The STEMarts Lab mission is to design immersive and educational sci-art experiences that empower youth and communities through art, science and technology.
Agnes Chavez founded the STEMarts Lab in 2009 as an R&D platform for sci-art explorations applied to education. Since then it has evolved into a 501c3 non profit organization that delivers innovative sci-art installations to art/science organizations and festivals, and STEAM programming and teacher training to schools.
STEMarts Lab has created the STEMarts Curriculum Tool, a free hybrid online platform that provides educators with STEAM activities and resources as part of festivals and educational sci-art events. Featured artists and interdisciplinary collectives share their processes–which inherently integrate science and technology with their diverse creative, cultural and academic backgrounds–and thus create powerful stories that will directly inspire and engage our youth. The platform is built around the artist’s work and includes teacher tools such as student surveys and standard alignments. STEAM wikis harness the collective knowledge available online with curated activities and resources. Each artist page or project is designed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21). This hybrid educational platform enhances and deepens the educational experience while bringing cutting-edge STEAM resources to your classroom.