by tmw2010 | Dec 18, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Cosplay, DIY, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Fairs, Festivals, Gaming, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makerspace, Mechanics, Robotics, Science, STEM, Sustainability, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon planning is well underway for our 2016 event on April 9th at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Now in our 3rd year as Gulf Coast MakerCon, and our 5th as Tampa Bay’s oldest Maker festival, we’ve been learning as we grow and have some...
by tmw2010 | Apr 30, 2015 | Art, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Music, Robotics, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 was our biggest event yet, with over 80 exhibitors, the Southeast Combot Championship fighting robots competition, Electrathon car race , Young Makers activities and Makerspace Showcase, bringing together over 300 technologists, artists,...
by tmw2010 | Apr 14, 2015 | Art, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, Jewelery, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
We’ve got a diverse community of artists and crafters represented at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, among them Gypsy’s Weavings, makers of hand crafted chainmaille jewelry. We asked them to tell us more about their work and what they’re bringing to...
by tmw2010 | Apr 13, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Cosplay, Costuming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Props
We first met Brian Johnson as a cheerful guest walking around our first Maker festival, Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire, in 2012 carrying one of his awesome cosplay replicas, and enjoying the day. We even snapped a pic (at left). Last year, Brian joined us as a Maker,...
by tmw2010 | Apr 11, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Contests, DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makerspace, Science, Sponsors, Young Makers
In just one week, on April 18th at 9am at the Florida State Fairgrounds Florida Center, Gulf Coast MakerCon will open its doors for our 4th Annual Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit! We’ll have more than 75 exhibitors representing a wide diversity of...
by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2015 | Art, DIY, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, MakerCon, Makerspace
We have some amazing Makers of the Arts this year, among them J Kent, whose diverse talents, interests and passions will be made manifest through his lifesize cardboard sculpture of Mabel the T-Rex Skull, among other things. J Kent has some powerful insights on the...
