TUKWILA, Aug. 16, 2019—Science and art merge during this family-friendly day filled with space-themed activities, art displays, virtual reality experiences, a film screening and more on Aug. 25. All activities free with Museum admission.
SCHEDULE
Live Mural Painting by Henry
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Seattle-based artist Ryan ‘Henry’ Ward
will finish his mural on the exterior wall of the Space Gallery
depicting the different types of animals that have gone into space.
Henry has painted over 260 fanciful murals throughout the United States
and other countries. He will begin the mural on Aug. 20.
Space Art Challenge Art Show
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
See the top artists from our Space Art Challenge. Artists aged 5 to 17 were challenged to depict their vision of space in 2D.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Beyond eARTh: Cosmic Creativity Family Workshop
Using
inspiration from the National Postal Museum’s Design It curriculum,
participants will learn the history of postal stamp composition, then
create their own interstellar-themed stamp design. The program is
offered with cooperation and support of the National Postal Museum.
VR Community Art
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Using
Vive Pro and the app Tilt Brush, participants can collaborate to create
a virtual world. Each experience lasts 15 minutes (5 minutes to learn
the controls and plan your design and 10 minutes to create the VR
space). Ages 10+. Timed tickets required on Space Art Day. Tickets are
limited.
Total Lunarcy lecture and live screen printing with Barry the Art Guy
1 – 2 p.m.
Local
illustrator Natalie Dupille and planetary scientist Erika Harnett
discuss how they combine science and art as they present their
collaborative work, Total Lunarcy, an illustrated introduction to space
dust and other elements of Harnett's research. Dupille and Harnett show
excerpts from the book and the research behind the project.
Screening with the filmmakers of Chesley Bonestell: A Brush With The Future
2 – 4 p.m.
A special screening of the acclaimed documentary film, Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future,
with its director Douglass M. Stewart Jr., co-editor (and Washington
state native) Kristina Hays and Bellevue Arts Museum Executive Director,
Benedict Heywood. The film takes viewers on an extraordinary voyage
into the life and career of the visionary artist, Chesley Bonestell
(1888-1986), who decades ago painted images of space travel and worlds
beyond Earth that visualized the future and inspired many of the people
who would someday see it for real.
The movie won the Best Documentary awards at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 and this year’s Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. Stewart, Hays and Heywood will discuss the film with the audience following the screening.
Image: Courtesy The Museum of Flight.
To the Moon! Program Series
Complimenting the Museum’s exhibition, Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission, showing now through Sept. 2, the To the Moon! program series presents the stories behind the artifacts, people, and places that made the Moon landing possible.
To The Moon! features a wide-ranging selection of scientists, space experts, historians, authors, pilots, and more, looking at the near and far sides of the lunar missions and their legacy. The calendar of events is online.
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Ted Huetter/Senior Public Relations Manager
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