The Maker Space

Since 2014, Artspace has offered it’s members free access to our “Media Lab”.

So what is the Maker Space?

Maker Space is a welcoming and comfortable place where community members can access a broad range of equipment, tools, and materials for art making and creative exploration!

Since 2014, Artspace has offered its members free access to our “Media Lab”. Well utilized by the community, the Media Lab was equipped with a wide array of film, photography, and digitization equipment, along with tools for zine and paper craft. In 2022, Artspace received a Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to expand our Media Lab into a larger and more accessible Maker Space!

After months of engaging with community, connecting with artists, building furniture, and acquiring equipment, our Maker Space is now open to the public! In addition to offering community members access to a collection of tools, materials, and technologies for art-making and documentation, we offer a combination of low-barrier arts programming and artistic development opportunities for artists and art-makers in this community.

Open Hours for Artists

During our open hours, the Maker Space is available by appointment, and all equipment and tech is available for public use.

For members, there is no cost to access the Maker Space during our open hours. For non-members there is a flat rate of $5 per day. Art making materials including are available at cost.

Appointments are required.

Hours:

Thursday 12pm-4pm

Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm

*The Maker Space is occasionally closed during these times to accommodate space rentals and Artspace programming. Please refer to our booking calendar to view all available time slots.

Click here to view available booking times and book your appointment today!

Maker Space Open Studio

Our Weekly Open Studio is geared towards minimizing barriers to access, and exploring art and different mediums.

Free for members and non-members! During Open Studio, folks are encouraged to participate in our weekly art-making activity, or make use of Maker Space colouring and collage materials.

Registration is required.

Hours:

Bi-Weekly on Thursdays, 6-8PM

Click here to learn more about Open Studio and to register !

Maker Space Rates:

Access to our Maker Space is FREE for Artspace Members!

Cost for non-members is $5 a day.

**Low fees apply for use of certain materials including vinyl, linoblocks, ink, and painting materials

What equipment and materials are available in the Maker Space?

Our list of tools, tech, and supplies is ever growing!
Take a look at what we have available in the Maker Space below:

Tech/Equipment: 

  • 2021 IMac with Adobe Creative Cloud (all apps)

  • Large Epson flatbed scanner (11x17 flatbed)

  • Long-arm stapler

  • Camera and recording equipment

  • Cricut Explore Air 2*

  • Ipad Pro with Procreate and Apple pencil

  • Woodzilla A4 Printing Press

  • 18” Paper Guillotine Cutter

  • 2 Miniature etching presses

  • Sewing Machine

  • Artwork documentation equipment (including photo backdrop, lighting setup,
    and tripods).

Tools and Materials for various art making activities including: 

  • Hand sewing and embroidery

  • Printmaking, various techniques including: gelli plates, linocut printing,
    and intaglio

  • Sculpting materials

  • Vinyl cutting and transfer

  • Large selection of paper for wet and dry mediums

  • Collage

  • Zine making

  • Bookbinding

  • Acrylic and watercolour painting

  • Drawing and colouring

  • … and more!

*Use of the cricut during drop-in hours requires the use of a personal laptop. If you require the use of an Artspace laptop, please make a request to programming@artspaceptbo.ca in advance.

Questions?

For more information and/or questions about the Maker Space, contact Jillian, our Programming Coordinator, at programming@artspaceptbo.ca