What’s New?

We are excited to host ReggioBaby founder Elysia Contreras Springer as they open a pop-up shop featuring their beautiful handcrafted sensory toys. These products have moved beyond the infant and toddler classroom, and have shown that they provide beneficial sensory feedback for people of all ages and stages!

Have you ever met someone so overflowing with creativity that you wonder what they’re going to think up next? Maxi Dominguez, artist, entrepreneur, community activist and Amazeum Maker in Residence is one of those people. Maxi joined the Amazeum team for a residency to facilitate screen printing sessions for adults and teens and brought with him a diverse perspective on the importance of creative thought and action to impact individuals and communities.

Large-scale, interactive art installations at the Scott Family Amazeum UnGala FUNdraiser bring a unique opportunity for the Northwest Arkansas community to experience the creativity of makers and artists from throughout North America. The 2021 UnGala was no exception. Unlike previous year’s experiences Life Size Mousetrap, and Hand of Man, created by individuals, Impulse represents a collaboration between the arts and sciences, architects and engineers that created an opportunity for collective, interactive play at the perfect time.   

The Scott Family Amazeum hosted makers from across Arkansas for the 2nd Arkansas Maker Summit on Monday, October 16th. Representatives from over 30 K – 12 and post-secondary schools, the local artist and entrepreneurial community spent the day collaborating and learning about how to continue the growth of the maker ecosystem in Arkansas.

The Scott Family Amazeum team is working with Kua Patten to develop ideas to add to the Tinkerfest experience and to the museum itself later this year.