Explore. Imagine. Invent.
ARTSpace Innovation Team MARGARET WEISBROD MORRIS Chief Program Officer, Lawrence Arts Center
JESSICA CONNER Art Educator, Shawnee Mission Public Schools
NEAL BARBOUR Director of Youth Education, Lawrence Arts Center
JOSHUA CONNER Science Teacher, Olathe Public Schools
LAURIE MCLANE HIGGINSON Education Curator, Lawrence Arts Center
ANN FOSTER Science Teacher, Lawrence Public Schools
KYLA STRID Director of Residencies and Adult Education, Lawrence Arts Center
HANNAH HURST Art Educator, Lawrence Public Schools
RACHEL VON WAGONER Studio Manager, Lawrence Arts Center ASHELY BOYACK Dance Educator, University of Utah
LARRY MITCHELL Actor & Playwright GRACE PETERSON Visual Arts Coordinator, Salina Arts & Humanities
The mission of the Lawrence Arts Center is to enrich individuals and the community by nurturing love of the arts through exhibitions, performance, and arts education. The Arts Center has been serving the community of Lawrence, Kansas since 1975 with arts programs and services for individuals of all ages, interests and backgrounds. All material in this book is subject to copyright and cannot be reproduced without permission of the Lawrence Arts Center. However, the Lawrence Arts Center seeks to actively support the STEAM movement everywhere. If you are interested in learning more about the ideas or materials in this booklet, the ARTSpace program, or how to start a program in your area, contact Margaret Weisbrod Morris, margaret@lawrencearstcenter.org.
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Imagination is the key to our future. A WORKFORCE WELL-TRAINED in innovation is essential to our nation’s ability to develop the new products and businesses that will drive our economy in the future. With this in mind, the White House and the United States Department of Education challenged the nation in 2009 to find new and rigorous ways to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to youth. Understanding that creativity is an essential ingredient of innovation, and that arts education is fundamental in teaching creativity, the Lawrence Arts Center joined the movement to link the arts with STEM training. Championing the vital role of art education in the next generation of innovative thinkers, the Lawrence Arts Center’s ARTSpace program places itself at the epicenter of the movement to add an “A” for “Art,” turning STEM into STEAM.
} The instructors for the ARTSpace days were amazing. The classes were inspirational for my child. She continues to talk about the things she learned and the projects accomplished months later. These classes are transformational learning experiences! ~ –ARTSpace parent
Artists, designers, scientists and inventors use the same process: ASK IMPROVE
Logic of STEM STEAM • new industries, producing new jobs, are the foundation of economic well-being • innovation is critical in developing these new industries
IMAGINE CREATE PLAN
• creativity is essential to innovation • arts education is the critical method for teaching creativity
ARTSpace at the Lawrence Arts Center is the integrated visual art and science program for students 1st thru 5th grades
ARTSpace is guided by these beliefs:
Based on the idea that critical thinking, problem solving, and the ability to innovate are essential skills, ARTSpace is an inspired learning environment where students try new things, test the limits of their imaginations, practice innovation, and build creative connections. ARTSpace offers young people the time, space, and support to develop habits of mind that will positively impact long term achievement. Each ARTSpace class focuses on a key element or principle of art and connects it with a scientific concept, within a cultural
Learning the skills of innovation begins in early childhood and continues throughout life Young people need freedom and encouragement to explore their unique interests, talents and ideas Young people need time and space to fully understand and explore concepts Understanding and exploration lead to innovation and invention Innovation takes practice
theme relevant to young people. Classes are team-taught and balance experiences in visual art with performing arts. Scientists-in-residence work with teaching artists and students to
If habitually practiced, innovation will be a life-long habit
link artistic elements with scientific concepts. Classes often incorporate visits by artists and STEM professionals.
ARTSpace Classes Art Aeronautics
Big Blue Planet
Blue Kid Group!
Art meets design as students explore things that fly. Students design and create airborne art such as planes, kites and helicopters inspired by living creatures and mythical beasts.
Explore the big blue planet we call Earth, focusing on the ocean and underwater worlds. The concept of balance in both art and nature is in the spotlight this week. Science includes oceanography, the tides and lunar gravity, climate, and conservation. Scuba gear not needed!
Like the NYC-based performing artists Blue Man Group, this camp combines color, energy and exuberance. Students focus on how color functions through the full artistic spectrum: visual art, dramatic narratives, and creative movement. Science of the week includes how color works in light and on paper and why we see it the way we do.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: form and space ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: paper arts, kites, drawing and painting, Leonardo DaVinci SCIENCE: aeronautics, paleontology
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: harmony, contrast, shape, size ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing and painting, printmaking, ceramics, character development, dramatic play SCIENCE: tides and lunar gravity, pollution, oceanography
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: color and value ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, painting, dramatic narrative, performance art SCIENCE: optics, spectroscopy
ARTSpace is a place for students to: Explore and learn, as well as dawdle and daydream Socialize and interact with others Feel accepted and included Study carefully planned curriculum with experienced teachers
The learning goals of ARTSpace are for students to:
Boxico City
PLAN A CIT Y!
