The Foundry

Did you know we have two FREE Dream Builders Parent and Me classes scheduled at our Community Celebration & Cookout tomorrow?

Gelli Printing with Julie Carter/Buffalo Makers Hub and Learn to Crochet with Denise Kelly

Check out our other upcoming classes .org/dreambuilders

Thank you to Foundation 214 for making this program possible!

Don't forget that our Community Cookout and Celebration is tomorrow, August 13 at The Foundry! Stop by for some FREE food catered by community favorites including KrysKitchen716, Brothers At Northland, and Meraki Collective By E Nicole. Visitors will also have the chance to walk through our resource fair to learn about other local organizations, check out the youth showcase as our students unveil the mural they’ve been working on, tour our new spaces, hear about our new programs, and even participate in free maker activities. Enjoy an evening full of delicious food, fun activities, and community connection. We hope to see you there!

Need some inspiration for what to create during our Open Maker Hours? Check out some of the projects that our summer program students have made in the Textile Lab recently! It’s so cool to see how everyone brings their ideas to life and creates something that they can be proud of. Drop a comment below with your most recent project, we’d love to see them!

Sign up for an orientation class today to be eligible for our weekly Open Maker Hours: thefoundrybuffalo.org/classes

Shoutout to and for sponsoring our Open Maker Hours and to the Erie County Youth Bureau and Project Rise for making our summer youth program possible!

All of these wonderful local organizations will have tables at our Foundry Community Cookout + Celebration where they’ll be sharing information about what they do and what resources they provide to the community. Stop by tomorrow August 13 at 5:30pm to walk through our resource fair, take part in free maker activities, support youth creativity and enjoy some delicious food!

We’ve been a little bee-hind on our updates for the Fix the Fence campaign because we’ve been busy buzzing around getting ready for our Foundry Community Cookout + Celebration this Thursday! 🐝

Can you pitch in to help us reach our goal and become an official member of the Foundry Hive? Every donation counts! Thank you for your support!

Operation Fix the Fence Bee-come Part of The Foundry Hive! After a spring storm sent a massive tree from our neighbor's yard crashing onto our fence and into The Foundry's back parking lot, we launched Operation: Fix the Fence to clear the debris, hire skilled help, buy materials, and reopen the lot— we need to raise $6,...

Are you an entrepreneur interested in taking your business to the next level? Join the waitlist for our Business Incubation Program! In addition to a personal workspace, participants will receive mentorship and training in a supportive environment and learn effective strategies to build up their business.

Join the waitlist today: thefoundrybuffalo.org/business-incubation

Here’s one last sneak peak of the new mural at The Foundry! Students in our summer program have been working hard as a team to bring this amazing design to life and we are so excited to see the finished product. Join us for the official mural unveiling on Thursday, August 13 at 5:30 pm for our Community Cookout and Celebration. We hope to see you there!

Huge thanks to for taking the lead on this project and to Project Rise and the Erie County Youth Bureau for making our summer program possible!

RAIN OR SHINE!

No matter what project you want to work on, our Open Maker Hours are here for you! Check out these recent projects made in our Textile Lab to see just some of the possibilities of what you could create. It’s so inspiring to see the incredible projects our fellow makers have worked on this summer!

Complete an orientation class today to be eligible for our Open Maker Hours: thefoundrybuffalo.org/classes

Our 2026 Open Maker Hours are made possible with support from and .