Service

Astrobotany Workshop

The Astrobotany workshop teaches students biology, physics, and space science topics through the field of astrobotany, or growing plants in space.
Above: In-person astrobotany workshop at the Atoka Community Center in Tipton County, TN.
Below: Virtual astrobotany workshop for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s 26th annual Black Families Technologies Awareness Day 2022.
Link to Lesson Plan.

I Am a Scientist Artwork

In this mini-lesson plan, students use mixed media to imagine themselves as scientists. Their photos are taken using an instant camera, and they use their photos, paper scientist costume cutouts, stickers, and other mixed media to express their vision for themselves as a scientist.

Science Bears

“Science Bears” is a special Art Technically project that creates scientist-themed teddy bears for children in need such as children at Child Advocacy Centers and family shelters. Recently, 27 science bears were delivered to the Memphis Child Advocacy Center in Fall 2021.

Jitterbugs

One of Art Technically’s mini-lesson plans teaches students about simple circuits using ‘Jitterbugs’. In this STEAM workshop, students design pom-pom bugs using craft supplies and attach a vibrating motor to their bug to make them dance!

Science Suitcases

“Science Suitcases” provides K-12 schools with ‘suitcases’ of STEM-themed books, games, and educational materials. Suitcases provide books that help students explore unique and interesting STEM topics while practicing their literacy skills. 

BFTAD Panel

Art Technically held a Young Black Scientists and Engineers Panel with creative coding workshop for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s 26th annual Black Families Technologies Awareness Day 2022.

Love Letters 2022
Over 2000 Valentine’s Day cards were delivered to seniors in Tennessee through the Kiwanis club of Franklin County and the Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA’s) Meals on Wheels program, our very first partners from back in 2016.

Love Letters 2018 with Edmund Burke School, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and American University
Cards for Iona Senior Services of Tenleytown DC’s senior meal delivery service

Love Letters 2019 with Edmund Burke School, the Jeleff Boys and Girls Club, and American University
Cards for Iona Senior Services of Tenleytown DC’s senior meal delivery service

Love Letters 2019 (creation of the Embassy Row addendum featuring international flags made with code for Washington, DC’s embassy row community.)

Love Letters 2019 (creation of the Halloween addendum for Watergate Apartment Complex’s “Spooky Mad Science Expo”)

The free and open-source Love Letters Lesson Plan, written and tested by Lily and the Art Technically team, is hosted on arttechnically.org/workshops/love-letters

Diverse Artist and Scientist Barbie Doll Donations – Holidays 2021 Lily curated and delivered 30 artist and scientist Barbie dolls to Le Bonheur Children’s hospital in Memphis and Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville in December 2022. The top photo shows her and other Miss America titleholders with infant blanket donations at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in 2017.

American University Meme Stickers Lily designed 29 stickers and sold them for Children’s National Medical Center throughout 2018-19. The project raised about $400 for CNMC. A set of stickers from “Series 3: Support and Sport” was sold in a Memphis boutique during October 2018 and others in that series inspired a follow-up fundraiser for American University Cheerleading’s nationals fund. Some of the most popular designs included a Magic School Bus version of the university shuttles, Metro Red Line stickers, and alumni stickers
Stickers Sale Page Two month campaign update

Podcast Interview with AWOL Magazine’s Not Your Average Podcast on the project

IHOP National Pancake Day in benefit of CMN

Face Painting for Community Day at The Grove Apartments (Lily was a lifeguard then administrative assistant / leasing agent there during high school).

Mid-south Youth Literacy Council