Check out our new Virtual Video Tour: youtube.com/watch?v=hJbbSn…. If you'd like to join our community of makers and artists you can request an interview here: bit.ly/joinkwartzlab. We hope to re-open to the public (Tuesday Open Nights) again soon. For now we are "member's only".

🎃JOIN OUR PUMPKIN PARADE🎃 Pick up your FREE pumpkin from Block Three Brewing or Stone Crock Restaurant today through to the 28th (or while supplies last)! Bring it home, carve it up, and bring it back on the 30th or 31st to help us decorate our village! #kwawesome #explorewr

Local kid makes good!

Raise a glass with us - today we became the proud owners of the entire 141 Whitney Place: Waterloo Region's Arts and Culture Creative Hub, run by artists!

Ready for your Christmas Tree ! Please reach out if you would like to gift one this year.

A new snow sculpting challenge for those in the #snowsculptingclub. With credit to the original sculptor, Robert Indiana.

Learn to make this! Next Wednesday, Jan 20 our Repair-A-Thon volunteers will teach you how to make this hand sanitizer bag. Register for the program and we'll set aside a bag of supplies for you to pick up. Register: bit.ly/3oA0T2q

Sign your kids up for the all about art virtual program - a weekly program from Jan. 21 - Feb. 11. This program is for kids ages 9-12 and features weekly fun art challenges, suitable for all skill levels! Register: bit.ly/2XlcLZZ

We’re so excited to watch @MortalKombatMovie that we created Scorpion's iconic GET OVER HERE move using his Kunai! #AD Check it out on our YouTube channel! #MortalKombat youtu.be/1GT880VyoJI

Something delicious is coming to Kitchener this summer for CAFKA.21. Here is some "research" & sketches for YAY HAY! by Ottawa based artist Karina Bergmans. YAY HAY! will be a series of tarp covered round bales dressed up to look like jelly rolls and other sweet cakes. #CAFKA21

#PRIDE has a lot of history to it. In 1969 at Stonewall, there was an uprising, a push back to say LGBTQ+ people can exist with the opposite of shame, which is pride. We here at kwartzlab want you to be able to do more than come visit, we want you to feel welcome and safe. 1/2

Flash Madness is happening this weekend! It's a low-key tech jam where you can play with audio and video. No special equipment required — if you've got a smartphone, you're good! Check out the video to see what it's about, then visit buff.ly/3dO9f30 to sign up!

Fall is the perfect time to learn a new hobby! Join in on our hands on workshop and #crochet a cuddly cactus. Book your spot today: mindfulmakers.ca/workshops-croc… #crochet #kitchener #workshop #crafts #maker

Our studio renovation is coming along. Looking forward to the start of our artist-in-residence program. Offering 425 sq. ft. of newly renovated space with 9.5' ceilings for a 6 mo. term. The program is new so we are open to suggestions. Local artists DM me with your interest.

So nice to be home to celebrate #IDPWD2022 this weekend, alongside Councillor Chantal Huinink and many others! Christkindl was also on, kwfamous’ pop up shoppe was hopping, GlobeStudiosWR and Kwartzlab hosted markets, and I got to help present South Asian Family Sports Day awards 🎉

I am heartbroken to share that my very good friend Bernie Rohde has suffered an unrecoverable heart attack and is in St Mary's Hospital. A more talented artist, maker and gentler soul I have never known. You lit up our lives, Bernie. Shine on, brother.

the Hacksmith - sure to be one of the most popular of our 20 sites opening their doors on September 16! Ontario Heritage Trust #DoorsOpen