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Invent Event a success!

Shout out to Twirl Playspace for another fun and successful Invent Event! STEMarts Lab hosted an interactive VR station led by STEMarts Ambassadors. This year’s cohort of new apprentices underwent thorough training in virtual reality (VR) apps and learned how to guide participants in donning VR headsets and creating immersive 3D art using Tiltbrush. It…

April 16, 2024
Savannah Romero steps up as Research Assistant

Savannah Romero, alongside five other winners from Northern New Mexico, clinched the STEMarts Apprenticeship award this year. Since January, apprentices have delved into various fields, including new media arts, XR technologies, 3D modeling, particle physics, astrophysics, and space science. A key objective of the program is for each apprentice to identify an area of interest…

April 5, 2024
Getting Ready!

We are gearing up for the VR Live Painting station at Invent Event! Artist, Izumi Yokoyama and the STEMarts Ambassadors rehearsed at UNM Taos HIVE on Saturday. We are all looking forward to sharing the virtual reality experience with the Invent Event kids!

April 1, 2024
The Martian@TCA

STEMarts Lab is thrilled to be partnering with TCA to curate a space-themed Science on the Screen evening. Space Botanist, Jacob Pepperseed Torres, is a native Northern New Mexican from Española who worked with the NASA plant science team to grow NM Chile in space during Plant Habitat (PH)-04. In discussing a movie to complement…

March 26, 2024
VR Painting Station@Invent Event

STEMarts Lab is excited to be participating again this year at the Invent Event hosted by Twirl.Come visit our VR station. Dive into an otherworldly cosmic landscape created by artist, Izumi Yokoyama and the STEMarts Ambassadors. Watch the video below for a glimpse of Izumi performing her live VR painting at the Earth Space VR…

March 25, 2024
Spaceport, NASA, Black Holes and Augmented Reality Art!

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, students participating in the third STEMarts Youth Bootcamp at the UNM Taos HIVE enjoyed a special treat as they welcomed guests from Spaceport (Charles Hurley), NASA (Arwen Hubbard), and LANL (Dr. Nicole Lloyd-Ronning, astrophysicist) to explore the wonders of space science. Following this inspiring morning session, the students spent the…

March 14, 2024
SPACE MESSENGERS [AR]

Exciting news! We recently unveiled our new SPACE MESSENGERS [AR] experience at the Q Station during the ACSP (Association of Commercial Space Professionals) Space Regulatory Bootcamp, held from March 4-7, 2024. This year’s bootcamp was just as engaging as last year’s, featuring insightful speakers and attendees, and discussions on various space topics. STEMarts Lab had…

March 14, 2024
STEMarts Youth Bootcamp#2@UNM Taos HIVE

The STEMarts Youth Bootcamp Series returned for its third year in collaboration with UNM-Taos HIVE. Geared towards youth aged 14 to 25, this free signature bootcamp series explores the science, art, and technology of SPACE. We kicked off the morning with an exploration of space, spanning from the subatomic level to the international realm of…

February 19, 2024
Earth Space VR Lounge

Check out the new video release of the Earth Space VR Lounge installation. Video by Wendy Shuey. Original Sound by Ryan Nobody. Thank you to the artists that created the VR magic: Izumi Yokoyama (Taos), VRartist Saran (Tokyo), Eliza McNitt(New York) with executive producers Darren Aronofsky & Ari Handel + SciVista. Learn more about the…

February 19, 2024
Congrats to our 2024 Apprentice Winners

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 winners of the STEMarts Apprenticeship for girls from Northern New Mexico (ages 14-20): Kyle Alvarez (Los Alamos), Zion Flores (Eagle Nest), Raziah Ko (Taos), Savanna Romero (Vadito), and Atma Budd-Rodriguez (Taos). These apprentices receive compensation for their work with the STEMarts creative team on emerging media arts projects. These projects serve…

January 16, 2024