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The future is not written in the stars, it’s up to the next generation to create it.

NEWSLETTER :: SPRING-SUMMER 2026

WATCH our 2026 Taos Film Festival SciArt LIVE CODING RECAP VIDEO - Made by STEMarts Alum Ivan Rodriguez-Holguin

Our 2026 launch of SciArt LIVE CODING at the inaugural Taos Film Festival was an amazing success because of YOU! We could not have brought our amazing students, artists, scientists, and technologists together to create immersive experiences without your continued support.

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SUCCESS :: Community Star Mapping w/ SFIS + MIAC

On Sunday, May 17th at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe, approximately 75 guests attended the STEMarts Lab ASTROTOUR[AR] Star Party. Students from the Santa Fe Indian School advanced computer science class guided them through cosmic augmented reality art pieces they created in a special STEMarts Lab SciArt workshop series that began in January. Lakota Astrophysicist Dr. Julia Blue Bird and NASA Solar System Ambassador Arwen Hubbard, both STEMarts mentors and instructors, shared their scientific knowledge of the night sky constellations and personal reflections of living under the expansive New Mexico skies. STAY TUNED for more images and stories about this free community event held in partnership with Northern New Mexico College and Pajarito Astronomers.

MEET THE TEAM :: AI Instructor Bethany Rivera

Bethany Rivera joined STEMarts Lab through a New Mexico Department of Workforce Development Pre-Apprenticeship program right after graduating with an Associate Degree in Computer Programming and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning from Central New Mexico Community College. She has now joined our core creative production team. She has a strong background in computer science. As a member of CNM's robotics team, she competed and won in a Raspberry Pi robotics competition in Cambridge, England. Passionate about computing, Bethany is dedicating to exploring how computers function and applying her expertise to inspire and educate the next generation of innovators. She is the developer of the Language Learning Model (LLM) created for our Space Messengers AI Installation. See more about our incredible team.

NM CreativeCon 30 MAY:: STEMarts @ Pojoaque

Our Founder Agnes Chavez will be joining other local creative industries leaders to discuss developing workforce through innovative partnerships. And our Ambassadors will be sharing a selection of SPACE[AR]T pieces at our information table. Join us at Buffalo Thunder on May 30th!

OVER COFFEE® :: Communicating Wonder + Awe

Agnes Chavez sat down with Dot Cannon "over coffee" to talk about how STEMarts Lab combines art, science and technology, and mentors students in collaborating on solving real-world challenges and illustrating space science in engaging and immersive ways. Listen to the episode here.

FREE LIVE CODING BOOTCAMP :: June 6th Taos HIVE

LANL Researcher Kelcey Davis will again contribute James Webb Space Telescope galaxy data sets for students and STEMarts artists to create new SciArt performances. This is a very special peer-to-peer collaboration where our previous LIVE CODING Bootcamp participants and performers will train new students that join.

WATCH Agnes Chavez Speak @ UN-ITU Space Connect

As frontier technologies become embedded in critical space systems, ensuring that girls and young women participate in designing, operating, and governing these technologies is essential. This episode with the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) spotlights women, including a young professional voice, working at the intersection of space systems, AI, and development, demonstrating that girls are not only beneficiaries of resilient connectivity, but the architects of its future. Watch the recording here.

"SPACE FOR EARTH" + World Space Week @ Q Station

The STEMarts International Design Challenge asks students around the world to submit a design that explores the idea of "Space for Good" and how space can benefit humanity and deepen our connection to land and sky. Students participating in the challenge to create the most innovative space-inspired design for the future will have a chance to engage with their peers in New Mexico, Mexico, and Liberia to exchange ideas and win cash prizes. Winners will be announced at a special event to celebrate World Space Week in October. To sponsor the Design Challenge and Awards Celebration at Q Station, please send us a message.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN :: Summer Lab @ SFCC

Space Futures Lab: Reimagine Earth

Join the STEMarts team of artists, creative technologists, and scientists to co-create immersive SciArt experiences for World Space Week and the Los Alamos Science Festival.

Design strange inventions, prototype future apps, audio-visualize your own galaxy through live coding, map constellations to the night sky, and explore black holes, galaxies, XR, and immersive worlds inspired by space and humanity’s future on Earth.

Register once for Space Futures: Reimagine Earth Summer Lab at Santa Fe Community College ... Join one workshop or come to them all, no week-long commitment. For young creators and leaders ages 12-19. There is no cost to attend.

JUNE 22-26

Strange Inventions & Future Worlds

June 22 - 9am-4pm

Prototyping Apps Vibecoding Space Futures

June 23 - 9am-4pm

Creative Engineering: Magic That Works!

June 24 - 1-4pm

Worlds, Stars And The End Of The Universe

June 25 - 9am-4pm

JULY 13-17

SciArt LIVE CODING Performances



Session 1: July 13 - 9am-4pm

Session 2: July 15 - 9am-12pm

AstroTour[AR]: Mapping the Night Sky

Session 1: July 14 - 9am-4pm



Session 2: July 16 - 9am-12pm

Space on Earth Podcast - LISTEN NOW

Brought to you by STEMarts Lab, the Space on Earth-Taos Chapter is a student led podcast that inspires listeners who are curious about space to explore the wonders of the universe to the voices of young thinkers, creators, and dreamers. Drop us a note about what we should talk about next!

Space on Earth Podcast - SIGN UP to Make New Episodes

Work with NASA Solar System Ambassador Arwen Hubbard and other STEMarts AstroYouth in New Mexico like Tulasi in the video below to create insightful interviews to learn from professionals working in space research, policy, and business. Drop us a note if you want to get involved in podcast production!

Meet Our Brilliant Board of Directors

Juniper Manley

Board Chair

Pilar Lenora Robledo

Board Member

Erin Dayl

Board Secretary

Dr. Steven Godlfarb

Board Member

Shaylee Mirabal

Youth Board Member

Dr. Nicole-Lloyd Ronning

Board Member

CONGRATULATIONS :: Class of 2026 STEMarts Cohort

LISTEN :: What Our Ambassadors are Saying...

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