ABOUT

VISION STATEMENT:

Spark Studio Salem is a social space for making, providing tools, resources and connections; we empower our community to satisfy their creative drive.

MISSION:

To achieve the vision, Spark Studio Salem makerspace:

  • Facilitates intra-community learning and encourages the intersection of technology and art;
  • Encourages social connections through common space and facilitation of Maker events;
  • Provides local opportunities for skill training, collaboration, and lifelong learning;
  • Provides access to tools that would otherwise be out of reach;
  • Supports our community regardless of skill, income, or background.

We are a board-run organization. Our patrons have daily access to our 1300+ sq ft facility and many tools within. We have laser cutters, 3d printers, CNC machines, electronics fab and rework equipment, fiber arts, metal working, and much much more. Memberships start at $50 per month and are provided electronic access from 8am to midnight 365 days a year.

Our facilities also have:

       A small office space with a green screen, perfect for zoom calls or podcasts

The Spark Studio Salem makerspace board currently consists of:

  • Jeremy Greenwood (President)
  • Chris Feaster (Secretary)
  • David Duncan (Treasurer)
  • Duncan Beevers (board member)
  • Greg Hanevelt (board member)

Current group projects:

  • Metal shop Renovations and upgrades:
    • Insulating and air sealing
    • Tool and material storage
  • Equipment and tool training
    • Glowforge Pro (Laser Cutter)
    • Sienci Labs Longmill Mk2 (CNC router)
    • Qidi Q1 Pro (3d filament printer)
    • Electronics Bench
    • Vinyl Cutter
    • T-Shirt Press

ABOUT US (Updated 12/2025):

Spark Studio Salem is the name we’ve given our mission of forming a makerspace in Salem, a sort of shared mad scientist garage… A community that encourages and empowers each member to learn and create through peer mentoring, dedicated work / social space, tools, and misc resources that are beyond what each member could comfortably manage on their own.

As of July 2022, we had conducted a survey of interest levels and types in Salem, registered as an official non-profit 501(c)3 organization with state and federal agencies, held many pre-covid one-off events, established a monthly “First Tuesday Social” (Originally 7pm at Salem Ale Works, then online via Slack during pandemic, and resumed in-person meetings in April at Ratchet Brewery). Pre-covid we had monthly “Third Thursday Maker Night” (5p-830p at Center 50+, 2nd floor Craft room). Assets acquired include an enclosed trailer (with associated solar panels, batteries, charging system, inverters, chairs), Longmill CNC II, and a Glowforge Pro laser-cutter.

In August 2022, Spark Studio Salem leased our current 1300 sq ft space in Salem (2701 22nd St SE)!

Open events will be posted to:
sparkstudiosalem.com/events/