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Making Music Fest: A Celebration of the Art and Craft of Making Music
Phoenix Forge is hosting Making Music Fest, a showcase of hand-made instrument makers and performers from across the valley. Beginning on November 28th, a week of project-based workshops will invite students, members, and the public to make their own instruments and accessories, like wind chimes, a wooden Aeolian harp, or a hand-sewn guitar strap. The mini-festival…
4 Takeaways from Making a Living
What does it take to turn a creative idea into a thriving business? That was the focus of April’s Making a living speaker series at Phoenix Forge. From testing your latest product idea, to pulling back the curtain on the patent system, to the opportunities of the wholesale market, our three speakers hosted an engaging…
Back to Basics: Techniques for Reigniting your Creativity
Feeling uninspired, or stuck in a creative rut? Want to make something totally new but afraid to start? Come to Phoenix Forge on Friday, March 1st from 5:30-7:30 to clean out the cobwebs of your creative practice with an evening of mindful making. This free and free-flowing workshop will help makers at any experience level develop…
Maker Movie Night with Julian Curi
In partnership with AIGA AZ, we’re transforming our craft area into a make-shift movie theater for a special screening of GRUFF, a handmade paper short film written, directed, designed, and animated by Julian Curi. GRUFF follows a globe-trotting super spy seeking her gruff father’s approval, only to learn that love isn’t always expressed the same…
Making Music Fest 2025: Celebrating the Art and Craft of Music
We’re excited to announce the return of Making Music Fest, a week long event celebrating the art and craft of hand-made music at the Phoenix Forge makerspace. From April 1st – 4th, we’ll be hosting workshops, talks, demos and performances from music makers across the valley. Anybody can experience the makerspace through 4 music-themed classes across our…
April Artist Talk: Philip Gabriel Steverson
Coinciding with his solo exhibition, Relics of The Chameleon, Philip Gabriel Steverson sits down at Phoenix Forge for an evening dedicated to examining his artistic practice and evolution of self. This discussion will dive into how he interprets and utilizes specific materials symbolically to make connections between the material’s previous life and his own. Topics…