Maya Pottiger
The Chesapeake Arts Center is, once again, making waves in the community.
In September, it opened its new MakerSpace in the basement. One of the first projects out of the MakerSpace was partnering with University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) students to create toys for students at Ruth Parker Eason School.
“The MakerSpace project was valuable to my students in a couple ways,” said Alma Durm, whose class at Ruth Parker Eason received the toys. “Being in the space itself — we have a MakerSpace in our classroom, but it’s not as nice as theirs. They have all the bells and the whistles. So seeing what else is out there was very wonderful for my students and staff to see.”
Steven Bradley, a UMBC visual arts professor who helped establish the MakerSpace, said that he hopes the…