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Make room for what comes next.

MAKEROOM is an evolving cultural platform creating physical space for art, fashion, making, music, hospitality, wellness, and community in Los Angeles.

Sat, Nov 712 – 9 PMArts District, LAFree

RSVP · freeSee the program
The reason

Why we make room

MAKEROOM creates experimental creative infrastructure that gives people space to make, connect, collaborate, and imagine what comes next. Through art, fashion, music, making, hospitality, and community, we turn underused spaces into places of participation, belonging, and opportunity, helping emerging creatives access resources, relationships, and visibility while strengthening the cultural ecosystem around them.

What it is

It’s not a gallery.
It’s not a retail store.
It’s not a traditional party.
It’s a room for becoming.

Each time, a single room in the Arts District holds art, wardrobe, alteration, sound, wellness and hospitality at once. The format can change. The invitation stays the same: come as you are, make something, take something, leave a little different.

The program

One room. Endless ways in.

Art

Original work by Kay Wheeler and other artists on the brick, and installations that stay live from noon to close.

Fashion

A clothing swap, trade and alteration bar. Bring a piece, take a piece, or rework the one you came in wearing.

Create

A family-style table of prompts, collage, patches and open-ended making. Nothing you make here has to be finished.

Sound

Quiet enough to work through the afternoon. A DJ once the light drops.

Wellness

A guided breathwork session opens the day. Youth Dealer offers pop-up micro facials and beauty care throughout, at an additional cost.

Hospitality

Coffee through the afternoon, plus an N/A zero-proof bar and local food vendors throughout the day.

And more

The list is a starting point, not a boundary. Whatever you bring becomes part of the room.

Partners & sponsors

Making room together

MAKEROOM is built with the support of the people and places around it. Local businesses, artists, makers, and neighbors contribute materials, knowledge, resources, and time to help bring each room to life.

Founding sponsor

Artist & Craftsman Supply

Artist & Craftsman Supply

Creative materials · In-kind support

Fiscal sponsor

Majestic Art Gallery

Majestic Art Gallery

501(c)(3) · Community arts partner

Wellness partner

Youth Dealer

Youth Dealer

Make Room Wellness · Skin care

Make room with usMaterials · Services · Sponsorship

Founded by Kay Wheeler

Kay Wheeler is a multidisciplinary artist, creative director, and hospitality futurist working across art, wardrobe, beverage, space, and cultural experience. Their work explores what becomes possible when disciplines, identities, and communities are given room to intersect.

Kay / Artist →

What are youmaking room for?

Your answer becomes part of the room: shown with no name, and kept there. To limit spam we store a scrambled version of your connection, never your name or email. Want yours removed? Write hello@makeroomexp.org.

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The inaugural activation

Come make room.

WhereArts DistrictLos Angeles, CA 90021
WhenSaturday, November 72026
Daytime12 – 4 PMMake Room to Play · All ages
Evening5 – 9 PMMake Room to Feel · 21+
RSVP · freeFree to attend. Tell us you’re coming and what you’re making room for.

Or email rsvp@makeroomexp.org

Or help us build it.

  • VolunteerSetup, day or evening shift. Roughly three to five hours.
  • Artist / makerShow work, run a table, or make something in the room.
  • VendorShare your work, sell your goods, or bring something for the room.
  • In-kindHelp furnish the room: tables, seating and racks, clothing for the swap, art supplies for the Create table, coffee and N/A drinks, sound and lighting, photo and video.
  • BreathworkOpen the day with a guided session.
  • Photo / videoDocument the day from more angles.

In-kind donations are received through Majestic Art Gallery, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Get involved

Or email hello@makeroomexp.org