PASSION FOR
COMMUNITY CREATIVITY
Experience a transformative movement where innovation meets opportunity. Together, UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry provide the tools, training, and inspiration to help makers, artists, and entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality, fueling growth, education, and creativity across the Upper Cumberland.
UC Makerspace is building an ecosystem where creativity thrives unlike anything anywhere in the country. The Makers Gala is our signature fundraising event, designed to sustain and expand this mission, creating spaces, programs, and resources that make it possible for anyone in the Upper Cumberland to learn, make, and innovate locally.
OUR VISION
To be the catalyst for a thriving, interconnected creative community where every person has access to the skills, tools, and opportunities needed to bring their ideas to life.
Our Impact Areas
OUR EXPERTISE, YOUR COMMUNITY SPACE
From culinary entrepreneurship to technology, art, and fabrication, our work spans multiple disciplines, all with the goal of building a more innovative, self-sustaining Upper Cumberland.
01
Community Kitchen Development
Creating a shared-use commercial kitchen that enables food-based businesses to launch, grow, and thrive.
02
Fabrication & Makerspace Resources
Providing access to equipment, workshops, and mentorship for woodworking, metalworking, digital design, and more.
03
GENERATIONAL STEAM Education
Hands-on programs introducing kids, teens, and adults to science, technology, engineering, art, and math in creative ways.
04
Entrepreneur Support
Guidance, networking, and resources to help innovators take their ideas from concept to market.