News & Updates

An interview with Jenna Justice, The Making Place's October Maker of The Month.

Our annual Fall Farts Festival was a blast. Shout out and thank you to everyone who helped bring the magic to life.

Our feature in The Flathead Beacon, "Harvest Moon Fest to Bring Hands-On Activities, Artist Demonstrations and Fall Fun"

A conversation with Emma Covill of Spot Bright Studios, our September Maker of The Month.

Planning for Harvest Moon Fest 2025 has begun! The festival will be held on October 4th, save the date. Learn how to get involved in this year's event.

A conversation with Stephen Keimach of Parapulls, our August Maker of The Month.

Interview June 14th, 2025 by Sienna Bri Leslie is our July Maker of the Month. Learn more about her Bleach Painting Shirts Workshop  here. Bri is a painter and nature lover, passionate about all things creative. From teaching to farming to cooking and herbalism her creative outlets span far beyond painting. In our conversation we talked about finding inspiration in nature and the challenges of evoking emotion in landscapes, the roadblocks in front of marketing yourself as an

THE MAKING PLACE HOSTS “STORYTELLING NIGHT” IN COLLABORATION WITH WHITE RAVEN WINERY AND FLATHEAD STORY CONCERTS

The Making Place opens its communal workspace in Columbia Falls located on the 3rd floor above Uptown Hearth.

Interview May 1, 2025 with Sienna Audrey Hyvonen of   Big Top Quilts  is our June Makers of the Month. Learn more about her Fiber Collage Workshop  here. Audrey Hyvonen is a fiber artist and teacher whose quilting and collage work embody her renegade spirit. Her work spans a wide stylistic range, from realistic to abstract, and explores subjects as varied as pet portraits and political statements. Audrey’s work does not always fit the mold of precision associated with the cra

The Making Place team is beyond excited to announce the grand opening of our first location!

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 informed by an initial career in social science, where she became interested in graphic design as a tool for communication. Using a combination of digital and handmade techniques including letterpress, relief and intaligo printing and historic photographic processes, Kay makes work that is graphic, text-based and straightforward with elements

"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...