Exercise creativity and innovation Expand communication skills Exercise critical thinking and problem solving abilities Improve their intellectual flexibility and adaptability Practice initiative and self-direction Improve productivity and responsibility Practice the design and invention process
ARTSpace Classes Box City, Beijing
Clay Connections
While planning, designing, building and playing in a kid-sized, comprehensive box metropolis, students build appreciation for the concept of shape, form and balance as they are applied in urban design as well as visual and performing art by recreating a play-sized Beijing.
Students investigate the concept of texture working in clay, develop dramatic characters, and explore topography through creative movement. Science of the week includes geology and earth sciences.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: shape, form, balance ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: sculpture and installation, storytelling, creative movement SCIENCE: 3D models, civil engineering, globalization, hydro engineering
BOXico City While planning, building and laying in a kid-sized box metropolis, students build appreciation for the concept of unity, coherence and disarray as they are applied in visual and performing art while recreating a play-sized Mexico City. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: unity ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: sculpture and installation, storytelling, creative movement SCIENCE: atomic structure, fibonacci sequence
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: texture ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: clay, dramatic character development, creative movement SCIENCE: earth science, geology
ComicCon Get your ComicCon on! Students are immersed in all things science fiction, fantasy, and comic through art, literature and performing arts. They also learn about the cultural phenomenon of the real ComicCon held in San Diego each year. Come as you are, but just like at the real ComicCon, costumes and characterizations are welcomed and encouraged from the start. No airline tickets needed! ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: color and value ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, illustration, science fiction/fantasy literature, charaterization SCIENCE: machines and engineering
DaVinci Codes & Mysterious Messages Inspired by Leonardo DaVinci’s body of work, students study pattern, variation and the concept of mystery to invent and decipher secret codes and messages in artwork. Class explores mystery and symbolism as students learn to recognize coded written, visual and physical communication. Students create and decipher coded information in a variety of formats for friends, family and each other. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: pattern and variation ARTISTIC MEDIUM: art history, 2D art mediums, tessellations, character development SCIENCE: mathematical sequences, binary code, geometry, the golden rule
ARTSpace Classes
CREATE A VOLCANO!
Get Smart The Dr. Who Time Traveler’s Institute
Evolution Revolution
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, printmaking, sculpture, creative movement, character development
Students put the concepts of symmetry and pattern to use creating handmade animation devices –zoetropes and flipbooks–and learn about art based on mathematical patterns and designs like drawings by artist M.C. Escher. Natural History Museum visit will include time spent taking a close look at the panorama and the Explore Evolution exhibit.
SCIENCE: physics, time, space, geometry and the golden ratio
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: symmetry and pattern
Calling all time ladies and time lords: grab the nearest TARDIS and head into a new dimension. Students will focus on geometry, time, and space across subjects. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: line, form, pattern, rhythm
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: zoetropes, flipbooks, M.C. Escher, tessellation drawings SCIENCE: biology, metamorphosis, mathematics
The Fantastic Scholastic Muppet Fanatics Workshop Designed for Muppet enthusiasts, devotees and future puppet engineers, students dive into all things puppet from simple and easy puppets to more complex characterizations inspired by The Muppets. Students focus on the principles of line, balance and emphasis as applied in visual and performing art and science while exploring the world of puppetry. Googly-eyes included. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: line, balance, emphasis ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: mixed media, sculpture, textiles SCIENCE: physics, simple machines
ARTSpace Classes For Your Eyes Only: A Spy Kids Convention Spy Kid students sharpen their secret agent skills by developing an understanding of emphasis, and how emphasis affects codes, symbols and patterns to enhance the visual and performing arts. Science of the week includes chemistry, simple machines, and the science behind camouflage. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: emphasis, energy ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: art history, drawing and painting, storytelling, creative movement SCIENCE: chemistry, simple machines, camouflage
Get SmART In this day-long camp, young spiesin-training sharpen their skills by developing an understanding of emphasis, and how emphasis affects codes, symbols and patterns to enhance the visual and performing arts. Science includes energy and bio-mimicry, the science behind camouflage.
Guerilla Art Camp
HogwARTS Academy
Guerrilla artists make temporary art that is installed or performed in public places in a thought-provoking way to create a sense of community using wit, humor, and fun. This class introduces students to the methods and ideas behind guerrilla art as they exercise getting ideas out into the world inside the Arts Center and the surrounding area when possible. Flash mob included, no gorilla mask necessary.
