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What does Philadelphia's climate future look like? Help "Paint the Future" at this family-friendly evening of art and activism!What does Philadelphia's climate future look like? Mural Arts' Climate Justice Initiative (CJI) invites you to help "Paint the Future" at this family-friendly evening of art and activism!Mural Arts is currently painting a 400-foot-long mural that illustrates the past, present, and future of climate change and climate justice in Lenapehoking (the homelands of the Indigenous Lenape people, including Philadelphia and the Delaware River watershed). On July 13, you can help us paint this mural! (Children are welcome to attend, but must be

Join us on Tuesday, June 6th for a Happy Hour with Kickstarter!Join us on Tuesday, June 6th for a Happy Hour with Kickstarter! Laura Feinstein is Kickstarter's Design and Tech Editor and North American Outreach Lead, working to mentor, inspire, and help promote the ideas and projects of both emerging and established creators. She will review past projects she's seen from successful hardware and electrical engineers and provide a mini-workshop where she'll review best practices. During her session, she'll leave ample time for Q&A. Following Laura's presentation, Scott Keely will give a brief introduction to patents. Scott is a patent

Learn and network with fellow CNC and ShopBot fabricators and enthusists!Join us for a free informal gathering of CNC and ShopBot enthusiasts for a day of presentations and a show and tell. Learn from folks beyond the NextFab community and share what you are or want to be making on the ShopBot!Although each ShopBot Camp is unique, they almost always include a couple of presentations by ShopBot luminaries on topics like what’s new at ShopBot, or to share cool projects they had either worked on themselves or heard about in the CNC community. The heart of the gatherings though is

Make Your Own Wooden Frame and Photo in this two-day, hands-on workshop at NextFab!

Make Your Own Wooden Frame and Photo in this two-day, hands-on workshop at NextFab!

Make Your Own Wooden Frame and Photo in this two-day, hands-on workshop at NextFab!

Shop local and handmade at the NextFab Wilmington Holiday Gift & Art Market! Join us for a special Wilmington Holiday Gift & Art Market as part of the Wilmington Art Loop, happening December 2nd from 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm at NextFab Wilmington. Showcasing NextFab member handmade crafts, furniture, products, and more for sale, guests will have the opportunity to shop a wide selection of unique, handmade holiday gifts while viewing the NextFab spaces. Light refreshments will be available in the 2nd-floor lounge area.

Join us in the NextFab Gallery, for the installation of “La Sombrilla,” a self-sustaining environmental sculpture.Join us in the NextFab Gallery, for the installation of “La Sombrilla,” a self-sustaining environmental sculpture that responds to the context of climate change in one of the largest immigrant communities in the city. Multidisciplinary artists Jose Ortiz Pagan, Omar Buenaventura, and Maria Dumlao will discuss the barriers faced by many migrant communities in owning homes, and how their installation begins to open the doors to those conversations.Their installation "La Sombrilla," an installation originally unveiled while it was 100° in Southeast Philadelphia, during an event