College of the Canyons will debut a new maker space at the Grand Opening MakerSpace event at the Valencia campus later this month.

The grand opening is set to take place on Thursday, May 12 from 1-4 p.m. at the Valencia campus’ student center, located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road.

KHTS will be broadcasting live from the event and pizza, beverages and drinks will be provided for those who are in attendance.

The Grand Opening MakerSpace event will be free to the public and people of all ages are invited to participate.

MakerSpace is a special creative space where community, education and creativity will all come together, providing the tools, resources and training to inspire creativity.

At the grand opening individuals will have the opportunity to experience hands-on tutorials of the program, which may include learning to weld something, or take a tour of the space.

According to the College of the Canyons website, the MakerSpace combines manufacturing equipment, community and education for the purposes of enabling community members to design, prototype and create manufactured works that wouldn’t be possible to create with the resources available to individuals working alone.

These spaces can take the form of individuals sharing a space and tools, for-profit companies, nonprofit corporations, or organizations affiliated with or hosted within schools, universities or libraries, all aiming to provide resources to the community and inspire creativity.

The MakerSpace concept is fairly new but those already in existence have began to produce projects which have had a significant impact, according to school officials.