A heartfelt thank you to the exhibitors at our open house event and to all of the visitors who came out to muse those creations and probe the group synergy of each venue (see this excellent summary article or browse the photo gallery). Given that the Maker movement lost a lot of STEAM [groan] during the COVID-19 pandemic, the partners of incubator13 look forward to building new synergies across the spectrum of talent exhibited.
Tinker, Test, Transform: The Power of Play
June 13 & 14, 2025
incubator13 room
Rideau High School (now a community hub)
815 St.Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa
On-site donations are always welcome.
We're not a business.
We operate solely via the time, treasure, and talent offered by our intersecting communities.
Funds for incubator13 are managed by the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre.
Friday June 13 (uh oh) from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm:Â Demonstrations, show-and-tell, touring the facility. Come on out and see what the STEAMakers Guild, STEAM-fx Collective, Hack613, and associates have on the go. This is a free event; no registration is required. Sign up for our free parent-child Saturday workshops or for our free summer workshops:
(Parent-child friendly workshops happen on Saturday. Additional workshops--e.g. Intro to Stage Lighting--are happening during the summer months.)
Confirmed tables so far:
STEAMakers Guild / STEAM-fx Collective
Hack613
Exploratek (Canada Science and Technology Museum)
Ottawa Bio Science
Ottawa Electronics Club
Jedd Song -- Scratch programming
Shanel Wu -- e-textiles
Maker projects by students from an Osgoode high school
Ottawa Library: Imagine Space & STEM program
Equipment teardowns (public participation): Want to take apart some electronics (maybe, a printer) to see the guts, and without worrying about putting it back together? (Suitable for ages 8+, or 5+ with parental supervision.)
[2025-06-13] We were very pleased with the attendance at this evening's event. There were many cool things to see, much excitement, and a constant buzz in the room. Once we recover from this evening, we'll post some photos here.
Saturday June 14 from 1:00 - 3:00: [CANCELLED] Parent-child free workshop day.
We decided it was best to cancel today's workshops. Though there were several people interested, they weren't able to make it for June 14. So we will reschedule the parent-child workshops for later this summer. If you would like to be kept up-to-date on workshop dates, join the STEAMakers Guild Google Group. We'll send out notices to this email group.
Check out the beginnings of our community display case, an embodiment of "Tinker, Test, Transform: The Power of Play".