In the spring of 2022, North Bend Art and Industry opened its first brick and mortar makerspace — and “almost immediately” outgrew it, said co-founder Deb Landers.
This fall, the nonprofit is gearing up to move into a bigger home and wants the community’s input on what that home will look like.
Art and Industry, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2018, currently leases a small strip mall space in downtown North Bend. In February, Landers said, it will start a long-term lease at a 2.5-acre lot off of Snoqualmie-North Bend Road, which it plans to open in the spring. In the meantime, Art and Industry is hosting three November focus groups, so board members can learn what type of makerspace the community wants and the community can learn what its options are.
“We want to be certain that we’re actually hearing what would make the most sense, what would have the most…