Students refine their understanding of the concept of harmony: how synchronization, coherence and discord are applied in visual and performing arts. Science of the week includes the chemistry of potions.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: balance, emphasis ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: mixed media collage, found object sculpture, creative movement SCIENCE: civil engineering, architecture, geometry
Hip Hop Pop: Patterns, Puzzles and Mazes Students focus on pattern and rhythm this week through printmaking, textiles, storytelling and hip hop dance. Science this week includes the concept of pattern with math through learning about Fibonacci numbers.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: emphasis, energy
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: pattern and rhythm
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: art history, drawing and painting, storytelling, creative movement
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, printmaking, graphics, bookmaking, storytelling, hip hop
SCIENCE: earth science, insects, camouflage
SCIENCE: math, Fibonacci numbers
Gizmos, Gadgets, Widgits & Thing-a-majigs Students learn about balance in visual art, sculpture, gesture, and movement. Science concepts for the week may include force and motion and mechanics. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: balance ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: mixed media collage, found object sculpture, slapstick, creative movement SCIENCE: force, motion, mechanics
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: harmony ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, painting, clay, dramatic play, creative movement SCIENCE: chemistry, potions
It’s a Mod Mod World! Its moptops and Pop art a-go-go this week as students explore the artistic concepts of pattern and rhythm while scoping out mod design and culture of the 1960s. Science this week focuses on geometry, the golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers. Beatlemania, tessellations, paper clothes and a 1960s slang-a-thon are what’s groovy, baby! ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: pattern, rhythm ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: printmaking, drawing, fashion, creative movement, SCIENCE: geometry, the golden ratio, Fibonacci numbers
ARTSpace Classes Marvelous Supers! Students explore the elements of line and shape creating comic books, graphic novels, and superhero characters while working in visual art, theater and creative movement. Science of the week include vision, hearing and musculature, especially when it comes to superheroes! ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: line, shape ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, illustration, dramatic narrative, creative movement SCIENCE: vision, hearing, musculature
Master Block Builder’s Academy …. the Movie! Everything is awesome as students experiment with a variety of connecting block forms to build large scale sculptures throughout the Arts Center. Utilizing both familiar connecting block toys and repurposed items, students will invent new artistic uses and narratives for found objects. Student narratives will be filmed in stop motion format.
Jedi Academy
Jungleocity
Space takes center stage in all things Star Wars this week. Young Jedis focus on the artistic principles of color, form, and space while creating Jedi gear in paper maché, costuming, and mixed media sculpture. Academy students also dip their light sabers into character development and creative movement. In science, students discover the universe, stars, and galaxies through astronomy.
Grab the closest pith helmet and prime your Tarzan yell to swing into this summer’s rainforest and jungle extravaganza. Students focus on harmony and color in a variety of mediums including dioramas, Zentangle leaf drawings and terrariums in art. In performing arts, students trek deep into the stories, music, and cultures of the rainforest. Science this week connects the principles of harmony and color with the biodiversity, ecosystems and biomes.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: color, form, space ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: 3D multimedia, collage, character development, dramatic play, creative movement SCIENCE: stars, gravity dark matter, electromagnetic radiation
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: harmony, color ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing, painting, 3D sculpture SCIENCE: biodiversity, ecosystems, biomes
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: balance, unity, symmetry ARTISTIC MEDIUM: assemblage sculpture, storytelling, animation. SCIENCE: physics, engineering, arithmetic, geometry
Mission Impossible: Secret Agent Codes and Messages The mission: to use pattern variation and sequence to invent secret codes and messages in artwork and creative movement. Students create and decipher coded messages in a variety of formats for friends and family. Class includes learning to recognize coded written, visual, and physical communication. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: pattern and variation ARTISTIC MEDIUM: printmaking, dance, character development SCIENCE: mathematical sequences
ARTSpace Classes Monster Academy of Higher Learning Young wildlings, beasts and monstersto-be learn what it takes to be successful where the wild things are: inspiration, innovation, fearlessness, and dancing! ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: patterns, rhythm ARTISTIC MEDIUM: 3D multi-media, creative movement SCIENCE: electricity, magnetism
Mothra vs. Godzilla: Hidden Secrets of the Insect Planet Inspired by Japanese “kaiju” (meaning “strange beast”) movies popular in the mid20th century, students create their own giant insect horror movie in the vein of the 1964 science fiction kaiju film Mothra vs. Godzilla. This camp celebrates vintage kitsch and creature feature science fiction themes while exploring their roots in entomology and paleontology. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: emphasis, variety ARTISTIC MEDIUM: creative movement, storytelling, Japanese “kaiju” films SCIENCE: entomology, natural history
Mythbusters, Incorporated
Organic Mechanics
Students put urban legends and American folklore to the test. Focus is on art-based myths and seeing things through a new lens. Science includes the scientific method and the optics of color theory.
