On Monday, February 17th, we hosted. a Community Climate Q&A featuring panelists from Clean Virginia, Richmond City Office of Sustainability, Virginia Interfaith Power and Light, and Virginia League of Conservation Voters, to help us understand how the new administration and federal policies will be felt closer to home.

At the studio, we have already felt the impact of the ongoing federal funding freeze. We lost a $200k federal grant for energy efficient improvements to our 1930-era building due. Over the last year we’ve been working really hard to build a space that can host the important organizing - and community building- work for thousands of Richmonders, and making our building as energy efficient & affordable as possible is a huge part of making this work sustainable.

You can read more about the Community Climate Q&A and our loss of this funding in this Style Weekly article.

We will have a recording of the session to courtesy of our friends at Double Take available in the coming days.

On Wednesday, January 29th, we hosted a community info session providing an overview & state of play on federal and state legislation impacting our LGBTQIA+ community. Our partners at Equality Virginia, ACLU of Virginia, Side by Side and He, She, Ze & We helped assess what threats are real, what power we have at the local level and what we should be on the lookout for.

Our dear friends Joey & Erin of Double Take recorded the session. You can access the recording of the full session HERE.

As we move into 2025, we remain steadfastly committed to creating a world in which the power of art is willingly and joyfully harnessed for personal, social and systemic change.

This, we are creating a publicly-accessible community green space in the yard beside the studio. We will continue hosting dozens of free community events each month - providing meaningful meeting and organizing space for mission aligned efforts and organizations, and space for joyful connection through film screenings, square dancing and celebrations. And we will continue providing a 24/7 space for 120+ artists & angelic troublemakers.

We know community arts spaces like Studio Two Three are critical - these are the spaces where we co-create, co-conspire, and envision better futures together. 

Donate here to make everything we do at Studio Two Three possible. 

Our classes are affordable and welcoming to students of all levels. Topics include screen printing, risograph printing, relief printing, letterpress, etching, bookmaking, and textiles. We also offer custom one-on-one and small group workshops.

Studio Two Three members have 24/7 access to the studio. We have facilities for screen printing, letterpress, etching, relief, and risograph printing. Members have access to all printmaking equipment, gathering and lounge spaces, a kitchenette, wireless internet, and a community of fellow artists.

It is meaningful and important for us to make our event space available and accessible for mission aligned initiatives, organizations and events. We host dozens of community events and print days every month, including field trips, film screenings, artist markets, neighborhood association meetings, square dancing, and lots more.

Everything in our online store is designed and printed at the studio with lots of love. Your purchase supports Studio Two Three and our community programming!