Maker Faire
| Maker Faire | |
|---|---|
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 ORBIT 2 Kinetic Sculpture by Carl Pisaturo shown at 2008 Maker Faire | |
| Location(s) | San Mateo, California Dearborn, Michigan Queens, New York |
| Years active | Since 2006 |
| Website | makerfaire |
Maker Faireis aconventionofdo it yourself(DIY) enthusiasts established byMakemagazine in 2006. Participants come from a wide variety of interests, such as robotics, 3D printing, computers,arts and crafts,andhacker culture.
History
[edit]In 2005, Dale Dougherty founded the magazineMake:as a quarterly publication with Tim O’Reilly.[1]The first Make: magazine was published in 2005 and the first Maker Faire took place in 2006 in San Mateo. Over the next 13 years, this inaugural maker faire expanded to more than 200 licensed Maker Faires in more than 40 countries.[2]
Dale Dougherty convened the first Maker Faire in 2006 in San Mateo, California, drawing a crowd of 20,000.[3]
Maker Media Inc. went out of business in June 2019, and Dale Dougherty rebranded as Make Community.[4]
Maker Faires in the US
[edit]Flagship Maker Faires
[edit]Flagship Maker Faires are held inSan Mateo, CaliforniaandNew York City.
The last Bay Area Maker Faire was held in 2019. The Maker Faire Bay Area was not held in 2020. This was due to the potential impact of coronavirus as well as the 2019 transition ofMaker Mediato Make: Community.[5]
A revived Bay Area Maker Faire was held in October 2023 at theMare Island Naval ShipyardinVallejo, California.[6][7]
The New York Maker Faire is also known as the "World Maker Faire".[8]The New York City Faire was cancelled in 2019 due to financial difficulties.[9][10]The most recent New York City Faire was held in Coney Island in 2023.[11]
White House Maker Faire
[edit]On June 18, 2014,President Obamahosted the first-ever (and only thus far) White House Maker Faire.[12]
Past US events
[edit]2008
[edit]Maker Faire 2008 was held on May 3–4, 2008, at the San Mateo County Event Center. Highlights of the Faire included a human-sizedMouse Trapboard game, kinetic squid sculpture, 55' wingspan kinetic steel butterfly, bicycle-powered music stage, a solar-powered chariot pulled by anArnold Schwarzeneggerrobot,[13]and over 500 other booths from different makers. There were approximately 65,000 people in attendance.[14][15]Featured guests includedAdam Savage,Stephanie Pearl-McPhee,Lee David Zlotoff,[16]Tony BaxterandEepybird.
An additional 2008 Maker Faire was held on October 18–19, 2008, in Austin, Texas.[17]
2020
[edit]Maker Faire XV was held online.
Worldwide Maker Faires
[edit]Maker Faires are also held in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
Afrigadget,a website dedicated to African Ingenuity, was created byErik Hersmanin 2006[18]just a few months after Make Magazine and the firstMaker Faire Africatook place in Ghana in 2009.
The first Maker Faire in the United Kingdom took place on March 14–15, 2009, inNewcastle upon Tyne,as a joint venture with theNewcastle ScienceFest.
In the US, the 2009 Maker Faire Rhode Island was scheduled for September 6–19.[19] The first Maker Faire North Carolina was held on April 25, 2010, inDurham, North Carolina.It moved toRaleigh, North Carolinafor 2011.[20]
In 2010, Canada had their first Mini Maker Faire inOttawa,Ontario on November 6–7.[21]
Maker Faire has spread worldwide, and the first Maker Faire inHong Kongwas held in 2014. The next year it grew significantly and was organized byThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University,led by Dr. Clifford Choy from the university's School of Design in November 2015 as well as in April 2017.[22][23]
In 2015, the US Embassy inCairoandFab LabEgypt started organizing Maker Faire Cairo that received thousands of visitors.[24][25]
Mini Maker Faires
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Make Magazine assists independent event organizers in producing small-scale Maker Faire events in local communities.
