News & Updates

A Conversation with our May Makers of the Month, Barbara and Glenn Schiffman of Flathead Story Concerts

Interview on March 22, 2025 with Sienna Kay is a graphic designer, print maker, lover of old tools and community advocate. Her work is...

"The Making Place looks to set up shop at Uptown Hearth"

Update* Link to our Tool Library Next month, on April 1st, The Making Place launches its first Tool Library! And we're not foolin ;) Our...

In this interview, Madeline shares about different chapters in her life that helped inform where she is today

This year The Making Place is launching a corporate sponsorship program! We hope that this program will boost our fundraising efforts and...

The Making Place just launched our first Tool Library! Check it out. ​ That being said... we need your help to amass more tools &...

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...

We are very proud to launch this new programming opportunity. Apply at https://forms.gle/eQL1GbcEUECc9Nj46 Maker of the Month offers...

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....

Sienna here. I am incredibly proud and excited to be launching the first version of our Resource Catalog on the website this month. The...

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...

"New nonprofit looks to create communal 'making place'"

"The Making Place is taking strides to create a community makers space"

"With Harvest Moon Fest, Artists, Creators Look to Build Interest For The Making Place"

In June of 2024 we began to reach out to local businesses and organizations in the community in search of starting relationships. Based...

Based on a vote and survey, our group of organizers decided on a business structure. A worker self-directed nonprofit. To read more...

In December of 2023 a group of survey respondents gathered in a warm Columbia Falls living room to talk about creating a makerspace. The...

“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...