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Car silkscreens that visitors can print on t-shirts, totes and more.

The Factory is now open daily

Modeled after Andy Warhol's New York studio the Silver Factory, the Factory is an open studio where museum visitors can create projects while exploring Andy Warhol's art-making techniques.

We hope you will join us there to make a silkscreen print or project using techniques of the artists shown in the museum.

Current projects relate to works of art in the special exhibition Andy Warhol and Cars: American Icons which examines Warhol’s enduring fascination with automotive vehicles as products of American consumer society. 

Studio Hours:

Weekdays from 2 -5pm
Saturday and Sundays from noon - 4pm 

Free with museum admission

Blotted line drawing created by Museum staff.  

Blotted-Line Car Drawing

Andy Warhol first started experimenting with a special type of line drawing known as the blotted line technique while still a college student at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University).  He later used it to great effect in his commercial art of the 1950’s. Some of these works can be found on the 7th Floor in Warhol and Cars: American Icons.  Visit the studio and learn how to use pen and ink in this process that combines drawing and printing.

A silkscreen print of a vintage "woody" collaged with art prints from old calendars.

Silkscreen Printing

Using the museum's silkscreens visitors are able to print a variety of stylish and vintage cars on paper, t-shirts and tote bags.

The Andy-Bahn: A Warholian Race Track

Build/Customize your own Art Car to drive on the Andy-bahn: A Warholian Race Track

This race track has been designed and hand-crafted for you to test drive your unique art car. The Factory has both Legos and matchbox cars for visitors to build and customize creating their own art cars. Photograph your creation on the Andy-Bahn. The map you see includes six cities that Andy Warhol had exhibited artwork throughout his lifetime.

Collage and acetate cars created by visitors to The Factory

Acetate Car Collage

This project is a quick and easy take-away project using classic car imagery, colorful papers and glue to create totally unique colorful cars.

The education staff at The Andy Warhol Museum

Work with Artists

The factory is run by Artist Educators who have unique perspectives on Andy Warhol and extensive understanding of the artistic process. Not to mention they are super nice and will help answer questions you might have about the museum