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Describe the Business:
Access Humboldt is a non-profit, community media organization with resources that include:
- A Community Media Center with studio and other production equipment and training on the Eureka High School campus;
- Cable access TV channels;
- A planned wide area broadband network with dedicated optic fiber connections to twenty locations serving local jurisdictions, educational institutions and other public facilities;
- Broadband access wireless networks;
- Ongoing operational support for public, educational and governmental access media services from franchised cable operator, Suddenlink Communications.
Manufacturer Service:
Access to studio for video production or internal training.
Benefits of Service
- Classes available to train and educate members on proper use of equipment and facilities. After completion and certification, members can rent equipment, schedule studio time and use the editing stations to create their program.
- A high-definition recording studio is available.
- Low cost rates for Studio/Control Room
- Has technicians available for assistance (fee)
Equipment
The camera packages available to members consist of Canon HV20 & HV40 HiDef cameras, a variety of microphones (stick, lavaliere & shotgun), and tripods. A three-lamp Colortrans light kit is also available to members who have completed the course.
A high-definition recording studio is available and Studio/Control Room
Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park
Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park Contact: Eric and Viviana HollenbeckBiography
Highlights: Millworks: Wood: Makerspace:
Describe the Business:
Blue Ox Millworks creates authentic custom millwork for private homes, historic cathedrals, national parks, and commercial buildings throughout the United States. Their millwork focus is Victorian but they also specialize in meeting the millwork demands of new and original architectural designs. They include reproductions, renovation, restoration, structural or decorative.
Manufacturing Present: (product list)
Interior and exterior moldings,
Victorian gingerbread or Victorian reproductions.
Benefits of Product (if applicable)
- Living History Park.
- Educational website
- Victorian, Edwardian, and modern.
- Other____________________
Business Inquiry: How does someone contact business if interested?
Manufacturing of small or medium size batch for
- New product,
- Local product production,
- Recycled content production –
Production: Materials Used
- Wood
- Metal Foundry
Equipment (include equipment not in use now)
Wood shop
Blacksmith Shop
Blue Ox has their own mill so they can mill up all lumber to requested dimension.
CoLab of the Innovation Design Institute, an Arcata High School Project
CoLab of the Innovation Design Institute, an Arcata High School Project Contact: Anne Bown-CrawfordBiography
Describe the Business:
Innovation Design Institute has developed a MakerSpace called The Co-Lab on the Arcata High School campus. Set up to address STEAM curriculum, it goes beyond that to access a range of tools, both traditionally shop tools (wood, metal, and auto) with advanced manufacturing tools (CNC, laser cutting, and more), and the arts program.
This space is called the CoLab, with the collaboration of the Innovation Design Institute and Arcata Arts Institute.
Benefits of Product
The program’s curriculum teaches students flexibility, self-direction, communication skills, project management and leadership. Educators and community mentors will guide students through course work and activities that emphasize Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework for 21st Century Learning (see below). The CoLab’s curriculum will en- courage collaboration across disciplines using design thinking, a methodology for teaching and learning innovation skills that combine creative and analytical approaches. Design think- ing draws on methods from engineering and design, and combines them with ideas from the arts, tools from the social sciences, and insights from business and industry.
After foundational coursework, students will work side-by-side in the CoLab with teachers, other students, and industry experts in small groups and ultimately manage their own projects focused on social and STEM innovation. The school’s facility provides a place where students can work side by side with community experts and mentors using traditional and technologi- cally advanced tools to create.
The community provides hands-on opportunities for students in their area of interest including: internships, employment opportunities and/or apprenticeships, field trips, job shadowing and volunteer work. Students will also have the opportunity to take specialized classes in computer programming , robotics and digital fabrication. Where applicable, students can engage in badging, dual credit and certification courses available online, through local universities and colleges and the county’s regional occupation program.
Business Services (for other companies)
Internships with local businesses are part of the larger program
Innovator Services:
- _____Design
- ____ New product prototype assistance
- ____ Small batch production
- ____ Other
Benefits:
Other skills, specializations (both in use and abilities),
Equipment (include equipment not in use now)
Biography
Highlights: MakerSpace: Clay and Glass Arts: Equipment and training available:
Describe the Business:
The Fire Arts Center (FAC) is a community studio that offers clay and warm-glass classes to the public, artists, and provides studio space for those who pay a monthly license fee. Classes are focused on skill development for the developing art business as well as the interested individual. FAC is a self-supporting facility, and all income is derived from studio membership fees, class fees, fund-raising events, private investments, and donations.
