Five-session program that will explore design, nature, and digital fabrication. Students will design “cribs” for our city’s diverse wildlife. Open to Chicago Area 3rd-5th graders.
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 $200 stipend for their participation. Open to Chicago Area 8th-12th graders.
Join Mobile Makers Chicago for a five-week exploration of design and architecture! Participants will research, draw, and build a rendition of a Chicago landmark of their choosing to create a city! Open to all Chicago Area 4th-6th graders.
Join Mobile Makers and artist Amanda Williams for a discussion on the historic inequities of land and space in Chicago.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
Help transform a former empty lot and shipping container into a thriving, sustainable garden sanctuary that provides residents with easier access to green space, fresh produce, and the knowledge to nurture the environment with Mobile Makers and Stone Temple Baptist Church!
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 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.
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 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.