This camp is the one place where it is okay to play with your food. Actually, it’s required. Art inspired by food, agriculture, and organic matter is the subject and material of this camp. Students explore color, form, and texture as they follow these principles through visual and performing arts and science. In addition to teaching staff and resident scientist, the week includes a visiting chef and may involve sudden acts of random popcorn.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: contrast, color ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: 3-D sculptures, painting, creative movement, character development SCIENCE: the scientific method, optics, physics
New Box City Students build appreciation for the concept of unity in art: how coherence and disarray are applied in visual and performing art while recreating a playsized New York City. Science of the week may include magnetism and atomic elements.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: color, form, texture ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: clay, sculpture, painting SCIENCE: agriculture/horticulture, biology/ botany
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: unity ARTISTIC MEDIUM: Sculpture and Installation, storytelling, creative movement SCIENCE: magnetic forces, atomic elements
Raiders of the Lost Art
EXPERIENCE ARCHEOLOGY
ARTSpace Classes OZ-tastic! Hop on the nearest cyclone and move on down the road to a new take on the Land of Oz. Students get a fresh angle and discover new details about the tried and true classic children’s story. Students will focus on the principles of energy, force, and motion, along with weather and climate studies.
Percy Jackson & Mythical Superheroes Students get to know the western world’s first superheroes by discovering classic mythology with a modern twist. Students will learn about proportion and the golden ratio, and experience ceramics, creative movement, and character development.
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: Energy and force
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: Proportion
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: Cartography, 3-D collage, creative movement, character development
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: 3-D sculpture, ceramics, character development, creative movement
SCIENCE: Weather vs. Climate, natural disasters
SCIENCE: Constellations and fluid dynamics
Pirate University Ahoy, mateys! Swashbucklers, buccaneers and adventurers-in-training get an education in life at sea, tides, and nautical history from a pirate’s point of view. The concept of balance in both art and nature is in the spotlight this week. Science includes marine biology, water use, and conservation. Includes Talk-Like -a-Pirate Day. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: balance ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: drawing and painting, murals, character development, dramatic play SCIENCE: hydrology, oceanic layers, currents
Raiders of the Lost Art Students get their Indiana Jones on jumping into adventure and digging deep into the drama of ancient civilizations. The focus this week is on the principles of pattern, line and shape. Students learn how these concepts are used by archeologists and art historians. Snakes not included! ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: pattern, line, shape ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: ceramics, drawing and painting, character development, dramatic play, creative movement SCIENCE: archeology, archeological dig
Robot Ruckus Calling all future robot inventors: leave your remote controls at home, ‘cause this week is bionic! Students investigate movement and form through the subject of robots, androids and artificial intelligence. Science for the week covers human physiology, body systems and engineering. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: movement, form ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: sculpture, 3D mixed media SCIENCE: physiology, body systems, engineering
ARTSpace Classes Secret Agents Training Camp Students sharpen their awareness of the concept of emphasis: how changes in emphasis are used to enhance impact in visual and performing arts. Science of the week may include energy, the science behind camouflage. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: emphasis ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: art history, drawing and painting, storytelling, creative movement SCIENCE: earth science and volcanoes, insects and birds camouflage.
School of Rock Students rock ‘n’ roll as they explore the concept of variety: how change, variation, similarity, and diversity enhance visual and performing art. Science includes acoustics and sound. Mosh pit not included. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: Variety ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: Drawing and painting, printmaking, music, creative movement SCIENCE: Acoustics and sound
That’s Incredible! Marvelous Supers, Champions and Heroes Attention girls and boys: learn the extraordinary stories behind the well-known accounts of superheroes, champions, and heroes from modernday Marvel & DC Comics to ancient Greece. Students will investigate how size, contrast, and emphasis translates through visual art, creative movement, theater, and science.
This Class Rocks Rock and roll for real: from boulders to sand pebbles, minerals to gemstones, students discover the world of geology making creative use of rocks, sand, crystals and minerals while exploring the artistic principle of texture. ARTISTIC PRINCIPLE: texture
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: size, contrast, emphasis
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: molds and 3D art forms
ARTISTIC MEDIUMS: ceramics, drawing and painting, 3d sculpture and installation
SCIENCE: fossils, minerals and geology
SCIENCE: anatomy, the elements / periodic table, rocks and minerals
The Way Things Goldberg: An Epic Rube Goldberg Adventure Calling all gearheads, domino-lovers, and marble run enthusiasts: get ready for an epic do-it-yourself gadget adventure. Students work in teams designing, building and unleashing large scale cause and effect machines throughout the Arts Center. Results will be filmed! ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES: unity, balance ARTISTIC MEDIUM: 3D sculpture SCIENCE: engineering, simple machines
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