No food or drinks are allowed in the ACS Makerspace. There are lockers available just outside the Makerspace entrance to store your belongings.
Are you a faculty member who is interested in integrating meaningful hands-on making and learning into your curriculum or assignments?
Send your consultation requests and ideas to AR Creation Studios at arcreate@uark.edu.
Have questions? Want to learn more? Curious about how something works? AR Creation Studios are all about learning through doing, and our staff are excited to support you every step of the way.
Patrons can stop in any time during open hours or contact ACS staff at arcreate@uark.edu.
The AR Creation Studios (ACS) Makerspace fosters creativity, collaboration, and experiential learning through exploration and play using a variety of equipment and tools to create both academic and personal projects. Like all AR Creation Studios spaces, the Makerspace has been designed with the intention of serving creators of all skill levels. No prior knowledge or specific background is required to use our space, just a sense of curiosity and a desire to learn and create!
As a hands-on learning educational space, patrons will need to come in and use the resources to create their projects themselves. Makerspace staff will not make things for patrons. For patrons who may not know how to do something, Makerspace staff are happy to show them how or learn alongside them to help projects become reality! In the Makerspace, mistakes during creation are simply part of the experimentation process and they are celebrated as learning opportunities which improve both the creator and project.
The Makerspace is open to all current University of Arkansas-Fayetteville students, faculty, and staff. Everyone who uses the ACS Makerspace is required to complete both the AR Creation Studios User Agreement and ACS Makerspace General Safety Orientation prior to using the space and its resources. This can be done during your first visit.
All patrons are required to check in with ACS Makerspace staff upon entering by swiping their UARK ID card.
Equipment requiring additional training before use is allowed:
Walk-ins for equipment are welcome but it is strongly encouraged (and in some cases required) patrons reserve the equipment they want to use in advance. Patrons can reserve one piece of equipment at a time for up to two (2) hours a day.
Equipment that can be reserved:
If a patron submits a booking request for equipment that requires additional training before use, their booking request will be denied, and Makerspace staff will send a notification to the patron directing them to complete the required training.
Due to the size of the Makerspace, the entire space can comfortably fit around 28 people.