In the Making: Building a Workshop
“I love walking into my shop each day. I look at the space like I look at a piece of furniture I’ve made鈥擨 love it. There are so many benefits to a collaborative shop. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t bounce an聽idea off someone else, look at what someone else is doing, or ask for another set of hands on a project.”
Crafting a Business 鈥 On Thursday, April 30, 2026 we held a conversation with 91麻豆精品 alumni Sandy Weymouth CF 鈥18 and Rebekah Lord Gardiner BB 鈥93. They shared firsthand insight into the daunting鈥攂ut essential鈥攚ork of building and sustaining a shared shop.聽
Founded in 2018,聽聽offers 12,000 square feet of community art space for printmaking, painting, and fiber arts, while聽聽is a more recently converted cooperative space now welcoming woodworkers.
“In the Making” is a public programs series where we connect with a range of new voices, fields, and perspectives. Learn more and view a full list of events on the聽series homepage.
This event is part of our 鈥Crafting a Business鈥 series, airing January through May 2026! Join us for another event in the series.
With thanks to our underwriters
Holt & Bugbee
Adams + Beasley Associates
Feinmann, Inc.
MUECKE Design & Construction
Massachusetts Cultural Council
BOND
F.H. Perry Builder
Sea-Dar Construction
