Add some STEAM to your STEM classroom programs on this field trip! Students will discover the connections between science and art by exploring the museum’s collection.The match is perfect, since both subjects are based on the inquiry method—the creative thinker excels in science and art.
This tour looks at art and science in three ways: evolution and change; the role of color and light for the painter; and a comparison of the scientific process of ceramic and glass production. Through close observation, students will explore these ideas individually and with the group. On the tour, students follow the creative process to understand the artists’ decisions, from material selection and development of ideas, to the step-by-step processes used to work in a variety of media. Students will engage in hands-on activities and actively apply newly learned ideas to solve new artistic problems.
This tour includes a MAKE ART option, an additional 1½-hour art project, led by a professional art instructor. There is a $4-per-student fee to include this art project as a part of your class’s guided tour experience. At the Art School, students will explore the visual and physical nature of color through chromatography. Students separate black ink into its rainbow of components, taking the colorfully patterned results to create a unique portrait. Students will use inquiry-based learning to understand the components of black as a color and, through the use of a centrifuge, ultimately learn how to combine science and art practices.

Classes that include the MAKE ART option ($4 per student) will explore chromatography using a centrifuge.
This tour is designed for grades 3-8.
Learn more about this free tour here.
Sign up for this free tour here.
I have a class of 3rd graders. How much is the Spotlight on Science Through Art Tour? (I realize that: “this tour includes a MAKE ART option – at an extra $4/student – an additional 1½-hour art project, led by a professional art instructor.”, but it’s not clear how much the tour itself costs or how long the tour is, or what the window is for booking (any day from now until end of the school year?) Thanks.
Aloha Brian,
Thank you for your comment. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the blog post (under the photo of the project) you’ll see where it says “Learn more about this tour here.” This will bring you to our Science Through Art tour page, where it provides all the information you need to know about the tour, including length (1 1/2 hours), when it is available, and that it is free. Back on the blog page, under “Learn more about this tour here” it says “Sign up for this tour here” and this link will take you directly to our reservation form (which includes available dates from now through the summer).
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Mahalo,
Jenny