Chimera Arts Makerspace

A hidden gem for the maker-artist community! Wanted to come here for a while.. finally did. Was greeted by a volunteer Samir who was super helpful. Planning on collaborating on an art project here, and taking a sewing class.

Wonderful place! Wonderful people! The jewelry soldiering workshop my husband and I attended this weekend, taught by Nancy LT Hamilton was so much fun (and yes, very educational)! Makers place is a great place, and located in the fantastic city of Sebastipol!

Chimera is Sebastopol's hidden gem for the maker-artist community. It's tucked off the main drag and fills a former industrial warehouse space. Inside that, you'll find a community of makers, teachers, classes, and workshops that are quite diverse, unusual, and powerful. You can learn any craft from woodwork to welding. Traditional things like oil painting or new things like laser cutting. Everything is not offered on a weekly basis, but if you follow their calendar, there are new craft and skill offerings and classes every month or so. Prices for the classes are very reasonable, less than any JC would charge. They have an open house on the first friday of every month. Worth a visit to see what's up.

If you are an industrial artist, a maker, a jeweler, or a tinkerer, this is a great makerspace, right in Sonoma County and open just about every day. Great community of people, and an ambitious mission.

A wonderful, growing community of makers and artists. Plus access to amazing tools for woodworking, metalwork, jewelry, 3D printing.