Join Mobile Makers for this exciting five-session program where we’ll learn all about what it takes to create like a game or set designer, and imagine, draw, and build our own worlds.
Join Mobile Makers for an exploration of invention! This five-week workshop explores how product design and digital fabrication can improve lives. Open to all Chicago Area 4th-6th graders.
Come and explore the worlds of product design, fashion, interior design, and how they intersect with culture! We’ll dive into the history of these fields, learn about incredible designers making waves today, and envision our own inventions, garments, and spaces. Open to all Chicago Area 7th-10th graders.
Join Mobile Makers for this exciting five-session program where we’ll learn all about what it takes to create like a game or set designer, and imagine, draw, and build our own worlds. Open to Chicago Area 4th-6th graders.
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a hands-on exploration of design and architecture this summer! Campers will research, draw, and build a rendition of a Chicago landmark of their choosing to create a city! Open to all Chicago Area 3rd-5th graders.
This hands-on workshop series for teens explores how design and architecture can be agents of positive change. Students will work together to observe, draw, design, and build life-size prototypes that create more generous and equitable urban spaces for all city dwellers. This five-session summer camp is open to all Chicago Area 7th-12th graders.
Join Mobile Makers for this exciting week-long summer camp where we’ll learn all about what it takes to create like a game or set designer, and imagine, draw, and build our own worlds. Get ready for life-size builds, animation, and storytelling! Open to Chicago Area 5th-7th graders.
Come and explore the worlds of product design, fashion, interior design, and how they intersect with culture! We’ll dive into the history of these fields, learn about incredible designers making waves today, and envision our own inventions, garments, and spaces. Open to all Chicago Area 7th-11th graders.
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a hands-on exploration of design and architecture this summer! Campers will research, draw, and build a rendition of a Chicago landmark of their choosing to create a city! Open to Chicago Area 4th-6th graders.
Join us at the 2025 Eats & Crafts Holiday Market, a free event featuring local vendors, food & beverages, arts & crafts, and more! Stop by Mobile Makers between 12 and 4 pm for holiday-themed art making.
An interdisciplinary event that brings like-minded creatives together for conversations about leveraging design to make positive change.
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a hands-on exploration of design and architecture this summer! Open to all Chicago youth in 4th-6th grade.
60 mins of gentle movement, breath work, and community with West Town Unwind!
This entry-level design and architecture workshop series is for young people who want to learn more about the design world. Open to all Chicago youth in 8th-12th grade.
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a hands-on exploration of design and architecture this summer! Open to all Chicago youth in 6th-9th grade.
60 mins of gentle movement, breath work, and community with West Town Unwind!
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a hands-on exploration of design and architecture this summer! Open to all Chicago youth in 3rd-5th grade.
60 mins of gentle movement, breath work, and community with West Town Unwind!
60 mins of gentle movement, breath work, and community with West Town Unwind!
Join Mobile Makers and the James Dyson Foundation for an exploration of invention! This five-week workshop explores how product design and digital fabrication can improve lives.
Join Mobile Makers and Bandwith Chicago for this five-session program that explores product design and DIY musical instrument making.
Five-session program that will explore design, nature, and digital fabrication. Students will design “cribs” for our city’s diverse wildlife.
Sketch Lab is a five-week program where students learn a variety of drawing techniques and explore topics such as urban sketching, design drawing, color theory, and more. Open to Chicago Area 8-12th graders.
This five-week program explores how 3D printing can improve lives. Students will learn about how 3D printing is used to invent inclusive and sustainable solutions and create an innovative design of their own. Open to Chicago Area 3rd-5th graders.
For one weekend only, the Chicago Architecture Center gives you the chance to go behind the scenes of architecturally, culturally and historically significant sites across Chicago. This free annual festival is one of the largest events of its kind in the world—explore 170+ sites in 20+ neighborhoods.
The Chicago Sukkah Design Festival pairs community organizations in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood with diverse architectural designers to design and construct sukkahs, small outdoor pavilions built for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Join like-minded, creative teens from the Chicago Area to envision positive community change! Over 10 weeks, students will gain hands-on experience developing drawings, collages, and models and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation. Open to Chicago Area 8-12th graders.
Sundays on the Boulevard is an event sponsored by Lawndale Pop-Up that features a petting zoo, nature workshops, horse rides, free books, and more for the community.
A five-week workshop series where students research, draw, and build replicas of Chicago landmarks. At the end of the course, students place their models together to make a city. Open to all Chicago Area 3rd-5th graders.
Sketch Lab is a five-week program where students learn a variety of drawing techniques and explore topics such as urban sketching, design drawing, color theory, and more. Open to Chicago Area 6-8th graders.
Stop by our brand new space for a tour and fun design activities! All ages welcome.
Stop by our brand new space for a tour and fun design activities! All ages welcome.
Join the Chicago Architecture Center and Mobile Makers Chicago for a hands-on exploration of design and architecture this summer! Open to all Chicago youth in 6th-9th grade.
Stop by our brand new space for a tour and fun design activities! All ages welcome.
The Chicago Architecture Center and Mobile Makers Chicago are teaming up to facilitate a week-long Girls Build! camp in partnership with UIC and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Open to all Chicago youth in 7th-10th grade.
Join like-minded, creative teens from the Chicago Area to envision positive community change! Students will gain hands-on experience developing drawings, collages, and models and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation.
We're excited to announce the launch of our book drive! We aim to curate a collection of critical and inspirational books and magazines to share knowledge and inspire young people. Stop by 1757 N. Kimball Avenue on May 4th between 10:30am and 2:30pm to drop off your books!
The Black Cultural Harvest is for Chicagoans to celebrate Black culture, share untold stories, and preserve family and community mementos.
Join us in the Learning Lab every second and fourth Friday and Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center between 12-2pm.
