Are you interested in learning new ways to grow your maker business? Do you want to pick the brains of experts in marketing, branding, social media and more? Do you love a really good cup of coffee?
If the answer to any – or all – of these questions is ‘yes,’ then mark September 23, 2018, on your calendar for the third annual Knoxville Maker City Summit at The Mill and Mine!
A Conversation with Doug Laney, President of Knox Makers
"I got involved with Knox Makers in early 2011, which is a few months after it got started. The term "makerspace" was still relatively new back then, but even at that time the idea of having a shared workspace where people could combine resources to have access to a much better workspace than they could afford individually seemed amazing."
Knoxville officially became The Maker City this year.
With generous support from the City of Knoxville and the inspired brand identity gifted to the City by local firm Designsensory, we have claimed Knoxville’s place on the national maker stage.
Read the full post to celebrate all we've accomplished together in The Maker City!
'Tis the season, y'all! We're all starting to think gifts and shopping local is so important for our community, economy, artists, and their families. Take a peek to learn a bit more about a few of Knoxville's makers and what makes shopping local so special! Buy Local - DO IT.
Being The Maker City, Knoxville has an abundance of talented craftspeople, makers, designers, and artists of all kinds creating one-of-a-kind pieces. We encourage you to shop local and give handmade items year round. Each piece comes with a story about who made it and how it was made. It also feels good to support Knoxville and its small-scale manufacturers.
Read more here... or pick up the latest edition of Blank News - Knoxville's ONLY local + free publication!
An enormous thanks to Knoxville Weekend for their creation of this video. Our partnership with Knoxville Weekend continues to grow as we select and feature makers making an impact on the greater community.
You can visit Alyssa and a crowd of local & regional makers at the upcoming event, free to the public and full of unique, handmade goods.
The Mayor's Maker Council Presents, The Maker City. A monthly section in Blank Newspaper, written by The Maker City for the maker community of Knoxville. This month, we're proud to display our new mark, part of a generous brand package gifted by Designsensory to the City of Knoxville. We're sharing highlights from our 2017 Maker City Summit and giving you a preview of what we have in store for the future.
