The Arts Factory
Founded in 1991, the Arts Factory building has grown to become the cultural hub of this unique area of Las Vegas. Housing the studios and performing arts spaces for Las Vegas’ cultural taste-makers, a walk-through of its labyrinth during Preview Thursday or First Friday never fails to entice the eye. The opportunity to interact directly with dozens of artists, photographers, architects, and galleries under one roof has become a cultural touchstone for art lovers in Las Vegas. Be sure to try the Gallery to Go art vending machines for a memento of your stroll through the building, and don’t forget to visit 18Bin for a beer and a bite. 18Bin is the Arts Factory’s resident bar and restaurant located on the east end of the property.
The Arts Factory features 30,000 sq ft of indoor space, with 20,000 sq ft of outdoor space.
107 E Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104
The Least Vegas Neighborhood in Vegas - The New york times
Azia Skeen discovered Las Vegas’s little-known (to tourists, anyway) Arts District by chance. Her plane home to San Diego was delayed, and at 19, she was too young to gamble in the casinos.
With 12 hours to kill, she wandered into the Arts District, an 18-square-block area of low-slung commercial properties and current and former auto-repair shops that’s hidden between the towering Stratosphere and the faded glory of Fremont Street. On Ms. Skeen’s first visit, the neighborhood was in the throes of First Friday, a monthly event that attracts thousands of visitors to venues such as the Arts Factory, home to the studios and small galleries of some two dozen local artists.
“We were accepted immediately, and I hadn’t experienced that,” Ms. Skeen, now 22, said.