Manufacturer of
Pottery and glass art products sold in their art gallery, pottery sales events, and through the individual artist’s business.
Benefits of Product (if applicable)
- The Fire Arts Center offers classes in ceramics (handbuilding and throwing) and fused glass, memberships in both media, as well as firing services for outside projects.
- They have well equipped workspaces for both clay and glass media, and foster an educational and fun artistic environment!
- Advertised Pottery sales
- Display and sales space for potters and glass artists
Business Inquiry: How does someone contact business if interested?
- On line, at the Fire Arts Center, or contact above
Manufacturing: Studio and equipment available for
- New product,
- Local product production,
- Recycled content production –
Production: Materials Used
- Glass
- Clay
Manufacturing Present: (product list)
- Cups for fundraising
- Pots of various design sold by artist or sold as a fundraiser
Business Services (for others)
Specialize in
- Classes and training for developing potters and glass artists.
- Equipment available to develop micro-enterprise businesses
Innovator Services:
- Design
- New product prototype assistance
- Small batch production
- Training
wheels
2 kilns
1 wood kiln
Check on availability
Biography
Highlights: Commercial Food Kitchens: Community Rental kitchen:
Describe the Business:
The Foodworks Culinary Center is designed to facilitate small and start-up food manufacturing businesses in support of Arcata’s niche foods sector. The facility offers monthly and hourly kitchen rentals, both cold and dry storage available on a monthly rental basis, and a warehouse with a receiving dock.
For Food Manufacturers
Kitchens and equipment available for food manufacturers
Benefits of for the Food Manufacturer
- The Foodworks facility has a variety of assets that designed to assist small start-up food manufacturing businesses to succeed and are available to lease at very affordable prices.
- The community rental kitchen is rented hourly and is provisioned with commercial grade equipment including a commercial six burner range and oven, a two door convection oven, steam jacketed kettle, 32 quart mixer, stainless steel work tables, a Multivac (vacuum seal) machine and a three compartment sink.
- Permanent Kitchen Rentals: The Foodworks facility is comprised of a variety of spaces that are available to rent. All spaces are food certified. Spaces range in size from 185 to 1,050 square feet.
- Warehouse, Refrigeration, Freezer, or Other Assets
Business Inquiry: How does someone contact business if interested?
Go to : http://www.cityofarcata.org/departmants/community-development/foodworks-culinary-center-page for on line rental applications and more detailed information.
Manufacturing of small or medium size batches by local Food Manufacturers who are involved in:
- _x__ New product production,
- _x__ Just-in-Time inventory:
- _x__ Local product production,
- ___ Recycled content production –
Production: Materials Used
- Produce, fruit, and other wholesale food products
Manufacturing Present: (product list)
- Variety of Food Manufacturers – is there a list?
Business Services (for other companies)
Specializes in
- Rental Commercial Kitchens
- Start-up food manufacturers
- Warehouse, Refrigeration, Freezer
Innovator Services available:
- ____ Design
- ____ New product prototype assistance
- __x__ Small batch production
- ____ Other
Other skills, specializations (both in use and abilities),
City loans and grants available through AEDC
Equipment (include equipment not in use now)
- Community Rental Kitchen
- Commercial six burner range and oven,
- Two door convection oven,
- Steam jacketed kettle,
- 32 quart mixer,
- Stainless steel work tables,
- Multivac (vacuum seal) machine
- Three compartment sink.
- Refrigeration
- Freezer
- Warehouse
Mind’s Eye Manufactory & Coffee Lounge
Mind’s Eye Manufactory & Coffee Lounge Contact: Marc and Leah DanielsBiography
Describe the Business:
Highlights: Innovation Space: Boat-making workspace:
Mind’s Eye Manufactory is a school of the “maker’s arts,” and feature a well-equipped workshop and knowledgeable staff to help. There is also an on-site coffee house, Mind’s Eye Coffee Lounge.
The shop is intended to be inhabited by several craftspeople, each with their own section of the space.
- True North Boats has its headquarters here: 707 834 3893
Manufacturer of
True North Boats: build the traditional skin-on-frame ocean craft of the far north. They create one-of-a-kind custom kayaks, teach skin-boat building workshops, and are committed to helping traditional skin boat building thrive in the Native communities.
Benefits of Product (if applicable)
Traditional Native Craft: True North Boats offer an immersion program for traditional boat building.
Manufacturing of small or medium size batch for
- New product
Biography
Highlight: Equipment Rental Textile
Describe the Business:
- Origin Design Labs is a supply center and sewing workroom for sewers, textile artists, crafters and makers.
