Eugene Maker Space

Completely rebuilding a makerspace is a big complex job, and we’re grateful for all the volunteers who have been contributing to the project over the last few months. We’re getting closer having the main items in place that it will take to open for member making. Once we do open,...

We’ve been working away filling up the space with tools, developing our new rules and guidelines, and shaping this thing into what the community wants and needs. This process will continue indefinitely, but we’re starting to look like a real Makerspace again! Soon we will have four rooms available for...

This year we partnered up with Eugene BRiGHT Parade, a celebration of all the things that make Eugene wonderful — illuminated and in motion. A revival of the Eugene Celebration and EUG Parade, the event brings together creative and community groups throughout the city, lights us all up, and sends...

October 2025: Over the last year we have immersed ourselves in Eugene’s art and creativity scene, we’ve sharpened our mission and values and established new norms and recently took keys to a new space in West Eugene. We have moved what’s left of the old Makerspace in to the new...

Where: 1009 S Bertelsen Rd, Bay E, Eugene, ORWhen: Saturday, September 6th, 2025 Happy interesting stuff exchange day! The new Westish space is hosting us for a swap-meet for your surplus goodies that could use a new home. Bring your extra working tools, parts, kits, components; any fancy materials you...

We met up with the Bright Parade folks earlier this year and wanted to do something together. That opportunity came up when the Bright Parade sponsored June’s First Friday Artwalk. We had a table in the Farmer’s market pavillion for the evening to talk with visitors about the makerspace community,...

Last week saw us with a table at the Re-Imagine Earth day event, put on by the MECCA, BRING, Shift Community Cycles, City of Eugene Waste Prevention, and Waste Wise Lane County–a part of Lane County Waste Management. We were one of dozens of local organizations in the Farmers Market...

We are rebuilding. While we look for a new space, find us at one of our regular meetups and pop-up events. Work continues to find a new space to house our workshop. Its been fun and instructive getting out into the community, with our regular weekly events and pop-ups, but...

Spring is upon us, and Eugene Maker Space continues to re-build. We’ve hosted a number of pop-up events around Eugene since we last checked in with the blog back in November and are meeting a few times a week to continue making and building community. We’re moved out of the...

Its been a couple of months and there is both lots of news and also not much. First, many thanks to all of you for the donations and the offers of support and help. There was a real moment where we had to ask ourselves if the Eugene Makerspace should...