The Art Box

09/22/2025

In Episode 359 of The Art Box, MJ and Steve welcome Kirsten Pope to the STEAM Center recording studio for a lively conversation about IKA Greens, the innovative business she runs with her husband, Alex. We dig into what “IKA” really stands for, how their operation is changing the way our communi...

09/19/2025

In this inspiring episode of The Art Box, MJ sits down with her friend Oregon golfer Chris Oviatt, the 2024 NAGA Women’s Overall National Champion and Western Region representative for the 2025 USGA Adaptive Open Championship. Chris shares her 32-year journey as a competitive golfer, living with C...

09/17/2025

In this inspiring episode of The Art Box, we sit down with Mesquite actor Bill Wright Jr. to explore how a soldier became a storyteller. Bill shares how his time in the U.S. Army taught him to speak confidently in front of crowds and cameras, and how reciting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have...

09/14/2025

Have you stopped by the Mesquite STEAM Center yet?

S = Science
T = Technology
E = Engineering
A = Art & Agriculture
M = Math

Discover hands-on learning, exciting experiments, creative projects, and a place where curiosity comes alive. Join the fun — and help us keep it free for every student in our valley!

STEAM Director, Nikki Meador starting a Mommy meeting to organize a Science Fair!