MsLIGHT Festival 2017 was the launch of a S.T.E.A.M. engagment program in Mississippi, created by Mississippians for Mississippians & a healthy future workforce. Produced by MsLIGHT Collaborative the Festival showcased Mississippian innovative creative talent & raised awareness of S.T.E.A.M. education. Through interactive, engaging exhibits & workshops MsLIGHT Festival demystified the world of S.T.E.A.M. it through a fun, captivating wonder world of LIGHT. It was the largest first time event in Downtown Jackson ever & it launched the MsLIGHT Education program.

1. By Mississippians For Mississippians
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2. MsLIGHT Fes+val 2017 page
Review …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 – 14
Why 2018 will be big & brighter ……………………………..……………………………………… 15 – 19
MsLIGHT Educa+on
It’s not all just preDy lights! ……………………………………………………………………………. 20 – 28
EducaIonal Partners ………………………………………………………………………………………. 29
EducaIonal Program 2017 ……………………………………………………………………………… 30
MsLIGHT Community
Growing the healthy workforce ……………………………………………………………………… 31
Re-LIGHT-alizaIon ………………………………………………………………………. ……………….. 32 – 34
MsLIGHT Collabora+ve: WHAT IS BEHIND THE LIGHTS
The who ………………………….……………………………….……….……………….…….…………… 35 – 36
The what ………………………….……………………………….……….……………….…….…………… 37
The how ………………………….……………………………….……….……………….…….……………. 38
The vision …….……………………….……………………………….……….……………….…….……… 39 - 41
The 3 year plan ………………………….…………………….……….……………….…….……………. 42
All photos have been taken by par+cipants & aLendees of the 2017 Fes+val 2
DOCUMENT CONTENT

3. 5,000
People Attended
3,300
Emails Collected:
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4. 92%
Came From Outside "
Of Central Jackson
(39201, 39202, 39203, 39216)
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5. All
Demographics
Attended
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6. 50%
Of Website Visits"
were from outside "
of Central Jackson
(39201, 39202, 39203, 39216)
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7. 2 International Collaborating Artists"
2 Out of State Collaborating Artists
40 Works of Art
13 S.T.E.A.M stations in the Lab
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8. Social media
reviews
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9. 9
Social media
reviews

10. “I can’t believe people were
actually walking around
downtown!”
- Jeff Good
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11. • Cross cultural engagement
• Awareness & rejuvenation of downtown
• Cross professional collaborations
• Engaging Mississippians with STEAM
• Placing Jackson Mississippi on a global
platform
Achieved by capitalizing on local community
assets: downtown & Mississippian creativity.
OBJECTIVES
ACHIEVED:
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12. Within 3 months
of launching
The Collaborative,
before any marketing…
• The Collaborative consisted of over 200
Creatives.
• Engaged 7 STE*A*M educator groups
(Science Technology Engineering *Art* Math )
• Caught the attention of cities across the
State, from The Coast to the Delta.
OBJECTIVES
EXCEEDED:
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13. All done
in 4
Months
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14. By Mississippians For Mississippians
AND Mississippians loved it!!!
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16. MAPPING A MODERN MISSISSIPPI:
THE PRECEEDING INITIATIVE WHICH GAVE BIRTH TO MsLIGHT CollaboraIve
Mississippians were asked who & what is Modern Mississippi?
90 of the nominaIons were interviewed.
With these films a map of Modern Mississippi was created through the stories of
Modern Mississippians.
MsLIGHT CollaboraIve was born to showcase this unique, innovaIon & creaIvity that
bursts from the stories of Modern Mississippi.
1) Mississippi is Ready
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17. Quick Stats:
LUNA Fête 2014, New Orleans:
Audience 15,000
Media Impressions: 2,907,759
Lumiere 2015, London
500,000 audience
£6.2m economic impact
Vivid 2015, Sydney:
1.43 million aDendees
$41 m economic impact
2) LIGHT Festivals around the world have
the same effect on their communities
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18. Challenges:
Social, Cultural, EducaIonal , Financial
Outcomes:
- RejuvenaIon of public
and unused spaces
- Boost of Economy and Tourism
- Cross-sector engagement
- Building a culture of inclusion
- Community pride
Baltimore: our mentor & big sister
• It contributed $33.8 million to
the local economy
• 400,000 plus people
• 176,800 were out-of-towners,
who a brought in $17.8 million
• It cost $3.9 million to produce
the seven-day fesIval.
Financial outcomes:
A deeper look:
The Case Study
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20. MsLIGHT Collaborative is a lot more
than just shiny things……
MsLIGHT Education
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21. ART SCIENCE LIGHT
CREATIVE THINKING
EXPLORATION
HOLISTIC PROBLEM SOLVING
DESIGN
S.T.E.A.M
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24. SCHOOLS INDUSTRIES
THE THIRD SPACE
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25. THE LIGHT STUDIO:
Submersion in S.T.E.A.M
• Learning
• Exposure in the workplace
• Demys+fying
• Exploring & Crea+ng
• Skill & idea sharing
• Educators support & network
CollaboraIon across disciplines, industries & cultures
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26. AND IT’S COOL!
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27. When kids look up to great
scienIsts the way they do to great
musicians and actors, civilizaIon
will jump to the next level.
– Brian Greene
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28. The U.S. needs "
1 Million more STEM
Professionals over "
the next decade than
we are projected to
produce at the
current rate.
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29. EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS
• United Way
• MPB
• MSU
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• MsLIGHT School Design CompeIIon
• MsLIGHT studio field trips
• STEAM professional workshops & talks
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE TAKEN PART ALREADY
• Siwell Middle School
• Highland Elementary School
• Browns Elementary School
• Midtown Public Charter School
• Madison StaIon Elementary School
• Millsaps College
MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
• MsLIGHT FesIval STEAM Lab
• Science FesIval
• MsLIGHT Lab workshop
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30. LIGHT Lab & Open Studio
First Saturday of every month
- hands on STEAM workshop with a different
focus each month
- ParIcipants are able to assist on live projects at
the LIGHT Studio & explore the possibility of
their own.
Design Week
The Boys & Girls Club & USM: June 21st – 25th
- Mid-town Studio visit day; visiIng studios &
arIsts in their studios
Educators Lab
Once a month STEAM for
- workshop with a different focus each month
- lesson plan sharing
- Educators support group
EDUCATION PROGRAM 2017
School Field Trips
Booked by educators
- STEAM workshop at the LIGHT studio
- Exposing children to what is accessible to them
through STEAM
- Tour of the architect school, meet the architect
students
LIGHT Festival Open Studios
Every Saturday in January & February
- ParIcipants are able to assist on live projects at
the LIGHT Studio & explore the possibility of
their own for the LIGHT FesIval.
Christmas LIGHTS
Every Wednesday evening in December
- Create your own Christmas LIGHT decoraIons
or gips
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32. COMMUNITIES
INDUSTRIES
EXPERTS,
EDUCATORS
MsLIGHT
Collabora+ve
HANDING THE 3RD SPACE OVER TO THE COMMUNITY
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33. THE LIGHT STUDIO in the community:
(Facilitator role)
• Place Making
• Learning S.T.E.A.M on the job
• Keeping the jobs in the community
• Na+onal collabora+ons & exchanges
• PRIDE & OWNERSHIP
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34. PUBLIC PURPOSEFUL LIGHT INSTALLATIONS
S.T.E.A.M in pracIce in the community.
Retraining our workforce & creaIng jobs.
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35. MsLIGHT Collabora+ve
BEHIND THE LIGHTS
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36. Who is the"
Mississippi LIGHT
Collaborative?
We are a non-profit organizaIon collaboraIng
with 200+ Mississippians creaIves: arIsts,
scienIsts, architects, inventors, programmers,
film-makers, designers, S.T.E.A.M. (Science
Technology EducaIon Art Math) educators and
sponsors.
*All photos in this presentaIon are taken
by members of the collaboraIve or aDendees

