July Open House

Join the NextFab community at our monthly Open House! Tour our spacious facility, meet our talented members, and discover how you can turn your ideas into reality. Explore our specialized shops – including textiles, jewelry, woodworking, and more – and learn about our membership options, classes, and how NextFab can support your creative journey.

Each month, we highlight specific members, resident artists, and partners from our community. Evening tours are available, with light drinks and refreshments provided!

This Month’s July Highlights:

• July Repair Fair: Give your broken items a second life at the Fixers Guild’s Repair Fair! Get hands-on help fixing jewelry, furniture, appliances, and more. (Check their guidelines before you go!)
• Opening Reception: Philadelphia @250: Living Room is a two‑month exhibition featuring work by artists who both live in Philadelphia and produce their work inside NextFab’s fabrication studios. As the city celebrates its 250th year, we wanted to create a show that feels like a “living room” of local creativity—intimate, handmade, and rooted in the stories and materials that define Philadelphia’s artisan community. The show brings together makers working across craft, sculpture, design, and creative technology—people whose practices are shaped by the neighborhoods they live in and the shared workspace they create within. It’s very much a portrait of Philadelphia’s creative ecosystem at this moment.
• WARP Residency Sneak Peek: What have the Museum for Art in Wood’s Windgate Artist in Residency Program (WARP) residents been working on? Join us for this special show-and-tell event as part of NextFab’s Second Thursday festivities. They’ll discuss the various woodworking projects and designs they’ve been busy with during the residency.
  • Meet the 2026 Windgate Resident Fellows:

    Adam Atkinson | Austin, Texas, US

    Joyce Lin | Bellaire, Texas, US

    Mark Tan | Tempe, Arizona, US

    Niv Tishbi | Tel Aviv, Israel

    Anders Nienstaedt |  Northfield, Minnesota, US

    Liza Stout | Phoenix, Arizona, US

    Daniel Fountain,  PhD | Exeter, United Kingdom

About Second Thursdays

Our monthly Open Houses are hosted as part of Second Thursdays, a neighborhood-wide celebration originally created by the Crane Arts Building. It’s the perfect chance to explore local open studios, artist showcases, and unique independent businesses.

While you’re here, be sure to check out all of the fantastic businesses located alongside us at The Wheelhouse (1800 N. American St.):

• The Resource Exchange: Visit the reCreate gallery’s latest exhibition and enjoy after-hours shopping
• Sor Ynez: Mexican restaurant with a scratch kitchen and bar offering patio seating
• Keystone Bicycle Co.: Full service worker-owned cooperative bike shop offering repairs, builds and gear
• Center for Creative Works: A progressive art studio focused on professional development and representation of neurodivergent artists
• Virida: Vintage goods, locally made art and botanical styling

Cost: Free and open to the public!