BETHLEHEM, Pa. – From designing sculptures to the skills of woodworking, a new creative space is bringing a whole lot of art to Bethlehem.

69 News Reporter Sydney Kay has the details on how you can learn from the pros at the MakerSpace at ArtsQuest Creative Factory.

MakerSpace is kicking off its new classes Thursday night.

Joe Capparell, a manager and instructor at Makerspace, said the space has a lot of equipment that people can use to make whatever they want. He said the classes teach old-fashioned carpentry skills.

He said MakerSpace offers a cutting board class and a resin charcuterie board class.

Eric Schwartz, a volunteer at Makerspace, said he comes from a manufacturing background. The classes give people the opportunity to use hand-working skills using equipment they might not have access to at home, Schwartz said.

Air Products Manager Allison Quinn said MakerSpace is a continuation of the company’s longstanding partnership with ArtsQuest to bring arts, culture, and community, and to make those opportunities available to a lot of people.

Quinn said MakerSpace, which will be open year-round, offers state-of-the-art tools and access for people of all abilities.

The ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL offers rent-subsidized studios to local artists in an environment designed to foster creativity and collaboration, ArtsQuest said.

ArtsQuest said studio artists will create and exhibit work on-site while helping connect visitors with the artistic process through classes, demonstrations, open studio events, and shared gathering spaces.

Guests will have opportunities to meet artists, watch them work, and purchase original pieces directly from their studios, ArtsQuest said in a news release.

ArtsQuest previously announced which studio artists will work in the ArtsQuest Creative Factory:

Alania Mariano – photography and film

Alicia Rodriguez – ceramics

Anthony Delluva – paper

Anthony Viscardi – mixed medium/drawing

Brandon Santiago – photography

Cody Abrachinsky – spray paint, acrylic, epoxy, photography, silkscreen

**Chris Severn – oil and acrylic

David Sommers – oil on canvas

Deming King Harriman – collage, mixed media

Doug Boehm – acrylics

Douglas Wiltraut – egg tempera and drybrush watercolor

Elliot Rose DeCaro – painting and mixed media

**Erin Emaline Crimmins – painting and mixed media

**Gabriella Gentile – mixed media sculpture and ceramics

Gary Giordano – painting, sculpture, drawing

Katie Barrett – drawing, painting, printmaking

Khalil Allaik – sculpture

Lauren Kuhn – oil and acrylic

Madison Bailey – ceramics, mixed media

Marie Jeanne Haba – stained glass and multimedia art

Mark Wonsidler – sculpture, objects, installation

Michael Brolly – wood

**Nasia Palaios – ceramics

Rachel Bell – floral design

Rebekah Burgess – photography

Richard C. Harrington – oil, acrylic and woodcut

Scott Krycia – photography

**Tina Cantelmi – painter, watercolor, oil acrylic, mixed media, pour and texture techniques

Victoria Lawrence – acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media

Ward Van Haute – oil on glass / oil on canvas

William Murray – ceramics

**This studio artist is also a Teaching Artist at the Creative Factory.

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