- Sponsor
- Illinois Center for Family and Community Engaged STEAMM (FACES)
- faces-idea@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-300-1297
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- Originating Calendar
- Illinois Center for Family and Community Engaged STEAAM (FACES) Event Calendar
Creative Connections: At the Intersection of Art and STEMM
Middle and high school families are invited to join us for this exhibition showcasing the creative side of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEAMM). This event brings campus and community groups together to share how STEMM provides opportunities for creativity and self-expression, as well as how art can be used to help us understand complex STEMM ideas.
This event is affiliated with the Krannert Center's Hip-Hop Convene 2026Free event. No registration required, but an RSVP is preferred to help us plan.
Exhibitors include:
- Street College
- Dr. William Patterson Hip Hop Innovation Center
- The Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
- Prairie Research Institute
- Society for Hispanic and Professional Engineers at Illinois
- Cancer Center at Illinois
- B[U]ILT @ Illinois
- Mobile Bioengineering Lab
- More
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Exhibit Spotlight
Street College: STEAM Genius
Room 0035
3:30-4:30pmFrom remote control motorsports to DJing and music technology, Street College puts engineering, science, and mathematics into action. Learn more about Street College at their website.
MORE STEAMM Opportunities from the Hip Hop Convene:
Street Currency: Design your own sneakers!
Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum
11am-3pm
Free, no registration requiredSneakers or 'kicks' have a high status within hip hop culture. From shell toe Adidas to Nike Air Force Ones, sneakers serve as street-credible currency. The right sneaker gains the wearer attention (views), recognition (social status), inclusion (access), and even envy (object of emulation). This street currency is used to influence hip hop's aesthetic creativity while also helping to expand hip hop's commercial and global reach.
Design, color, and assemble a paper replica of some 'kicks' that you associate with hip hop culture (in the U.S. and abroad).
More information can be found at the Spurlock Museum Event Post
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
LEGO Instrument Building Workshop with Randall Wilson and Suzi Analogue
Music Building Room 0324 (Basement)
1114 W. Nevada St., Urbana
Saturday, Feb 28, 1pm-3pmFree, space is limited. Registration is required and will open in January.