What We Do
Our mission at Gorge Makerspace is to empower and inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to explore and build their creative skills. Through hands-on projects, camps and workshops, we help unlock the potential of the hands and mind, and reconnect people with their power to make and repair. Our culture of innovation, collaboration, and lifelong learning, creates a space for everyone to discover their way to make a positive impact on the world.
We envision a skilled, empowered, and resilient community, finding connection through collaborative problem-solving, creating, and experiential learning.
How We’re Fostering Maker Magic
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Students receive one-on-one attention from skilled and passionate teachers in a wide variety of topics, including woodworking, woodturning, blacksmithing, digital fabrication, sewing, crafting, and more.
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We provide a collaborative space where the diverse makers, artists, and doers of the Columbia Gorge can connect and create through community events, classes and camps. All ages, backgrounds, and skill levels are welcome here!
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With a complete fab-lab of robotics, electronics and digital tools, we host several teams of youth who compete nationally in contests for design, invention, marine engineering and chain reaction machines.
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At our Open House events we invite everyone in the community to experience the joy of making. Gift making nights for families, repair cafes for broken appliances, and demonstrations by skilled artists are ways we enjoy encouraging new makers.
We build community.
We are makers of all ages who build solutions to global, local, and personal challenges.
We choose our challenges.
We learn the skills we need to solve the challenges that inspire us.
We share tools.
We work in an airy, sunlit space filled with tools for woodworking, digital fabrication, robotics, coding, sewing and more.
We share our expertise.
Our experienced coaches are passionate about sharing their skills and knowledge.