- Skill training includes: sewing, embroider, felt, dye fabrics.
- Sells traditional and innovative textile supplies for all your needs.
- Available rentals: space, sewing machines and tools by the hour or with a monthly membership
Manufacturer of
MakerSpace for the textile arts business or individual, crafter, and sewer. A space where products can be made.
Benefits of Product/Service
- Origin provides training, equipment and workspace.
- They provide help with textile craft businesses.
Recycled Resource Statement: “We believe in Sustainable Sewing which seeks to reuse and conserve existing materials, use earth- and people-friendly fabrics, and cultivate the idea that recycling, up-cycling, reducing, and repurposing is beneficial for our community. In a world that chronically squanders resources, it has become important to recast sewing as a sustainable skill and a component of a new thrift.”
“Sewing as practiced by our mothers and grandmothers was traditionally about self-reliance, ingenuity, and a smart use of resources. Today, sewing can recapture these qualities as well as foster creative expression, reduce stress, and create social bonds. Sustainable sewing, such as refashioning new clothes from old ones, encourages fashion independence and – as with past generations – the pleasure of owning fine clothes and linens made at home.”
Business Inquiry: How does someone contact business if interested?
- Website or contact above
Manufacturing of small or medium size batch for
Members create
- New product
- Local product production
- Recycled content production
- Clothing repair service on site
Production: Materials Used
- Sell traditional and innovative textile supplies
Business Services (for other companies)
Specialize in
- Textile skill training
- Equipment availability
Innovator Services:
- Design
- New product prototype assistance
- Small batch production
Equipment (include equipment not in use now)
Origin Design Lab, the sewing lab is an inviting area where people can drop in during business hours to work on their individual projects or if more time is needed, become a member and receive a monthly pass. It is an open space where couches give way to conversation, creators can mingle and bounce ideas off of one another, and it is where coffee and crafting reference materials are available for that extra boost of inspiration.
The sewing work room consists of:
The sewing work room consists of:
- 10 sewing machines
- 4 ironing boards and irons
- 2 large cutting tables
- 1 small cutting table
- 2 smaller class tables
- Storage for members
- 5 industrial sewing machines
- Juki 1541 walking foot for upholstery and leather
- Brother straight stitch for light to medium weight dress wear and light home deco
- Consew 230 with a binder attachment
- Brother 4 thread over lock
- Juki 3500 5 thread safety stitch over lock
- 4 Home sewing machines
- Juki serger set for rolled hem
RENT BY THE HOUR
Studio Rental starts at $10 per hour (on you own no instructor) or $15 an hour with a sewing instructor. All rental time has a minimum of 1 hour and includes the use of a machine, cutting table, tools, and library. A one-time orientation to the machine, workspace and the lab in general is required. Please call for an appointment. If you do not have any experience on a sewing machine, we ask that you sign up for our very beginning sewing class.
Prepaid passes are available for lab space to save money
Open Studio Space Rates
Biography
SCRAP Humboldt is a project of SCRAP, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. SCRAP (School Community Reuse Action Project) is based in Portland, Oregon and has sites all over the nation. SCRAP Humboldt applied and was accepted in August 2012. Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Denton, Texas, Portland, Oregon, Richmond Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland are the current sites of the SCRAP USA.
SCRAP Humboldt operates a donation-based nonprofit creative reuse store and donation center in Arcata, California. Along with diverting unique materials from the waste stream, SCRAP also provides a range of educational opportunities, in The Studio and within the community. Classes, teaching creative reuse skills for adults and children compliment their store with and their educational programs for children in K-12th grades. SCRAP has developed a line of products created by their volunteers that reprise items with new life. The creative reuse center is full of supplies that can be used by artist, teachers, crafters and makers. Businesses and manufacturers can direct the appropriate production and business discards to SCRAP Humboldt as well as purchase office and shipping supplies.
Highlights: Creative reuse; supplies; small tool workspace; recycled content; awards; gifts
Manufacturer of
Products of SCRAP
- Awards: custom and made to order
- To Go Kit
- SCRAPbooking Pack
- Collage Package
- Robot Kit
- Sticker Pack
- Banner Kit
- California Banner Kit
- Buttons Jar
- Pen Pal Pack
- SCRAP gift baskets (custom)
- Retail local artists creative reuse products
- Organizing discarded material into usable supplies
Benefits of Product
Creative Reuse is (defined by the Reuse Alliance) as upcycling or re-purposing an object and with the addition of creativity brings a new function.
