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UC Makerspace empowers creativity, innovation, and economic development through hands-on learning, workshops, and shared tools. We build skills, collaboration, and confidence for makers of all ages in the Upper Cumberland.

The Makers Gala is a celebration of imagination, skill, and the people who believe in nurturing both. It&rsquo;s a black-tie evening designed not only to dazzle but to do good, proving that community growth can be as inspiring as it is elegant.

2025 Makers' Gala Tickets

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1756257703/wysiwyg/y8inznha2akq5lfoq7ud.png" style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Welcome to the 2025 Makers&rsquo; Gala Auction! 🎉 Our incredible supporters, partners, and sponsors have generously donated every item you&rsquo;ll see here. 100% of the proceeds go directly toward building UC Makerspace, a community kitchen, discovery museum, and makerspace where creativity, innovation, and opportunity can thrive across the Upper Cumberland. When you place a bid, you&rsquo;re not just scoring something awesome; you&rsquo;re helping put tools, kitchens, and resources into the hands of makers, dreamers, and doers. So spread the word, nudge your friends, outbid your family (politely, of course), and let&rsquo;s make this auction a night to remember. Thank you for supporting the Makers&rsquo; Gala and the future of UC Makerspace. Now go on, happy bidding! Some items will continue into the live auction.Online bids for these items will serve as the starting bid at the Gala. If you cannot attend but wish to remain competitive, you may place an absentee bid or request a proxy bidder. UC Makerspace

2025 Makers' Gala Silent Auction

UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry are packing up and moving (hopefully to the Cookeville Mall), and we need the community&rsquo;s help to pull it off by the time we need to be in the new spot this July. This move is bigger than a new address. It&rsquo;s about building a hub for economic development in the Upper Cumberland, where creativity turns into skills, skills turn into confidence, and confidence turns into opportunity. The mall space gives us room to grow UC Makerspace programs for makers, entrepreneurs, and future tradespeople, while expanding Imagine Foundry as a hands-on children&rsquo;s museum and discovery space where learning happens through play, building, and curiosity. Peer-to-peer fundraising means you&rsquo;re not just donating, you&rsquo;re rallying your people. Every share, every ask, and every gift helps cover the real costs of the move: deposits, build-out basics, safety upgrades, shelving and setup, and the supplies it takes to get our doors open fast. To find out the full plan and what we&#39;re working on, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://ucmakerspace.org/uc-makerspace-moves-to-the-mall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">check out the page on our website all about it.</a> Donate if you can. Share if you can&rsquo;t. Either way, you&rsquo;re helping move a community asset into a space where it can thrive.

UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry are packing up and moving (hopefully to the Cookeville Mall), and we need the community’s help to pull it off by the time we need to be in the new spot this July.This move is bigger than a new address. It’s about building a hub for economic development in the Upper Cumberland, where creativity turns into skills, skills turn into confidence, and confidence turns into opportunity. The mall space gives us room to grow UC Makerspace programs for makers, entrepreneurs, and future tradespeople, while expanding Imagine Foundry as a hands-on children’s museum and discovery space where learning happens through play, building, and curiosity.Peer-to-peer fundraising means you’re not just donating, you’re rallying your people. Every share, every ask, and every gift helps cover the real costs of the move: deposits, build-out basics, safety upgrades, shelving and setup, and the supplies it takes to get our doors open fast.To find out the full plan and what we're working on, check out the page on our website all about it.Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. Either way, you’re helping move a community asset into a space where it can thrive.

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2025 Makers' Gala Tickets

2025 Makers' Gala Silent Auction

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