by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | MakerCon, Makers Festival, STEM, STEM Education, Training
Scoutlier is an AMRoC Fab Lab Community Partner, and works collaboratively with the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation and AMRoC to bring accessible STEM education programming to University Area and Tampa Bay youth at the Fab Lab. Scoutlier is also a vital...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Food, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Sponsors
We wanted to give a very special shout-out to Sprouts Farmers Market on Fowler Avenue, right in front of University Mall. The Tampa-Uptown store (#649) is one of the newest in the Sprouts market community, which prides itself on “our unwavering commitment to...
by Terri Willingham | May 31, 2024 | Art, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Handcraft, Heritage, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Anakhet’s Armoury is one of our Legacy Makers, joining us each year since 2015, and we’re delighted to shine the Gulf Coast MakerCon spotlight on this amazing artist. Anakhet’s Armoury makes chainmaille and scalemaille items “ranging from...
by Terri Willingham | May 30, 2024 | Filmmaking, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Makers Festival, Media
This year some of our makers are filmmakers! Here we shine the spotlight on Astronaut Films & Studio , who we’re happy to welcome to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024. Our down-the-mall hall neighbors, Astronaut Films & Studio, a creative video production...
by Terri Willingham | May 26, 2024 | Education, Electronics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Makers Festival, Manufacturing, Mechanics, Robotics, STEM Education
With our proximity to the University of South Florida, we get some great MakerCon volunteers, and also some awesome student group exhibitors. This year, we’re happy to welcome the USF Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) , which is active in...
by Terri Willingham | May 26, 2024 | Gaming, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Dr. Marcus Herndon is the creator of ICEBREAKR, the socially awkward-less board game, with 40+ mini-games that break the ice! We asked him to share more about what he’s created, why and what he’s bringing to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024. GCMC: Why did you...
