Talent Maker City

Community Programs and Events: Our creative adult workshops engaged 1243 community members in classes ranging from ceramics, to woodworking, 3D printing, watercolors, and more! We engaged meaningfully with 27 community partners on projects increasing our reach from the year before. These projects ranged from screenprinting staff shirts to ceramics as a teambuilding activity with nonprofit partners. Our community reach extended further with our popular and highly attended Dia de los Muertos event where over 200 community members experienced cultural and traditional activities. Our Lights on Bikes event in December had over 125 attendees with families joining for holiday fun. Lastly, 625 attendees joined us for a large community Grand Opening celebration of our new building with family-friendly hands-on activities.

Small Business Support: We partnered with over 23 participants from local Southern Oregon businesses and nonprofits who used the makerspace as a resource for tools, equipment, and skill sharing to create their own marketing materials, signage, merchandise, and a broad range of ideas they presented.