NOIRLab’s Colors StudioLab at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

 

Banner of NOIRLab’s Colors StudioLab at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

NOIRLab is pleased to welcome students who will be in grades 5 - 8 this fall to the 2024 Colors StudioLab: Colors of the Desert. Students from the Tohono O’odham Nation are invited to attend the program free of charge. The program will run from July 15 -19, 2024 from 8:30am - 3:30pm daily. Transportation will be provided from San Xavier to Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum (ASDM) daily.

Students will explore the intersection of art and science through color. Students will learn how colors are produced, the function of color in nature and use that knowledge to create their own original art projects. Student will draw, paint, experiment and observe in the beautiful surroundings Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum (ASDM). Tohono O’odham culture and language will be incorporated into the program in partnership with O’odham instructors.

To apply to attend the academy, please fill out the form below.

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