37. What do the Mississippi
LIGHT Collaborative do?
1.
We foster learning for Mississippians of all
ages by using light to highlight S.T.E.A.M.
principles. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math).
2.
We breakdown the barriers between S.T.E.A.M.
professions, education & its public perception.
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We engage the future work force with the
opportunities available to them in Mississippi
through:
• Interac+ve exhibi+ons
• Student labs & field trips
• Integrated Community projects
• Educators labs & support groups
This mission is focused around an annual Interna+onal
Fes+val-Educa+on Showcase Event.

38. INSPIRATION
MsLIGHT Festival
Showcasing Mississippian creaIve talent in S.T.E.A.M. globally, naIonally & locally.
DemysIfying S.T.E.AM. through exposure & public engagement.
COLLABORATION
MsLIGHT Community
Skill sharing through cross cultural & cross disciplinary projects.
Exchanges & CollaboraIve projects with naIonal & internaIonal S.T.E.A.M. professionals.
S.T.E.A.M pracIIoners residencies.
EDUCATION
MsLIGHT Education
DemysIfying S.T.E.A.M. by connecIng & engaging students to S.T.E.A.M. professionals.
SupporIng S.T.E.A.M. educators through classroom & lesson plan support.
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HOW do we do it?

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40. 3 Day Event
THURSDAY
Day: Technology in Business Conference & Expo
Night: Light FesIval Launch night
FRIDAY
Day: Innovators & Designers TEDx
Night: Light FesIval Design compeIIon winners
launch
SATURDAY
Day: STEAM workshops for adults & children
Night: Light FesIval children's night – showcasing
their work
Festival Vision February 2018
(tbc – work in progress)
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41. CONTINUE to GROW
• The S.T.E.A.M. Lab workshops
• Open studio days
• Field trips to our studio
• CollaboraIons & partnerships with fellow
innovators & creaIves
• InternaIonal & NaIonal collaboraIons, growing
them into exchanges
• The partnership with Innovate MS, MS Children's
Museum, Mississippi Business Journal, JPS & TED
Ex.
• Developing outreach programming, expos &
conferences
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42. DESIGN & DEVELOP:
Educa+on and Community Outreach
• STEAM Educators support & P.D. program
• Develop the program with JPS
• Community re-light-alizaIon projects
• CreaIve & educaIonal exchanges
• Light fesIvals & installaIon commissions
• Develop a pilot for Kids LIGHT CollaboraIve.
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43. 2018
• Standardize MsLIGHT EducaIon.
• Create an official Alliance structure to support the
community of Mississippi.
• Kids LIGHT CollaboraIve program to be established.
• Develop the internaIonal exchange program.
2019
• LIGHT labs rolled out across Mississippi.
• Establish a support structure for parIcipants of the
LIGHT design compeIIon.
• MsLIGHT CollaboraIve creaIves to take part in
naIonal FesIvals
2020
• MsLIGHT CollaboraIve creaIves to take part in
internaIonal LIGHT FesIvals.
• InternaIonal Internships program to be launched.
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44. SHINING A
LIGHT ON
MISSISSIPPI
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45. If you would like further informaIon or would like to support us through
donaIons, partnerships or volunteering please visit us :
mslightcollaboraIve.com
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