A delegation of German experts in the STEM fields, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, are in Plattsburgh this week to tour advanced manufacturing facilities and the local educational centers that support them. One of their stops was the Strand Center for the Arts, which has created a maker-space in a newly renovated building.
The Strand Center for the Arts has been renovating the former federal building adjacent to its theatre. The building features studio, exhibit and classroom space along with what’s called a makerspace.
ETS Staffing Education Director Michele Armani volunteers at the Strand and explains what the makerspace is.
“It’s really a space where the arts and technology merge. This makerspace allows for the time, the space and hopefully the expertise as well for people to be able to tap into their creative sides….
