Shining a LIGHT on STEAM
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MsLIGHT Festival 2017 was the launch of a S.T.E.A.M. engagment program in Mississippi, created by Mississippians for Mississippians & a healthy future workforce. Produced by MsLIGHT Collaborative the Festival showcased Mississippian innovative creative talent & raised awareness of S.T.E.A.M. education. Through interactive, engaging exhibits & workshops MsLIGHT Festival demystified the world of S.T.E.A.M. it through a fun, captivating wonder world of LIGHT. It was the largest first time event in Downtown Jackson ever & it launched the MsLIGHT Education program.
Shining a LIGHT on STEAM
- 1. By Mississippians For Mississippians 1
- 2. MsLIGHT Fes+val 2017 page Review 3 14 Why 2018 will be big & brighter .. 15 19 MsLIGHT Educa+on Its not all just preDy lights! . 20 28 EducaIonal Partners . 29 EducaIonal Program 2017 30 MsLIGHT Community Growing the healthy workforce 31 Re-LIGHT-alizaIon . .. 32 34 MsLIGHT Collabora+ve: WHAT IS BEHIND THE LIGHTS The who ..... 35 36 The what ..... 37 The how ...... 38 The vision ...... 39 - 41 The 3 year plan ...... 42 All photos have been taken by par+cipants & aLendees of the 2017 Fes+val 2 DOCUMENT CONTENT
- 3. 5,000 People Attended 3,300 Emails Collected: 3
- 4. 92% Came From Outside " Of Central Jackson (39201, 39202, 39203, 39216) 4
- 6. 50% Of Website Visits" were from outside " of Central Jackson (39201, 39202, 39203, 39216) 6
- 7. 2 International Collaborating Artists" 2 Out of State Collaborating Artists 40 Works of Art 13 S.T.E.A.M stations in the Lab 7
- 11. ≒ Cross cultural engagement ≒ Awareness & rejuvenation of downtown ≒ Cross professional collaborations ≒ Engaging Mississippians with STEAM ≒ Placing Jackson Mississippi on a global platform Achieved by capitalizing on local community assets: downtown & Mississippian creativity. OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED: 11
- 12. Within 3 months of launching The Collaborative, before any marketing The Collaborative consisted of over 200 Creatives. Engaged 7 STE*A*M educator groups (Science Technology Engineering *Art* Math ) Caught the attention of cities across the State, from The Coast to the Delta. OBJECTIVES EXCEEDED: 12
- 13. All done in 4 Months 13
- 14. By Mississippians For Mississippians AND Mississippians loved it!!! 14
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- 17. Quick Stats: LUNA F棚te 2014, New Orleans: Audience 15,000 Media Impressions: 2,907,759 Lumiere 2015, London 500,000 audience 贈6.2m economic impact Vivid 2015, Sydney: 1.43 million aDendees $41 m economic impact 2) LIGHT Festivals around the world have the same effect on their communities 17
- 18. Challenges: Social, Cultural, EducaIonal , Financial Outcomes: - RejuvenaIon of public and unused spaces - Boost of Economy and Tourism - Cross-sector engagement - Building a culture of inclusion - Community pride Baltimore: our mentor & big sister ≒ It contributed $33.8 million to the local economy ≒ 400,000 plus people ≒ 176,800 were out-of-towners, who a brought in $17.8 million ≒ It cost $3.9 million to produce the seven-day fesIval. Financial outcomes: A deeper look: The Case Study 18
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- 20. MsLIGHT Collaborative is a lot more than just shiny things MsLIGHT Education 20
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- 25. THE LIGHT STUDIO: Submersion in S.T.E.A.M ≒ Learning ≒ Exposure in the workplace ≒ Demys+fying ≒ Exploring & Crea+ng ≒ Skill & idea sharing ≒ Educators support & network CollaboraIon across disciplines, industries & cultures 25
- 26. AND ITS COOL! 26
- 28. The U.S. needs " 1 Million more STEM Professionals over " the next decade than we are projected to produce at the current rate. 28
- 29. EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS ≒ United Way ≒ MPB ≒ MSU JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ≒ MsLIGHT School Design CompeIIon ≒ MsLIGHT studio 鍖eld trips ≒ STEAM professional workshops & talks SCHOOLS THAT HAVE TAKEN PART ALREADY ≒ Siwell Middle School ≒ Highland Elementary School ≒ Browns Elementary School ≒ Midtown Public Charter School ≒ Madison StaIon Elementary School ≒ Millsaps College MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ≒ MsLIGHT FesIval STEAM Lab ≒ Science FesIval ≒ MsLIGHT Lab workshop 29
- 30. LIGHT Lab & Open Studio First Saturday of every month - hands on STEAM workshop with a di鍖erent focus each month - ParIcipants are able to assist on live projects at the LIGHT Studio & explore the possibility of their own. Design Week The Boys & Girls Club & USM: June 21st 25th - Mid-town Studio visit day; visiIng studios & arIsts in their studios Educators Lab Once a month STEAM for - workshop with a di鍖erent focus each month - lesson plan sharing - Educators support group EDUCATION PROGRAM 2017 School Field Trips Booked by educators - STEAM workshop at the LIGHT studio - Exposing children to what is accessible to them through STEAM - Tour of the architect school, meet the architect students LIGHT Festival Open Studios Every Saturday in January & February - ParIcipants are able to assist on live projects at the LIGHT Studio & explore the possibility of their own for the LIGHT FesIval. Christmas LIGHTS Every Wednesday evening in December - Create your own Christmas LIGHT decoraIons or gips 30
