Involve

• Curt Wagner
• 2024-08-07
• Trade Show News
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Involve participants in the Maker Movement

How makerspaces and conferences can help event attendees learn about a people’s history and culture—or just deeply resonate with their own professional culture. By Michelle Russell Participants at ISTELive 24 in Denver work together to make puppets as part of a creative camp. On the cover and in the CMP series of stories ConveningIn our May/June issue, we examined the Maker Movement from multiple angles in the context of the events industry—from interviews with the founders of Maker Fairs held around the world to exploring how Knoxville became Etsy’s first official U.S. “Maker City” to workshops in Canada where groups learned about their culture by making Indigenous crafts. I recently read about a similar workshop that immerses participants in another culture. The Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has launched an event that gives guests of the all-inclusive resort the opportunity to paint brass. Miracle Heart (Miracle Hearts), with artist guidance on the history and meaning of…