Shared Workshops

What the Disability Community Told Us About Sheltered Workshops

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Learn a new craft or sharpen your skills at these local classes and workshops

St. Louis is filled with organizations and professionals offering a wide variety of courses and workshops for anyone interested in feeding their creative side. Here’s our guide to some of the many ...

Workshops for Student Organizations

Our staff offer a wide variety of workshops for student organizations and advisors to help with different aspects of running your organization. Whether you’re in need of technical assistance with ...

Little Props and Horrors! Haunted House Roundup

Tis the season... to spook the neighborhood. Here's how to make five haunted halloween props for your house of horrors.The post Little Props and Horrors! Haunted House Roundup appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Events, Workshops, and Communities

WMU Teaching and Learning hosts a variety of events and communities throughout the academic year. These opportunities are geared toward instructors, graduate assistants, and any others involved in ...

Grow Your Skills and Workplace Culture with These Workshops

Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity presents workshops on eight topics that help build culture and community This fall, Duke staff and faculty can participate in workshops led by experts from the ...

Makerspaces as classrooms: schools and hardware shops partner

Today, the flourishing of makerspaces in Philadelphia is intersecting with a local tech community commitment to growing STEM learning in schools to bring about new goals in how science and math can be learned in area classrooms.

Building a startup, in this economy? Here are 6 free library tools that can help you cut costs

The local community hubs provide tools, workshops, and expert guidance to help startups and small businesses grow in the Philly and Delaware regions.

Tiny Scares – The Spooky Miniatures of Annie Robertson

Annie Robertson, AKA Blacklillybee, channels a spooky world of tiny scares and miniature wonders.The post Tiny Scares – The Spooky Miniatures of Annie Robertson appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

A Cut Above the Rest — Exquisite Fabric Carcasses

Tamara Kostianovsky explores violence and regrowth by sculpting colorful, exquisite carcasses out of her own clothing.The post A Cut Above the Rest — Exquisite Fabric Carcasses appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

11 resources for STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces

It’s easy enough to decide to focus more on a specific topic or skill, such as STEM, in the classroom, but it’s sometimes more difficult to find tools and resources to support that skill. Teachers ...

My Autotune Kazoo

Deploy real-time pitch shifting like thepros in the most amateur instrument, an autotuned kazoo!The post My Autotune Kazoo appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

After years of planning, crowdfunded shared workshop secures its own space

Grand River Makerspace opens its first workshop in Walker, offering a membership model for the likes of 3D printers and woodworking tools.

No Fate: It’s What You Make Of It That Matters

A maker mindset and DIY becomes ever more important in times of struggle and conflict, as we’ve reported on Ukraine here, here and here over the last few years. However, while drones and other instruments of war and survival have been front and center in those conversations, Ukrainian artists and makers have been equally busy […]The post No Fate: It’s What You Make Of It That Matters appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Making Connections With Glass

Chris Mosley turned the creativity that got him in trouble into unique interactive glass artwork.The post Making Connections With Glass appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

If you feel like you spend $200 every time you step out, try these 9 surprisingly inexpensive activities

There were years when “getting out” meant spending big. Now, it means a book, a bench, and zero regret the next day.

A Movie Model Masterpiece

Replicating the iconic 1980s Blade Runner prop with a garage kit, vintage greeblies, and 21st-century electronics.The post A Movie Model Masterpiece appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Penrose Tile Wall Really Tiles the Room Together

While Chuck Sommerville's work on the Times Square New Year's Eve ball is only experienced annually, his Penrose Tile Wall is accessible all year.The post Penrose Tile Wall Really Tiles the Room Together appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Small-Scale Space — Mozu’s Hidden Rooms

Mozu's mesmerizing miniature rooms are detailed enough to fool observers, and are hidden in unexpected places.The post Small-Scale Space — Mozu’s Hidden Rooms appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Pulp Fiction — Paper Mâché Fantasy

Mexico-based Fernando Pérez Carrizales brings sci-fi and fantasy creatures — like a Rancor and the Pale Man — to life out of Paper Mâché.The post Pulp Fiction — Paper Mâché Fantasy appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.