In 2011, Mini Maker Faires were held in Canada (Toronto,Vancouver), the United Kingdom (Brighton) and a number of cities in the USA:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;Phoenix, Arizona;Oakland, California;Fort Wayne, Indiana;Fishers, Indiana;Providence, Rhode Island;Atlanta, Georgia;Kansas City, Missouri;Raleigh, North Carolina;Poulsbo, Washington,Ann Arbor, Michigan;Linthicum, Maryland;Westport, Connecticut;Louisville, Kentucky; andUrbana, Illinois.
School Maker Faires
[edit]Schools are also able to host School Maker Faires.[26]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^"Company Behind Popular Maker Faire Closing Down Due to Financial Struggles".KQED.June 8, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on June 4, 2021.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
- ^"Maker Media Has Shut Down. But Founder Dale Dougherty Isn't Calling It Quits".June 9, 2019.RetrievedApril 1,2021.
- ^"Make: Community".Archivedfrom the original on March 1, 2021.RetrievedApril 1,2021.
- ^"Important update".Archivedfrom the original on March 28, 2021.RetrievedApril 1,2021.
- ^"Big news! Maker Faire Bay Area will return this October".July 13, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on July 14, 2023.RetrievedJuly 14,2023.
- ^"Maker Faire returns to Bay Area after more than four years".October 21, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on October 30, 2023.RetrievedOctober 30,2023.
- ^Maker Faire,archivedfrom the original on December 9, 2019,retrievedDecember 16,2011
- ^"Maker Media Has Shut Down. But Founder Dale Dougherty Isn't Calling It Quits. - EdSurge News".June 9, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on September 18, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 21,2020.
- ^"Statement on World Maker Faire by Margaret Honey".NYSCI.June 10, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on June 4, 2021.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
- ^"Tinkerers, Crafters and Builders Unite At The Coney Island Maker Faire".October 4, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on December 7, 2023.RetrievedDecember 7,2023.
- ^"The First-Ever White House Maker Faire: Celebrating a Nation of Makers".June 4, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on March 2, 2021.RetrievedApril 1,2021.
- ^Autobots, Freaks and Geeks: Welcome to Maker FaireArchivedMay 6, 2008, at theWayback Machine,Wiredmagazine, May 3, 2008, accessed May 4, 2008
- ^"Home invention".The Economist.May 1, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2008.RetrievedMay 5,2008.
- ^Terdiman, Daniel (May 4, 2008)."Maker Faire more popular than ever".CNet News.RetrievedMay 5,2008.
- ^"Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming!".Gizmodo.com. May 3, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2008.RetrievedMay 5,2008.
- ^"Maker Faire Austin 2008".Archivedfrom the original on December 19, 2008.RetrievedDecember 24,2008.
- ^"AfriGadget.com relaunch – AfriGadget".www.afrigadget.com.Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 24,2022.
- ^"Home Page".Providence Mini Maker Faire - June 8–9, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on October 31, 2019.RetrievedOctober 31,2019.
- ^Maker Faire North Carolina,archivedfrom the original on January 2, 2012,retrievedDecember 16,2011
- ^"Electric Fields - Festival of Electronic Art and Sound (2010)".artengine.ca.Archived fromthe originalon April 30, 2014.RetrievedAugust 6,2014.
- ^"Home".Maker Faire Hong Kong hương cảng tạo tiết.Archivedfrom the original on August 6, 2018.RetrievedMarch 23,2016.
- ^Design, PolyU."PolyU Design: Maker Faire Hong Kong 2015".www.sd.polyu.edu.hk.Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2018.RetrievedMarch 23,2016.
- ^"Egypt's Second Annual Maker Faire Kicks off Saturday".U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Egypt.March 25, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on March 2, 2019.RetrievedMarch 1,2019.
- ^"Home".Maker Faire Cairo.Archivedfrom the original on February 28, 2019.RetrievedMarch 1,2019.
- ^"How to Make a School Maker Faire".Archivedfrom the original on April 14, 2021.RetrievedApril 1,2021.
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