At the next annual Educator Open House, take a closer look at animals and our own animal nature as viewed through the photographer’s lens in the exhibition Art to Zoo: Exploring Animal Natures. Also, consider the sea urchin in a new “light” through the imaginative, large scale sculpture by Cuban contemporary artist Jorge Pardo featured in Contemporary/Modern: Selections from the Permanent Collection. How do animals influence artists’ motifs and inspire design? This focus continues our exploration of the shared process of inquiry, observation, and discovery inherent in both art and science begun last year.
This special event, for teachers only, includes:
4 – 4:30 pm (Mary Craig Auditorium)

Preview of upcoming exhibitions, 2014–15 teacher workshops, new online lesson plans, and an introduction to free touring and art-making opportunities for students by Patsy Hicks, SBMA Director of Educator and Joni Chancer, SBMA Program Consultant and Teaching Artist
4:30 – 6 pm (Galleries and Front Steps)

Wine and hors d’ oeuvres
Hands-on art activities with SBMA Teaching Artists featured in the new art & science lesson plans
Hands-on science activities with SBMA Science Teacher Consultants featured in the new art & science lesson plans
Touch Tank, courtesy of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center
Links to lesson plans from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Sea Center, and Santa Barbara Zoo.
Break out the animal prints and follow the tracks leading to SBMA this September where art and science intersect.

SBMA Galleries & Mary Craig Auditorium
FREE (pre-registration required)

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