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Philosophy on the Organization of the Makerspace

Over the past two weeks, Make Santa Fe staff and volunteers completed one of the biggest upgrades our space has seen. In anticipation of turning 10, and largely out of necessity, we closed the doors and spent two weeks over the holidays upgrading and improving the space.

Making Skills Visible: How Make Santa Fe Supports Career Pathways

Recently, Make Santa Fe was featured on Job Hunt New Mexico to talk about a challenge we see every day: many people have the creativity, curiosity, and drive to build things but don’t always have access to the tools, training,... View Article

Creative Mornings @ Make Santa Fe

Last week, Make Santa Fe hosted Creative Mornings Santa Fe, and our executive director, James, shared a talk on why failure isn’t the problem—it’s the process. He explored the difference between “work mode” (producing) and “creative mode” (exploring), and offered five... View Article

A Generous Gift: Bringing the Fadal VMC 15XT to Life at Make Santa Fe

This summer, Make Santa Fe received an extraordinary gift from Will Putnam: a Fadal VMC 15XT vertical machining center. This industrial-grade CNC mill represents a huge leap forward for our community’s capacity to prototype, fabricate, and create with precision. Will’s donation is not just a machine—it’s an investment in empowering makers across Santa Fe.

2025 is for Empowering Creators

Looking back on 2024 fills me with pride. It’s remarkable what the Make Santa Fe community has collectively achieved. We’ve created an industrial art space that welcomes everyone with open arms, is accessible to beginners and experts alike, and enables creators to pursue their... View Article

An innovative space provides inspiration and education for creation

Original Article by Kylie Garcia: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/an-innovative-space-provides-inspiration-and-education-for-creation/article_7343e4c4-66fc-11ef-b177-2b03ba6f519f.html Technology and art are two areas of life that are constantly evolving. This can be a hair-pulling challenge and a happy-dance-inducing benefit, all at once. This constant evolution, as well as the endless possibilities... View Article

James W. Johnson Joins MAKE Team as Executive Director

James brings a wealth of arts management, maker skills, and community connections to his new post. For the past 15 years, he’s worked for nonprofits and arts institutions in fundraising, marketing, and administrative management. James has long been an avid... View Article

PPE by the Book

MAKE Santa Fe launches coordinated medical equipment initiative by Julia Goldberg April 8, 2020 MAKE Santa Fe‘s leadership knew, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread and the Personal Protection Equipment shortage became widely known, that its makerspace could help make masks and other... View Article

Farewell from your humble Newsletterer.

November marks the beginning and end of my tenure at MAKE, 2 years apart. I am leaving to join the crew at Hangtime (who prototyped in the space!) to help launch the KOALA smartphone leash as my primary adventure. However, I plan... View Article