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Gallery: Maker Lab celebrates creativity with fifth annual MakerFest

April 12, 2019 by Riley Fisher and McKenzie Bonam

The Maker Lab hosted its annual MakerFest on Thursday afternoon. Student applicants were gifted grants as funding for their projects to showcase at the festival, and attendants of all ages explored the resources that the Maker Lab offers to the public.

A student from ATEMS shows a curious child how to drive his robotic creation. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
A Makerfest presenter prepares a CNC tool for his project. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Two Makerfest attendees punch buttons at the button making station. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Nil Santana, associate director of the Maker Lab, monitors a screen printing station as visitors print their own tote bags. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Cat Swedlund explains the costumes she makes to an interested visitor. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
A volunteer aided a guest in his rocket-crafting activity at the MakerFest. (Photo by McKenzie Bonam)

Students learn about the strength of the triangle by making their own structures. (Photo by McKenzie Bonam)
Noah Henderson allows guests to try his custom-created chocolate. (Photo by McKenzie Bonam)
Students use blocks to make their own video game model. (Photo by McKenzie Bonam)

Students experiment with the Maker Lab’s new press. (Photo by McKenzie Bonam)

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About Riley Fisher

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