple: make space for serious work and shared experience. We believe art and craft aren’t decoration; they’re infrastructure. The Temple is designed as a flexible home for studio practice, public programs, and community-built projects, with room to grow through partners, sponsors, volunteers, and local leadership. If you’re looking for what’s next in Erie, this is where the signal gets made. Come learn, see a show, take a class, bring a friend, or help build the future with us.

THE DOORS ARE OPEN.First Thursday Night Market is underway now at Erie Labor Temple.1701 State Street6–10 PMCome through...
09/03/2026

THE DOORS ARE OPEN.

First Thursday Night Market is underway now at Erie Labor Temple.

1701 State Street
6–10 PM

Come through.

Find the tables.

Meet the makers.

See what people brought.

We're here until 10.

TONIGHT.No countdown after this one.FIRST THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET6:00–10:00 PM1701 STATE STREETArtists.Makers.Small busine...
09/03/2026

TONIGHT.

No countdown after this one.

FIRST THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET
6:00–10:00 PM
1701 STATE STREET

Artists.
Makers.
Small businesses.
Food.
Book arts.
Handwork.
Good people behind tables.

Come downtown.

Walk through the doors.

Meet somebody making something in Erie.

Buy something if you can.

Bring somebody who hasn't been inside Erie Labor Temple yet.

6–10 PM. TONIGHT.

ART WORKS HERE.

TOMORROW NIGHT.Tables go up.Doors open.People bring in the work they've been making.And for four hours, 1701 State Stree...
09/02/2026

TOMORROW NIGHT.

Tables go up.

Doors open.

People bring in the work they've been making.

And for four hours, 1701 State Street becomes a little louder, stranger, busier, and more alive.

FIRST THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET
THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 3
6–10 PM
ERIE LABOR TEMPLE

If you've never been inside ELT, come see it being used.

If you've already been here, bring somebody who hasn't.

Tomorrow night. Walk through the door.

If there was ever a time to support a local Erie artist organization, it's now. Sharon Smith Metal Arts Erie Art ...
09/01/2026

If there was ever a time to support a local Erie artist organization, it's now.



Sharon Smith Metal Arts Erie Art Company Erie Arts and Culture Bookforge PH'KAKI Creative Works Cashewdude

Every piece begins at street level. A local utility hatch—worn by weather, traffic, pressure, repair, and time—becomes the first printing surface.

THURSDAY NIGHT: OPEN THE DOORS. FILL THE BUILDING.The First Thursday Night Market returns to Erie Labor Temple this week...
08/31/2026

THURSDAY NIGHT: OPEN THE DOORS. FILL THE BUILDING.

The First Thursday Night Market returns to Erie Labor Temple this week.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
6:00–10:00 PM
ERIE LABOR TEMPLE
1701 STATE STREET • ERIE

Local artists. Makers. Small businesses. Baked goods. Book arts. Handmade work. And the people actually doing the work behind the tables.

This is what ELT is for.

Not an empty building waiting for something to happen.

A working building full of people making, selling, talking, meeting, and finding one another.

The building wakes up through use.

If you've been meaning to see what is happening at Erie Labor Temple, Thursday is a good night to walk through the door.

Bring somebody with you.

Come look.
Come meet the vendors.
Buy something directly from someone who made it.
Stay for twenty minutes or stay for the evening.

Show up. Bring someone. Help hold the room.

Thursday. 6–10 PM.
1701 State Street.

ART WORKS HERE.

Bookforge PH'KAKI Creative Works Sharon Smith Metal Arts Art Hoard Millcreek SoapErie UbeBi Baked Goods LLC Peddler's Stoop Erie Art Company Erie Art Gallery ERIE STRONG Erie Reader Erie Arts and Culture Erie Center for Arts & Technology

Oh, are you ready for this!?
08/29/2026

Oh, are you ready for this!?

URBAN HATCH + ERIE LABOR TEMPLE Two impressions. One piece of Erie. Original relief prints and shirts pulled from the wo...
08/27/2026

URBAN HATCH + ERIE LABOR TEMPLE
Two impressions. One piece of Erie. Original relief prints and shirts pulled from the working surface of the city.

THE CITY LEAVES A MARK.
THE URBAN HATCH VARIABLE EDITION
WEAR THE WORKING SURFACE

NOT IDENTICAL. RELATED.
This is how a building stays in motion.

COMING SOON

YOUR WORK BELONGS IN PUBLIC.A table is still a remarkably powerful thing.Put work on it.Stand behind it.Meet the person ...
08/27/2026

YOUR WORK BELONGS IN PUBLIC.

A table is still a remarkably powerful thing.

Put work on it.

Stand behind it.

Meet the person who picks it up.

Tell them why you made it.

Sell something without asking an algorithm for permission.

First Thursday Night Market returns to Erie Labor Temple on September 3, 6–10 PM.

We're building the September cohort now and looking for artists, makers, designers, publishers, food makers, creative businesses, and people making things that deserve to be encountered in person.

Fine art. Prints. Books. Objects. Wearables. Small-batch goods. Strange useful things. Things we're forgetting to name.

Experienced vendor? Good.

Never held a market table before? Also good.

Show us the work.

Applications remain open through our final call on Tuesday, September 1.

https://www.erielabortemple.com/first-thursday

BRING THE WORK. HOLD THE TABLE. GROW THE ROOM.

Longer evenings. Cooler air. Fresh work. Our September market brings the best of Erie's makers, artists, designers, collectors, and creative neighbors together under one roof.

“I'VE NEVER BOUND A BOOK.”Good.You don't need to.Japanese Style Bookbinding at BOOKFORGE was designed as an entry point:...
08/27/2026

“I'VE NEVER BOUND A BOOK.”

Good.

You don't need to.

Japanese Style Bookbinding at BOOKFORGE was designed as an entry point: four structures, repeated steps, direct instruction and enough time to begin understanding how the sewing works.

You arrive without bookbinding experience.

You leave with four books.

Wednesday, September 9
6–9 PM
Erie Labor Temple

Take a seat at the table:

Japanese stab binding makes structure visible. Thread travels across the spine in precise patterns, joining cover and pages without hiding the work under cloth or leather.In this beginner-friendly BOOKFORGE workshop, participants learn four traditional sewing patterns and build four small books by h...

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1701 State Street
Erie, PA
160501

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