The Bay Area Makerhood

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area or Silicon Valley, grats! You're at the center of the maker universe!

		Hactus: The Cheat Sheet For Entrepreneurs Hactus has not only hackerspace listings but also incubators and events and programs to help creative entrepreneurs found and join startups.
		Noisebridge.net San Francisco Noisebridge Hackerspace San Francisco is the 0,0,0 origin point coordinate that forms the center of the Primer Labs universe. We founded Primer at Noisebridge and continue to be amazed at the brilliance and excellence that comes out of the awesome people there.
		Hacker Dojo Mountainview Hacker Dojo Mountain View is an epic hacker space in the heart of Silicon Valley that keeps doubling in size! Hacker Dojo is also the birth place of Hack The Future which brings the hacker party model of their common ancestor Super Happy Dev House to young people.
		Ace Monster Toys Oakland Ace Monster Toys is a hackerspace in the SF Bay Area in Oakland. The space is generally open to members and their guests, and not the general public. If you would just like to see the space or exchange greetings from another hacker space, people on our Weekly Schedule can show you around with some advance notice.
		MADE Museum of Art & Digital Entertainment Oakland The MADE has the history of gaming ready to play with and you can get your hands on the tools to learn how to make your own! Join them for Fight Night Tuesdays, Indy Game Developer meetups and more! Contact them to request a Gamebridge Unityversity event if you'd like to learn game development from Primer Labs mentors with Code Hero and Unity.
		Tech Shop San Jose, San Francisco, Menlo Park, Detroit... TechShop is a membership-based workshop that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction, and a community of creative and supportive people so they can build the things they have always wanted to make. Think of TechShop like a fitness club, but with tools and equipment instead of exercise equipment. It is sort of like a Kinko's for makers, or a Xerox PARC for the rest of us. TechShop is designed for everyone, regardless of their skill level.
		American Steel Oakland American Steel Studios was founded in 2006 to provide affordable space in which artists and entrepreneurs can create and inspire. The population is diverse and creative, manifesting a space that is resplendent with cross-pollination and inspiration.
		NIMBY Oakland A place to create the impossible, the new, the ridiculous, the exiting and most importantly, the never seen before. It is the largest do-it-yourself industrial art space in the Bay Area with over 40 different art groups and craftsmen in the shop.NIMBY not only offers space to create, but supports its  artists with resources, assistance in sourcing re-purposed material, as well as logistical and technical guidance.  This supportive culture shared by all members of the NIMBY community is at the root of the amazing art that emerges from its doors. NIMBY is the hub for creativity that boggles the mind and fosters community values that encourage collaboration and innovation. Over the years, the concept of our community has brought together talented and diverse local artists who have created an impressive body of work.  NIMBY has been the largest workspace/gallery of its kind in the City of Oakland and continues to provide a workspace, storage and display area - a one-stop shop for big, innovative art. There are no sidelines at NIMBY.  It’s all hands on deck!
		Operation Goal Rush: Move To The Bay If you live somewhere else, here are instructions on how to exodus from where you live and immigrate to the motherland!
		Hackerspaces: Maker Communities Learn more about how hackerspaces work! Hackademies: Maker Schools The first maker schools are being created now. Code Club Code Club is a first step towards bringing hacker schooling into your school by forming a club. Hack The Future Mentorship events for young people to get involved in making and coding and science. Makerkids.ca Toronto Kidspace Makerkids is one of the first makerspaces expressly for kids!