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News & Updates


A Conversation with Madeline Axtell
In this interview, Madeline shares about different chapters in her life that helped inform where she is today
Mar 1, 2025


New Corporate Sponsorship Program
This year The Making Place is launching a corporate sponsorship program! We hope that this program will boost our fundraising efforts and...
Feb 11, 2025


Tool Drive!
The Making Place just launched our first Tool Library! Check it out. That being said... we need your help to amass more tools &...
Feb 11, 2025
Road to $35k, our first Location
The Making Place is working to raise $35,000 for our first location! Why this specific number? As a part of our strategic plan, the board...
Feb 11, 2025


Maker of the Month
We are very proud to launch this new programming opportunity. Apply at https://forms.gle/eQL1GbcEUECc9Nj46 Maker of the Month offers...
Feb 10, 2025
Tool Library Survey & Initial Craft Library
Update* check out our Tool Library The Making Place is excited to be launching its first iteration of a Tool Library as soon as March....
Jan 29, 2025
Resource Catalog Launch
Sienna here. I am incredibly proud and excited to be launching the first version of our Resource Catalog on the website this month. The...
Jan 29, 2025


Nov 28, 2024
Dear Friends of The Making Place
Dear Friends of The Making Place, We are writing to you as the folks behind The Making Place. We are a group of local artists, makers...
Nov 28, 2024


Whitefish Pilot Feature 10/30/24
"New nonprofit looks to create communal 'making place'"
Nov 28, 2024


KPAX News Feature 10/11/24
"The Making Place is taking strides to create a community makers space"
Nov 28, 2024


Flathead Beacon Feature 10/07/24
"With Harvest Moon Fest, Artists, Creators Look to Build Interest For The Making Place"
Nov 28, 2024
Community Partnerships
In June of 2024 we began to reach out to local businesses and organizations in the community in search of starting relationships. Based...
Nov 28, 2024
Business Structure/ Mission & Vision
Based on a vote and survey, our group of organizers decided on a business structure. A worker self-directed nonprofit. To read more...
Nov 27, 2024
First Group Meetings
In December of 2023 a group of survey respondents gathered in a warm Columbia Falls living room to talk about creating a makerspace. The...
Nov 27, 2024
2023 Initial Public Interest Survey
“How might we design a makerspace that serves our community?” In the fall of 2023 we released a public survey in the Flathead Valley. We...
Nov 27, 2024
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