Burlington is making room for artisans, amateur tinkers and aspiring entrepreneurs with high-end creative equipment in the city-owned Memorial Auditorium annex.
The initiative, called Generator, officially launches on Saturday with a party that’s open to the public, but officials and organizers held a news conference Thursday morning to show off what Burlington City Arts Executive Director Doreen Kraft called a “wonderland of innovation.” [Read more . . . ]
Click on the video still below below to check out WCAX’s tour of Generator, hosted by board member Ken Howell:
And a great story about Matt Flego’s (one of our founding studio members and volunteer membership coordinator) plans to start a prototyping and fabrication business at Generator on NECN:
For Immediate Release – Generator, a New Maker Space Opens in Downtown Burlington
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Image Credit: Generator Board of Directors (from left to right) Denise Shekerjian, Doug Webster, Chris Thompson, Ken Howell, Generator Director Christy Mitchell, John Cohn, Doreen Kraft, Pauline Law, Michael Metz and Dan Harvey. Photo by Steven Mease
The generator sign was created by studio member, Colin.
Brian David Johnson, Chief Futurist for Intel Corporation, will give a public talk next Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in Champlain College’s Alumni Auditorium.
Brian will be bringing copies of all of his books. Show your Generator launch party ticket stub at the talk and receive a free copy of one of his books on a first-come, first-served basis.
Don’t miss this chance to hear from a nationally recognized visionary on what the world of technology will be like in 2020. RSVP here.
You Are Invited!
Come Check out Burlington’s newest Maker Space on Saturday, March 29th and enjoy:
-Demos
-Tours
-Music
-Cash Bar (6-8pm)
-Grilled Cheese + Tomato Soup Bar
+MORE!
Generator, Burlington’s new maker space, is a combination of artist studio, classroom, and business incubator focused on the act of making things. Generator exists at the intersection of art, science and technology and as such creates a community of collaboration between artists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and artisans. Makers of all kinds, novice or professional, can sign-up for membership, rent a studio space, or take a class. Generator’s objective is to foster a hybrid hive of activity that creates a fertile environment for innovation, creativity and idea fulfillment.
Things are moving along nicely in this final stretch before our grand opening on Saturday, March 29th from 4 – 8pm! In order to prepare for the launch, Generator is hosting a volunteer work day this Saturday, March 22nd during two time slots. We will follow this with two smaller work sessions the next week, along with some ‘day before’ decorating followed by some ‘day of’ set up on Saturday, March 29th. See the schedule below and email [email protected] with your availability, if you are interested.
Lunch and/or snacks will be provided and all volunteer hours will be logged as trade for membership hours! We appreciate your time, thanks!
If you can’t make a full four hour session, two hour shifts are always welcome! Please email us with the time slots that you are available. We will let you know if your selection is full. If you are interested in being a team leader, have a specific skill set, or would like to be an on call runner during the week, please reply with that information.
As always, dress appropriately, in order to make a bit of a mess. Find directions to Generator on our FAQ page.
We appreciate your enthusiasm and support, thanks for everything and see you soon!
One Saturday in February, eight volunteer builders and painters gathered in Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium Annex with a mission: to transform the high-ceilinged, 5,000-square-foot room into the Queen City’s first-ever maker space. When the facility, called Generator, opens on March 29, artists, engineers, programmers and tinkerers will have access to studio space, shared tools and classes on topics ranging from jewelry making to 3-D printing.
“Maker” is the generic term for anyone who embraces new technology to create useful or whimsical objects, and maker spaces have popped up around the world in the past several years. Their organizers aim to give creative DIYers access to the latest technology — and to each other’s energy and ideas — in the hopes of fostering worthwhile projects. The spaces can serve as business incubators, educational hubs or simply venues for community engagement. [Read More . . . ]
Finally some pictures of Generator’s laser cutter in action! Our Epilog laser cutter arrived late in February and we have been playing with it (practically non-stop) since then. Matthew Thorsen stopped by on Monday and took some pictures of us cutting the Generator logo into a scrap of wood for the Seven Days article:
The finished result:
