FUSE Makerspace

🎉 Meet Our 2026 Makers-in-Residence! 🎉

Jessica Metz, originally from Fairbanks, Alaska and now based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an artist and architect whose research-driven practice explores the connections between physical landscapes, psychological landscapes, and systems of power.

Working across sound, listening, field recording, sculpture, and writing, Jessica investigates how we experience and understand place through both visible and invisible forms of language. Her work blends digital and analog processes, creating opportunities to engage with the environments and stories that shape us

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Elan Retzlaff is an interdisciplinary artist whose work brings together textiles, installation, interactive media, sculpture, physical computing, and community-centered storytelling. Their practice explores themes of community health, familial legacy, and q***r identity through vibrant and experimental forms.

Drawing from backgrounds in traditional textiles and new media, Elan creates imaginative works that blur the boundaries between craft and technology. Their curiosity about how different disciplines intersect continues to shape a practice that is both deeply personal and highly collaborative.

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Join us for a special Meet the Makers event and help us welcome this year’s Maker-in-Residence cohort

This is your opportunity to meet them at the beginning of their residency, learn about their creative practices, hear about the projects they’ll be working on, and ask questions.

📅 June 12th 2026
⏰ 5:30-6:30
📍 101 Broadway NE, Suite 3100 Albuquerque NM 87102

Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to register! https://luma.com/wcvbjc6b

A special thank you to for supporting this residency program and helping us create opportunities for artists and makers to develop their work, share their knowledge, and engage with our community.

🍻 Build your own custom beer caddy at Marble Brewery on May 22nd!

In this hands-on workshop in collaboration with Marble, you’ll assemble and finish a wooden beer caddy designed to hold four crowlers—perfect for brewery runs, gifts, or your next gathering.

Participants will get $1 off drafts of Marble’s 111 beer during the event.

No woodworking experience? No problem. We’ll provide the materials, tools, and guidance you need to build something functional with that FUSE flair.

Spots are limited—register today at www.fusemakerspace.org/workshops ⚡

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We'll be at Marble Brewery this Saturday from 12-5pm screenprinting tote bags! Come support local businesses and makers, listen to some great music, grab a pint, and hear about some of our upcoming workshops!

🎉 FUSE is turning 10!

Join us this April as we celebrate a decade of creativity, innovation, and community at the FUSE Makerspace.

As a thank you to our makers, anyone with an active FUSE membership during April (excluding weekly memberships) will receive an exclusive FUSE 10 Year Anniversary t-shirt.

Sign up or renew your membership today to be part of the celebration and come spend some time making with us.

Here’s to 10 years of FUSE and many more to come! ⚡

•DEADLINE EXTENDED•
Open Call: Maker-in-Residence
Program
FUSE Makerspace is accepting applications for two Makers-in-Residence for a three-month residency in Albuquerque, May-July 2026. Residents will develop a project, engage the community through workshops and open studios, and showcase their work in a Fall 2026 group exhibition.
The program supports artists, designers, engineers, and creative technologists who want to create, experiment, and share skills in a collaborative makerspace environment. Selected residents receive:

Access to FUSE tools, workspace, and 24/7 building entry
$2,500 project stipend + $650 workshop materials budget
Technical support, marketing, documentation, and storage
Opportunity to present work publicly and engage the community
Projects should be feasible within three months, celebrate Route 66 history, and be suitable for exhibition.
Collaborative and interdisciplinary projects are welcome.
Application Deadline: March 20, 2026 | Residency: May-July 2026 | Albuquerque, NM
LINK IN BIO!
FUSE is excited to receive Community Rewards to benefit our Maker-In-Residence that is helping the community by creating opportunities for collaboration and celebration!

NooshJar was created by FUSE Member Pooya Rezai, supported by Training for Your Future Funding and the Light the Way scholarship! Check out the full story at http://bit.ly/4aVc6W0

Date change!📅

This month's Fix It Friday will be the SECOND Friday of the month, March 13th.

Got something broken? Don’t toss it—fix it.

Bring your broken bits, and our staff will help you troubleshoot and try to fix them.

Open Call: Maker-in-Residence Program

FUSE Makerspace is accepting applications for two Makers-in-Residence for a three-month residency in Albuquerque, May–July 2026. Residents will develop a project, engage the community through workshops and open studios, and showcase their work in a Fall 2026 group exhibition.

The program supports artists, designers, engineers, and creative technologists who want to create, experiment, and share skills in a collaborative makerspace environment. Selected residents receive:
• Access to FUSE tools, workspace, and 24/7 building entry
• $2,500 project stipend + $650 workshop materials budget
• Technical support, marketing, documentation, and storage
• Opportunity to present work publicly and engage the community

Projects should be feasible within three months, celebrate Route 66 history, and be suitable for exhibition. Collaborative and interdisciplinary projects are welcome.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2026 | Residency: May–July 2026 | Albuquerque, NM
LINK IN BIO!

FUSE is excited to receive Community Rewards to benefit our Maker-In-Residence that is helping the community by creating opportunities for collaboration and celebration!

🔧 Fix-It Fridays are happening this week!

Got something broken? Don’t toss it—fix it.
Stop by FUSE this Friday, February 6, for a drop-in repair session from 12–5 pm.

Bring your broken bits, and our staff will help you troubleshoot and try to fix them.
♻️ Repair over replace, learn something new, and keep good things in use.

No registration required — just drop in when you can!