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Broad Studios is a female art collective in Austin, TX that aims to elevate womxn artists and educators in our community through workshops, events, and collaboration.

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meet the artists

Resident Broads

What started as a six resident multidisciplinary studio has now evolved into a shared space between three ceramicists. Each of us have a dedicated workspace within the studio where we run our small businesses (as well as a ceramics school two doors down — aka Club House!). Co-working in this space has always motivated us to hold each other accountable, to challenge our practices to grow, and to use the resources we have to host and uplift our neighboring artist community.

 

Genna Williams Ceramics

Genna Williams

After graduating from SCAD, Genna moved to Austin and started building her very own ceramics studio as an escape from her hum-drum day job.

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karacotta ceramics

Kara Pendl

Kara is a mostly self-taught potter, with early instruction from a high school art class, a hobby exploration in 2011, and a lifetime of creative curiosity. 

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SHE ceramics

Hallie Shafer

When she’s not teaching at Broad Studios Club House, Hallie spends her time packing as much life as possible into basic everyday objects.

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Alumni Broads

Forever in our hearts, even if not in the building — these broads were each founding members of this collective and played a crucial role in how we got where we are today. Except now, they work elsewhere! Find out what these gals are up to at their links below.

 

FIBROUS

Ellen Bruxvoort

When Ellen returned from an organic produce farm in Hawaii in 2014, she turned to weaving as a new creative outlet and pursued it for 3 years before making it her full-time job.

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Emily eisenhart

Emily Eisenhart

After studying Cultural Anthropology in Chicago, Emily moved to San Francisco where she designed for IDEO by day and by night, she painted murals. After six years in the Bay Area, Emily moved to Austin and never looked back.

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Silk Diaries

Kylee Barnard

Recalling the comfort Kylee felt from her silk trimmed blanket as a baby, she utilized her passion for self-expression and color theory to create a brand of silk products that shine light on the issues women face in the workplace.

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Location

Springdale General

 

Our studio is a 1600 sqft open floor plan at Springdale General in East Austin. We split the space between our current resident artists and have plans to open a curated retail store at the front of the studio in 2022. On a day-to-day basis, our studio is a closed, working environment with retail by appointment, but we open our space to the public for events and markets, which are always announced on our instagram and events page!

 
 
 
 
 
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