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Project Descriptions

Creative Ecology: Exploring Our Environment with Art, Science, and the Community

October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2016 | Public Programs, Exhibitions
The Palo Alto Art Center is partnering with the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo to develop a series of four artist residencies, each involving an artist who explores the natural world in his or her artwork, and exhibitions of artwork created during the residencies. The museums will address the challenge of successfully integrating art and science to enhance learning in museum contexts. During each exhibition, public programming will focus on the artwork and its scientific and environmental context, engaging a broad audience in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) based activities. The project will also serve as a model demonstrating the success of education through effective collaboration between an art museum and a science museum.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-10-14-0431-14
Funding Amount: $88,010

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Lisa Ellsworth
    Principal Investigator
    City of Palo Alto
  • Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | General STEM | Life science
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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