Urban Arts House

430 West Orange Street, Lancaster, PA

About Us

At Urban Arts House, Christian Yecker and Deborah Wissel are crafting a space for creatives to thrive. Located at a historic Urban building on West Orange Street, the space is available for musicians, artists, writers, and makers to lease and host events.

Named as a nod to famed architect C. Emlen Urban who originally designed it as a private residence for Herman F. Wohlsen, the historic gem will primarily be a space for artists of all kinds to rent studio space on the second and third floors—giving them a home for inspiration and collaboration.

Urban Arts House will also feature a beautiful common space and art gallery on the first floor along with a full kitchen and a small performance space and classroom in the back. 

“We’re excited to meet and work with like-minded people so this space can see its full potential,” Christian shared. 

Join us the first Friday of every month to enjoy all of the lovely artwork at Urban Arts House. Each month will feature open studios of resident artists, homemade soup, and live music. 
 
May 1st line up –
 
Music by Jo Saggira 
Homemade Pepperjack Tomato Soup
 
Artwork by:
Danielle Rose 
Laura Alvis 
John Yecker 
Zach Shaffer 
Victoria Mowrer 
Rachel Hoffman
 
 
Join us for Spring Art Walk 2026! We will have live music both days plus Spanokopita and refreshments!
 
 
Artwork by:
Victoria Mowrer  – Mixed Media Artist and Author
Christina Root Vazquez  – Porcelain Artist 
Laura Alvis – Mixed Media Artist 
Danielle Rose – Mixed Media Artist 
Rachel Hoffman  – Mixed Media Artist 
Christa Wissler  – Fiber Artist 
Zach Shaffer  – Oil Painting Artist
John Yecker  –  Astrophotography
 
Music by:
Jo Saggira – Saturday 
Back Home – Jeff Coleman & Victoria Mowrer – Sunday