"Synergy" by Michael Howe (2025)
Funded by the City of Fresno EAAC.
Our MakerspaceFresno's Maker community calls the historic "Crown Plunge" building at 1730 H Street in downtown Fresno, California, home. Built in 1928 by Clyde and Lloyd Jackson and managed by Reg Dauner, the Crown Plunge was the longest-operating swimming pool in Fresno when it closed in 1947. After removing the tank and installing their printing and engraving business, the Crown Plunge building remained in the Jackson family until 2018, when Fresno Ideaworks agreed to purchase it and create a permanent home for Fresno Ideaworks. Since then we have worked diligently to maintain our comprehensive woodshop, "weldatorium", machine shop, tech classroom & hackerspace, ceramics studio, textiles & fiber arts studio, modern fabrications lab, lampwork (torch flamework) glass art station, and stained glass station, as well as open shop nights in tech, ceramics, textiles, glass, and live model drawing. Stay tuned for more as we grow and evolve! |
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LEARNIdeaworks offers many opportunities to develop artistic and technical skills. What sets our community workshop apart is the accessibility to the collaborative knowledge of the diversity within our inclusive makerspace. | CREATEIdeaworks' comprehensive array of tools and equipment enables makers to bring their ideas into reality. Our community workshop empowers individuals by providing skills and inspiration. At Ideaworks creativity is not a competition. | SHARE Ideaworks is the hub of our community of makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. We love sharing ideas, projects, passions, and our craft. Join us and get inspired to MAKE! |
Fresno Ideaworks is sustained in part by the City of Fresno Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Fund, the Dyer Family Foundation, The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation - Frankenthaler Climate Initiative,The Hilltop Foundation, The Candlelight Guild, Vince Nolletti, Myrna Estes, and the many unwavering friends and local small businesses who believe in the Maker Movement. |