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- 33. THE LIGHT STUDIO in the community: (Facilitator role) ≒ Place Making ≒ Learning S.T.E.A.M on the job ≒ Keeping the jobs in the community ≒ Na+onal collabora+ons & exchanges ≒ PRIDE & OWNERSHIP 33
- 36. Who is the" Mississippi LIGHT Collaborative? We are a non-pro鍖t organizaIon collaboraIng with 200+ Mississippians creaIves: arIsts, scienIsts, architects, inventors, programmers, 鍖lm-makers, designers, S.T.E.A.M. (Science Technology EducaIon Art Math) educators and sponsors. *All photos in this presentaIon are taken by members of the collaboraIve or aDendees
- 37. What do the Mississippi LIGHT Collaborative do? 1. We foster learning for Mississippians of all ages by using light to highlight S.T.E.A.M. principles. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). 2. We breakdown the barriers between S.T.E.A.M. professions, education & its public perception. 3. We engage the future work force with the opportunities available to them in Mississippi through: Interac+ve exhibi+ons Student labs & 鍖eld trips Integrated Community projects Educators labs & support groups This mission is focused around an annual Interna+onal Fes+val-Educa+on Showcase Event.
- 38. INSPIRATION MsLIGHT Festival Showcasing Mississippian creaIve talent in S.T.E.A.M. globally, naIonally & locally. DemysIfying S.T.E.AM. through exposure & public engagement. COLLABORATION MsLIGHT Community Skill sharing through cross cultural & cross disciplinary projects. Exchanges & CollaboraIve projects with naIonal & internaIonal S.T.E.A.M. professionals. S.T.E.A.M pracIIoners residencies. EDUCATION MsLIGHT Education DemysIfying S.T.E.A.M. by connecIng & engaging students to S.T.E.A.M. professionals. SupporIng S.T.E.A.M. educators through classroom & lesson plan support. 38 HOW do we do it?
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- 40. 3 Day Event THURSDAY Day: Technology in Business Conference & Expo Night: Light FesIval Launch night FRIDAY Day: Innovators & Designers TEDx Night: Light FesIval Design compeIIon winners launch SATURDAY Day: STEAM workshops for adults & children Night: Light FesIval children's night showcasing their work Festival Vision February 2018 (tbc work in progress) 40
- 41. CONTINUE to GROW ≒ The S.T.E.A.M. Lab workshops ≒ Open studio days ≒ Field trips to our studio ≒ CollaboraIons & partnerships with fellow innovators & creaIves ≒ InternaIonal & NaIonal collaboraIons, growing them into exchanges ≒ The partnership with Innovate MS, MS Children's Museum, Mississippi Business Journal, JPS & TED Ex. ≒ Developing outreach programming, expos & conferences 41
- 42. DESIGN & DEVELOP: Educa+on and Community Outreach ≒ STEAM Educators support & P.D. program ≒ Develop the program with JPS ≒ Community re-light-alizaIon projects ≒ CreaIve & educaIonal exchanges ≒ Light fesIvals & installaIon commissions ≒ Develop a pilot for Kids LIGHT CollaboraIve. 42
- 43. 2018 ≒ Standardize MsLIGHT EducaIon. ≒ Create an o鍖cial Alliance structure to support the community of Mississippi. ≒ Kids LIGHT CollaboraIve program to be established. ≒ Develop the internaIonal exchange program. 2019 ≒ LIGHT labs rolled out across Mississippi. ≒ Establish a support structure for parIcipants of the LIGHT design compeIIon. ≒ MsLIGHT CollaboraIve creaIves to take part in naIonal FesIvals 2020 ≒ MsLIGHT CollaboraIve creaIves to take part in internaIonal LIGHT FesIvals. ≒ InternaIonal Internships program to be launched. 43
Editor's Notes
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- To design this festival . Assess viability of doing this in Jackson Predictive to our smaller scale event but still impactful. first large-scale, international light festival in the United States. Same challenges as Jackson encouraging outcomes. Its innovation program generates an ecosystem of ideas and learning during the day while lights, performances and live music rejuvenate Baltimoreat night. mirrors the rich diversity of Baltimore City Emphasizing cultural equity
- The Architect school Professional environment Still accessible to students as they work with architect students Accessible aspirations Able to embrace big thinkers
- It inspired me & everyone that became involved to create & not be afraid to explore with your creativity
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- Thank you everybody As always, in Mississippi, I am blown away the kind support & warmth