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2016 Ames Area Studio Tour: Meet the Artists - Brainmill Maker Lab, Reliable Street

8/23/2016

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The 2016 Ames Area Studio Tour will be Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, October 9 from noon to 4 p.m.  Over the next few weeks we'll introduce you to our artists and attempt to give you a small glimpse of what you might see when you visit their studios.  We hope you are able to join us!  
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Find more information here. 

Brainmill Maker Lab  [4625 Reliable St., Ames]
Collective Space / Varied Works
If you’re someone looking for a center for community arts and culture, look no further!  The Brainmill Maker Lab on Reliable Street is in the works, and will be open to the public early next year. “Our goal is to be an all inclusive community space that nurtures and supports global arts and culture,” says Lyndsay Nissen, one of the six co- founders of the up-and-coming space.
 
“What exactly does this include?” one may ask. The space, which was formerly home to the Doboy Feedmill and warehouse, is projected to include a small coffee shop, a gallery, a computer lab for programming, and a workspace with access to tools for woodworking, welding, 3D printing, and more. “We want to provide a communal space for non-traditional media artists to work,” says Nissen.
 
One community-based project that the group has been currently working on is a free community bike share titled “Zebra Bikes.”  The project includes a plethora of donated bikes that are now painted in black and white stripes. “The idea is about free roaming and the simple joy of riding bikes,” Nissen says.
 
Although the space isn’t officially set to open until January, the artists are excited to share their new space during the Studio Tour. “The space is about people coming and saying ‘We want to do this’ and us saying ‘Yes go ahead.’ We hope everyone can get involved and get inspired,” says Nissen.
 
There is a great article about the project here. 
 
Learn more about Reliable Street, the Brainmill Maker Lab, and the Ames Area Studio Tour by visiting our website, here.

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Pennylane
12/18/2018 09:09:12 am

Just moved here from California and moved into an apartment and looked over and this is in my back yard can’t waut to see it come together

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