Minds-On, Hands-On Activities

In the afternoon at IdeaFestival Bowling Green, participants get the opportunity to see ideas in action and make their own ideas come to life. Our minds-on, hands-on activities allow participants to create, experiment, and experience — and to talk one-on-one with scientists, artists, educators, and entrepreneurs.

Activities change some each year, so be sure to check back for updates about the next festival.

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2022 IFBG Activities

• virtual reality with WKU's new XR Lab
• 3D printing pens from the WKU Small Business Accelerator
• creating and building with the Warren County Public Library Idea Lab
• technology for those with visual impairment from American Printing House for the Blind
• hands-on biology with Dr. Keith Phillips
• a letterpress from WKU chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design
• mural-painting with artist Andee Rudloff
• computer activities with teacher Jennifer Pemberton
• Speaker Chats with all of the morning's guests
• STEM activities with the Kentucky Science Center
• geology with Professor Margaret Crowder
• creative writing with Scholastic National Student Poet Christian Butterfield
• dance with WKU's National Dance Education Organization
• entrepreneurial lessons from WKU's Collegiate Entrepreneurs organization
• typewriters, letterpress, and stamps from artist Leslie Nichols
• engineering with WKU's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• art and poetry with WKU's Blaq Art Nouveau
• entrepreneurship with Accelerate Kentucky
• smartphone microscopes with Rico Tyler
• art and music installation by speaker Robbie Hunsinger

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Watch highlights from the activities at IdeaFestival Bowling Green 2020 Land and Legacy: Building Ideas That Will Last 

Video courtesy of Vid Monster Productions.