SCRAP Humboldt collects discarded materials (see the list on their website) that can be reused. Hard to recycle materials are given a new life. Corks, tins, scratched CDs and records, are all examples of hard to recycle items that are great materials for creative reuse. The discards of local production can be routed to SCRAP. Useable materials are diverted from the landfill. Materials are sold as supplies, used in their classes, or packaged in their products.
Manufacturing of small or medium size batch for
- Local product production
- Recycled content production
Production: Materials Used
- Discarded and recyclable materials from the public, business, and manufacturers.
Business Services (for other companies)
SCRAP Humboldt will work with a business or manufacturer to reroute any of their discarded materials that can be reused through their retail store, classes, or their products.
Specialize in organizing for
- Teacher’s Art supplies.
- Artist supplies
- Craft supplies
- Office supplies
Innovator Services:
- Design
- New product prototype assistance
- Other – organize discards to make them available for creative reuse
Benefits:
- Material diversion (less dumping fee)
- Supporting local nonprofit and in turn local businesses, manufacturers, educational and artistic community
Other skills, specializations (both in use and abilities)
- Affordable materials, means lower cost of business operations for start-ups
- Affordable access to space and tools means ability to manufacture prototypes and products
- Work training
- Environmental education
- Usable materials will be diverted from the landfill.
The Ink People Dream Makers- Marz Project
The Ink People Dream Makers- Marz Project Contact: Libby MaynardBiography
Highlights: MakerSpace support and start-up assistance:
Describe the Business:
The Inkpeople’s DreamMaker Program is made up of projects created by people who have a dream of making this community a better place through art and cultural engagement. The InkPeople has incubated many organizations around the Humboldt region. Beyond the incubation of new organizations, the InkPeople have their on projects. A specific MakerSpace project is below:
Project MARZ = Media & Arts Resource Zone
- MakerSpace for local youth ages 13 to 22 with the tools to help them express themselves creatively in visual art, audio and video production.
- Full array of equipment, software, and training to aid them in their artistic expression.
- Contact: marzers@gmail.com
Eileen McGee, Cory Goldman, Kati Texas
Manufacturer of
The InkPeople provides the support and administrative services that help innovators create spaces to serve the community.
Benefits of Services
Non-profit start-ups need support and supportive services to get started and to continue. The Ink People umbrellas social and cultural enterprises.
Business Services (for other companies)
Specializes in
- Administrative services and other assistance for start-up non-profits.
Equipment (include equipment not in use now)
- Marz Project: Media equipment
The Sanctuary, a project of Creative Sanctuary
The Sanctuary, a project of Creative Sanctuary Contact: Solomon LowensteinBiography
Describe the Business:
The Sanctuary is a MakerSpace filled with tools to use for a small fee/hr. or a monthly pass.
They offer a clean insured space, support, feedback and direction and access to an arts facility.
Benefits of Product
- Access to Tools and Knowledge.
- Ceramics
- Printmaking
- Sewing
- Paper Arts and Bookmaking
- Painting
- Bicycle repair
- General Shop
- Jewelry Making
- Music lessons
- Library
- The Great Community Hall, available for private and public rental
Other skills, specializations
- Assistance is available to help with tools and some supplies.
- The Center is open to the public for drop-in to work on projects.
- Workshops are available with in-house teachers, teachers from our community of artists, and in-residence artists. (See website for open lab hours and workshop schedule).
Equipment
Ceramics: electric wheel, (3) kick-wheels, wedging table, scale, electric kiln, hand tools, and some clay.
Printmaking: Challenge proof Press, rollers, wood and lino cut tools, metal type, silkscreen exposure unit, 4-color station silkscreen press, light table, heat setter, 11” x 18” etching press, emulsion applicator and some ink.
Sewing: industrial serger, sock knitting machine, industrial straight stitch, industrial walking foot machine, assorted domestic machines, miscellaneous tools, some notions and fabric.
Paper Arts & Bookmaking: bookbinding tools, writing and drawing tools, and book press.
Painting: easels, brushes, palettes, some paints.
Bicycle repair: truing stand, basic bicycle shop set, used parts.
General shop: worktables, drill press, various hand tools, safety equipment.
Jewelry: rolling mill, hand tools, jeweler’s bench, pickle pot, small kiln, draw plate, panavice, anvil, safety gear, and scrap metal.
Library: emphasis in art, music, local writers, and local history and traditional skills.
Kitchen: camping equipment, dehydrator, sharp knives, giant range, some food supplies.