We’re excited to partner with WSU Tech and the Greater Wichita Partnership to bring manufacturing influencer Andrew Crowe’s “New American Renaissance Manufacturing Tour” to Wichita on Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, 2022. All events are free and open to the public.

Groover Labs is excited to begin opening its Maker Labs facilities by offering a roster of classes, with plans to expand in the future to more classes, Maker Labs memberships, and open studio hours for class attendees. We recently held two 3D printing class sessions to begin our education outreach. Led by Executive Director Curt Gridley and Shop Lead Jeremiah Burian, we had students with different levels of experience and a variety of goals.

Meet Jeremiah Burian, the Metal Lab lead at Groover Labs. He’s one of our earliest hires, and he’s worked tirelessly since mid-2019 to bring the Maker Labs online. Burian has vast experience in metal works, completing a professional welder program at the Tulsa Welding School. He enjoys teaching, and he’s ready to lead his first Maker Labs-related class at Groover Labs starting Oct. 1. We sat down with Burian to discuss his upcoming four-week 3D Printing and Open Studio class.

Are you looking for an in-person 3D printing class in Wichita? Are you in the market for a 3D printer but not sure where to start? Do you already have some experience with 3D printing but want to build your skill level? If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions, then our in-person 4-week 3D Printing and Open Studio class is for you.

We asked local artist Amy Huser, who is also a community associate at Wichita Coworking and Makerspace Groover Labs, if she’d write a guest blog post about her experience teaching the Tapestry Weaving class last weekend. It can be scary to sign up for a class if you’re new to the discipline. Read how teaching reminded Amy what it’s like to start at the beginning.

We need your help to fill our walls and spaces with examples of our combined creative energy. Groover Labs will be hosting a series of workshops this spring and summer where people can explore a variety of creative art and fabrication techniques. Participants will gain access to the extensive set of fabrication tools in our brand new makerspace. Sign up for our mailing list to get class announcements of upcoming workshops as they are published.

The Wichita Manufacturer’s Association (WMA) held its monthly member meeting in our event venue on Wednesday. After the event, attendees — both in person and online — went on a tour of Groover Labs with Co-founder Curt Gridley.

The team at Groover Labs made the 2020 Tallgrass Film Festival Awards for the fifth year. We used many tools in our makerspace to create them.