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HELP US TOWARD OWNING OUR FOREVER HOME!
Raised $62,202 of $300,000
Every dollar helps restore our historic building, repair recent water damage from roof leaks, and pay down the mortgage on the building. Your gift will be added to all regular revenue that can be invested in the building, ensuring that Fresno Ideaworks remains and improves. Thousands of creative people from Fresno and all around the Central Valley have visited Fresno Ideaworks over the past 14 years, and many have come to think of it as a second home where creativity is nurtured and blooms. We are determined to remain in downtown Fresno, and we welcome your support!
"Having recently moved back to Fresno I needed a space to creatively express myself and Ideaworks is the perfect place. I have been able keep skills up to date and learn new competencies to apply to projects I am working on. The space with all it's various mediums (wood shop, modern fab, welding, textiles, and ceramics) and the communities of each shop offer perspectives to help tackle any issues I would encounter during a project. I'm glad I found Fresno Ideaworks because it provides me a workspace with a community to help grow my skills. The collaborative nature of the workshop has been great for any roadblocks I encounter during a project that is hard to replicate. The community to the shop space accessibility makes staying in Fresno long term appealing. -RB"
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Our Makerspace

Fresno's Maker community makes it's home at 1730 H Street in downtown Fresno, California, in the historic "Crown Plunge" building. 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 1847. 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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LEARN

Ideaworks 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.

CREATE

Ideaworks' 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 funded in part by the City of Fresno Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Fund, the Dyer Family Foundation, The Hilltop Foundation, The Candlelight Guild, Vince Nolletti, and the many unwavering friends and local small businesses who believe in the Maker Movement. 

Address:

Fresno Ideaworks

1730 H Street

Fresno, CA, 93721


Phone:

559-840-8749


Fresno Ideaworks is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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