Over fifty artists and craftspeople working in an awesome 19th Century factory building. 

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Main Belting Company manufactured the enormous belts that kept the industrial gears spinning in Philadelphia and beyond.

Today our building is always buzzing with our many creative businesses and art studios. Local artists say, 1241 Carpenter remains one of Philadelphia’s long-lasting artist enclaves, and one of the best. The diverse group — a collection of painters, blacksmiths, book restorers, screen printers, and more — allows collaboration.

We're really back. Thrilled to share our summer show with you at the reopening of ARTSPACE1241. 

In 2019, Philadelphia artist, Amze Emmons began working working on an interactive installation for The Print Center scheduled to be exhibited in the summer of 2020. This exhibition aimed to invite the audience into his creative process, specifically wandering the city streets open to chance, noticing the peculiarities of system failure and evidence of community life in spite of it all.

The exhibition is by appointment only please contact Amze at his Instagram account @amzeland