TVCOG is a makerspace with a focus on hardware startup incubation and STEAM Education.
We are a community of people who learn, share, and build things together. All are welcome! Our member community brings together everyone from students to retirees, artists to engineers, and hobbyists to entrepreneurs. As a makerspace, manufacturing incubator, and STEAM education center, we make an impressive array of fabrication tools accessible to the public at an affordable monthly cost, along with the educational programming on how to operate them.
Get more details about our focus areas by reading our Strategic Plan.
THE MAKERSPACE
At our core is the Makerspace: 15,000 square feet of equipment, tools, work stations, and collaborative spaces. There are nine Maker Zones dedicated to specific aspects of making. From metal shop to 3D printing, welding to woodshop, laser cutting to electronics, community room to consultation corners: our building is designed to promote collaboration, boost creative confidence, and spark creativity.
While the Makerspace is the core, our Community is the Center of Gravity’s heart. We nurture a culture of inclusivity to enhance innovation among a community of artists, craftpersons, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and professionals of all ages, genders, ethnicities, interests, nationalities, life experiences and educational backgrounds. Courses, workshops, lectures and meet-ups ensure ongoing growth for participants. Affordable membership fees, our Community Access Fund, volunteer programs ensure economic diversity.
The Prototyping Center zone contains higher-end equipment and open space for big projects. While available to all members, it's designed for use by those scaling from a prototype to a final product, and to exisitng companies that need occasional access to professional equipment.
THE THINQUBATOR
The THINQubator, our children's makerspace, engages new generations of makers and doers in creative expression and idea development through science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Many programs provide opportunities for families to grow together in these important subjects. Programming is available for field trips and special events.
THE MANUFACTURING INCUBATOR
Our Incubated Maker Membership provides expert mentorship, advisory services and support for product-related startups in any industry.