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STEAMivism - A Conference to Remember.

STEAMivism (August 7th-9th): a one-of-a-kind, completely youth-run, 3-day conference with internationally renowned speakers consisting of Music Producers, Photographers, UX Designers, Activists, Bio Artists, Tech CEOs, and more. Our aim was to provide holistic, interactive STEAM education in a unique way to disadvantaged students and students with limited resources. We positively impacted 1,000 people globally through our diverse array of seminars and workshops.

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Through STEAMivism, we are hoping to change the face of STEM education for students going forward, and push for accessible, interactive, and diverse education for all.

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  • Changing the face of STEM education for students

  • Providing students with resources regardless of their financial status

  • Promoting representation among educators so students can also feel recognized

  • Expose students to unique careers and ways in which STEM and art can intersect

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Our Goals

STEAMivism Stats

  • 15 sessions

  •  diverse group 25 of speakers, half of which were POC (people of color)​

  • 200 session attendees, 1,000 total people positively impacted/reached

  • $2,000 in prizes 

  • Free for high school + college students, supported disadvantaged student

  • International conferences with attendees from 40 countries, 35 states

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  • Prizes like gift cards, wireless earbuds, free SAT prep, painting sets, keyboards, headphones, free Clip Studio Paint subscription, free tech upgrades

  • Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Art, Activism

  • 12 company sponsors: Blick Art materials, Glimpse, Paintillio, Magoosh, Grado, Clip Studio Paint, HyperX, Taskade, Qoom, Unofficial Clothing Co, EchoAR, College Prep Tutors

Speaker Lineup

Anna Dumitriu

  • Bio Artist featured in BBC News, TED, Nature, Art Forum International Magazine

  • projects like her “Shielding” where sculptures were impregnated with actual SARS-CoV-2 RNA (coronavirus) and the “Plague Dress” infused with 17th-century bacteria have been featured in the Rijksmuseum Guangdong Museum of Art, Philadelphia Science Center, Picasso Museum, and hundreds of galleries across the world

Hannah Alper

  • environmental activist started a blog when she was 9 

  • is now known as  “The Greta Thunberg of Canada”, given over 400 speeches, and worked with major non-profits such as the World Wildlife Fund

  •  became the only teen in “Ones to Watch in 2018” by Bloomberg Businessweek and appeared on a TV program

Alisa Singer

  • artist who started a series called Environmental Graphiti using graphs and charts to make art

  •  her artwork was included in the United Nations Report, Global Warming of 1.5c, and she has exhibitions at the University of Irvine-California, University of Chicago, and many more 

  • environmental grafiti was featured in the Ontario Science Centre

Bethany Gee

  • award-winning college coach featured in ABC News, Good Morning America, HuffPost, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal​

Rachel Weissman

  • founder and CEO of Design to be, a meditation and yoga teacher, and has worked as a design lead for Google and Salesforce. She also offers coaching programs about EQ and UX design.

AY Young

  • music producer and the only UN Young Leader nominated from the US. He founded The Battery Tour which hosts concerts with renewable energy, and judges gave him 4 “YES”s in the X-Factor

Tyquan Gholson

  • music producer who has worked with artists including DJ Khaled, J Cole, Travis Scott, and Meghan Trainor

Daina Leitold

  • performed with 8 theater companies, accredited in 30 films

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