Mobile Makers, founded in 2017, is a nonprofit organization that makes design education accessible to all people. Through youth design and skill-building workshops, community engagement, public installations, and pop-ups hosted out of a retrofitted mail truck, Mobile Makers encourages conversations about positive change in the built environment.
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Chicago Hub Renovation
We are building our DREAM SPACE! Mobile Makers has been awarded a $140,000 Recovery Grant from the City of Chicago and a $55,000 grant from the Armstrong World Industries Foundation. Our upgraded space will have a makerspace, classroom, conference room, kitchen, library, and staff-only mezzanine.
“I loved that Chicago Mobile Makers was able to provide my students not only with engaging curriculum around thinking critically about design and urban planning but that they also showed them diverse career possibilities in this field.”
Help us make design education accessible to everybody.
We need your support to bring workshops to Chicago communities. There are a few ways you can help.