Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 23, 2026 —

Maker Cities, an initiative by Moonlighter FabLab in Miami Beach, is offering adults a six-month, hands-on training program focused on STEAM and the creation of public art installations.

Participants learn to design and build installations while developing technical skills that include 3D printing and laser cutting. The program is intended to introduce people without a STEM background to those skills through community-based projects.

Past projects associated with the program have included illuminated archways on Lincoln Road. The description does not provide further details about when those installations were created or how many participants worked on them.

The initiative is funded by a National Science Foundation grant, according to the information provided. The grant amount and the program’s application dates, class schedule, eligibility requirements and participant capacity were not specified. No details were provided about the program’s instructors or the specific projects planned for the current six-month training period.

Maker Cities’ approach connects technical learning with the design and construction of public artworks. The available information identifies adults interested in STEAM as the intended participants and describes community-based projects as the means of introducing non-STEM individuals to the skills. It does not specify whether participants need prior experience or what happens after the six-month program concludes.

The description also does not state how the program will assess participants’ learning or whether additional cohorts are planned. Those details were not provided, so the initiative’s known scope is limited to its six-month format, its focus on public art and technical skills, its intended audience, and its NSF grant funding.


Story summarized from the original created by Caitlin Granfield on refreshmiami.com, see more information here.

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