Oh dear, decisions decisions about the wonderful potential of The Shirt Factory. An old warehouse type facility, multiple floors transformed into close to 50(?) smaller spaces that could be a retail gem! Many unique art spaces, photo studios and (maybe overly specific) shops all with highly varied hours leave this huge spot feeling eerily empty. You can walk around the entire space and literally there may be 5 or 6 places open out of 50. Uggh!!! They do have a wonderful gallery that showcases the best art from local school children and young adults which is surprisingly awesome. ALso Food Truck Thursday is pretty neat outside on the grounds (although we could seriously do without the county fair fried dough and cotton candy trucks). Social distancing enforced with divided picnic tables that are effectively wiped down between seated parties. Oh and craft beer- beer is good! Ultimately, what could really help would be hours 2 days a week where all shops were guaranteed to be open, say Thursday's and Saturday's 2-6pm and A SMALL MARKETING BUDGET for the building as a whole, standard signage on the OUTSIDE of the building letting potential customers what's INSIDE... Come on people, I know I'm not the only person who has drove past this place and thought, "What's up with that big building- is it open? what's inside? Common sense stuff could fix that issue. The potential is HUGE here because right now it's just a big boring building filled with interesting retail thats never open... read more

The Shirt Factory - Food Truck Thursday - Art Galleries Near Me - Glens Falls, New York

Almost 9 months later, I came back for another food truck rally this summer. Boy has this place grown! They now have 3 different outside areas packed with vendors selling food, creations, & services & it's incredible to see how much it's grown. There's still not a lot of signage though, especially inside, so it's extremely easy to get lost and confused inside the building, or even outside if you're looking for a certain vendor at the pop ups. I do wish that more consistent hours would be implemented here. When I went to this most recent food truck rally, I of course poked my head inside too to check out the shops and almost every single shop on the second floor was shut up, and a good majority in the basement as well. Nearly the entire first floor was open, and about 1/2 of the third floor. These businesses are missing out on a great opportunity! Why isn't it required for them to be open during these events? As a buyer it's disappointing, and as a local it's frustrating when you're trying to buy local yet the locals aren't taking advantage of such a great opportunity. Parking has become a bit of a nightmare during these events, which just goes to show how popular they've become, but on a regular day it's pretty easy to find parking here or right on the streets nearby. read more

I've been to this amazing place twice now in the last two years and came away this time even more impressed than on my first visit. Take an old shirt factory building, rehab it, divide it into rentable spaces, and then fill it with artisans of all types who work and sell their creations there. It apparently is a pattern for success as more and more artisans have moved in since it first opened maybe ten years ago. It is also known as The Shirt Factory Arts and Healing Center since you can even find acupuncture, a holistic healing center, aromatherapy, and even a Kung Fu academy along with the quilts, teas, hand-made clothing, a hair salon, an art gallery, a frame shop, and numerous other boutiques. They advertise that they currently have more than 80 artists and 10 retail shops. They even offer different types of classes in fiber arts, fitness, painting and pottery. I just can't cover everything here that is on all three floors. Did I mention the violin maker? You need to check their web page for business hours because they vary by artisan. http://shirtfactorygf.com/ But most all of them are open some time on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They also hold Open House several times during the year. During our most recent visit we purchased some Himalayan Pink Salt! There were even salt block lamps at this artisan's shop. read more

The Shirt Factory - Book we found at one artisan's shop that sold salt block lamps and Himalayan Salt. - Art Galleries Near Me - Glens Falls, New York

JAW dropping. If you're artistic you absolutely have to visit. It's an artists dream. A factory filled with curious rooms. Each artist is amazing and incredibly friendly. They have everything you can think of. A pottery room for children painting, a pottery room for adults, beads, home made soap, a violin maker, a rug maker, a thrift store, a ginormous tea selection... it's endless! We met a blacksmith that made us a coat rack. You select the piece of wood and the nails and he makes it while you shop the other rooms. He was incredible! The factory has such a historic energy. There's sowing machines and garments on display. There's rooms that have holes through the floor you can see straight through. That's how the machines held firm. There's dips where the workers stood. It feels so amazing to experience! This is an absolute MUST see. They have a show right around Thanksgiving where all the vendors open for the weekend. Normally only the first floor is mandated to stay open on a certain schedule. The rest of the shops are kind of random hours. We did visit on the weekend so we managed to see more vendors than we would have visiting during the week. But I'd love to visit during the event. They have another in December! Perfect place if you're looking for hand crafted gifts for the holidays! read more

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As a tenant, I am biased. This is a converted building and it is in process, so I ask new adventurers to be patient and open to a constantly evolving place. The Shirt Factory is a 60,000 square foot renovated factory building which now houses artisans, shops, artists, and other businesses which revolve around an arts and healing community. First tenants were artists seeking a place to be creative and be together. More recent tenants include an acupuncture and holistic healing center, a kung-fu academy, a chandler (candle maker), landscape design consultants, and ecological minded business people. While many businesses in the building do have regular hours, others do not. Open houses are held throughout the calendar year for the public to come in and see what is behind many of the doors and in the obscure corners. The website will have postings of when those open houses are taking place. The months in which they occur are May, June, August, and November & December. read more