The creators behind North Bend Art & Industry are now creating a multi-disciplinary maker space unlike anything the Snoqualmie Valley has seen.
Art & Industry, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2018, has moved into and is renovating its new Center for Creativity at 1533 Bendigo Blvd. N. The 13-person board of directors hopes to provide access to as many arts as possible, from writing to woodworking, sewing and cooking.
The move is a big step up for Art & Industry, which quickly outgrew its first maker space, a windowless conference room in downtown North Bend.
“But we could afford it, and we needed our own space,” said co-founder Deb Landers. “It, too, was a jump start, and then this is a jump start for more.”
Art & Industry has more construction to do on the space and will likely have its grand opening over the summer, but it is already offering classes out of its…