The Curious Forge Youth Summer Camps
The Curious Forge Arts Center and Makerspace, 13024 Bitney Springs Rd Bldg 9, Bldg 9, Nevada City, CA 95959
About
The Curious Forge Youth Summer Camps take place at The Curious Forge Arts Center and Makerspace and include hands-on activities such as metal fabrication, woodworking, woodturning, electronics, textile arts, blacksmithing, and digital fabrication/smart art. Campers also have access to areas and instruction related to raku and ceramics, metal fabrication and welding, jewelry and metalsmithing, hacking and upcycling, glass blowing, glass fusing and slumping, and lapidary. The program is part of a larger makerspace that offers youth summer camps, peer-led learning, group projects, and expert-guided workshops.
• Schedule: Open hours include Monday–Thursday 9am–9pm and Saturday–Sunday 9am–6pm
The Curious Forge Arts Center and Makerspace includes 20,000 square feet and 16 professional studios with over $400,000 worth of cutting-edge and traditional equipment, and everyone is trained on the safety and operation of all equipment they use. The organization’s mission is to spread the joy of making and foster a community of makers and artists of all backgrounds and skill levels. The founders are Kara Asilanis and Liam Ellerby, with founding members Jeff Carver, Terry Shearn, Sharon Almeida, and Yvon Dockter, and the organization has grown from a 750 square foot space in 2011 to its current 20,000 square foot facility since 2017. They host youth summer camps and workforce development programs in partnership with their sister nonprofit Forging Nevada County Forward, and they collaborate on programs that emphasize youth and vocational programs. Their community involvement includes support for at-risk teens, charter and public schools, wounded warriors, local businesses seeking team-building opportunities, and CEO executive teams, as well as participation in events and nonprofit efforts such as the Adult Downhill Derby, “Empty Bowls,” Lyman Gilmore Flight Days, Shaman Cycle, the Summer Thyme bike rack, the “Thinking Outside the Box” fundraiser, and Lyman Gilmore maker classes.
Last updated July 5, 2026.
• Schedule: Open hours include Monday–Thursday 9am–9pm and Saturday–Sunday 9am–6pm
The Curious Forge Arts Center and Makerspace includes 20,000 square feet and 16 professional studios with over $400,000 worth of cutting-edge and traditional equipment, and everyone is trained on the safety and operation of all equipment they use. The organization’s mission is to spread the joy of making and foster a community of makers and artists of all backgrounds and skill levels. The founders are Kara Asilanis and Liam Ellerby, with founding members Jeff Carver, Terry Shearn, Sharon Almeida, and Yvon Dockter, and the organization has grown from a 750 square foot space in 2011 to its current 20,000 square foot facility since 2017. They host youth summer camps and workforce development programs in partnership with their sister nonprofit Forging Nevada County Forward, and they collaborate on programs that emphasize youth and vocational programs. Their community involvement includes support for at-risk teens, charter and public schools, wounded warriors, local businesses seeking team-building opportunities, and CEO executive teams, as well as participation in events and nonprofit efforts such as the Adult Downhill Derby, “Empty Bowls,” Lyman Gilmore Flight Days, Shaman Cycle, the Summer Thyme bike rack, the “Thinking Outside the Box” fundraiser, and Lyman Gilmore maker classes.
Last updated July 5, 2026.
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