by tmw2010 | Mar 29, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Young Makers
The Young Makers of Berkeley Preparatory Academy join us at Gulf Coast MakerCon as Young Entrepreneurs, too. Lower Division Technology/MakerSpace Coordinator, Tamarah Gal Henderson, tells us more about what these great students will be showcasing at our annual...
by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2016 | Art, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Young Makers
Palm Harbor Library is home to the Hazel Incantalupe Makerspace, an art space just for children. Youth Services Director, Kiki Durney, told us a bit more about the Makerspace and what the great Young Makers of Palm Harbor Library are bringing to Gulf Coast MakerCon...
by tmw2010 | Mar 25, 2016 | Automotive, DIY, Electronics, Energy, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Young Makers
We’re very happy to be able to host the 2nd annual Electrathon of Tampa Bay Race at Gulf Coast MakerCon! Electrathon racers are custom built three or four wheeled electric vehicles, similar in overall appearance to a Go-Kart, but powered by an electric motor and...
by tmw2010 | Mar 22, 2016 | Education, Festivals, Gaming, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Young Makers
While most of our exhibitors are Makers of their own fun, a few are distributors of supplies and affinity products, like Beth Main, of Simply Fun, an independent game making company that builds skills development in youth through board games. We asked Beth to tell us...
by tmw2010 | Mar 4, 2016 | MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Music, Young Makers
We made friends with Tampa Music School last summer, when owner and music teacher Matthew Maines wanted to put some STEAM education into his summer music classes by inviting local FIRST robotics teams to share their robotics projects with his Star Wars Music Camp...
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...
