Crafternoon ATX, a nature-focused art studio offering youth classes and camps, will move its operations to a new studio in East Austin in February.

What’s happening

Crafternoon ATX owner and art teacher Camille Lema has operated out of a detached garage in her backyard for the last four years. They are fundraising to renovate their new studio, a house in the Cherrywood neighborhood that offers more space and “potential for programming.”

The art studio’s renovation goals include building an accessible entrance and removing a nonstructural wall to maximize the indoor space.

What else


The new studio is located near Maplewood Elementary School and Spilled Milk Social Club, another youth art program. Crafternoon ATX is an Austin ISD vendor and sponsored by the Austin Creative Alliance. Lema said she is excited about the opportunities to build more relationships with the community.

Crafternoon ATX offers art programming to children ages 5-12, working with educators and artists of color to teach art as therapy, a way to communicate, problem-solve and self-express.