Oklahoma Contemporary’s Learning Gallery offers open-ended, creative art projects to take kids on a deep dive into the themes on display in the museum’s galleries. During Open World , an exhibition centered on video games, families could create their own avatar, learn about careers in the video game industry and even play a 3-person video game together. Beginning March 24, the Learning Gallery will focus on biology and the natural world in conjunction with an animal-centric exhibition by John Newsom called Nature’s Course. Jaime Thompson, director of education and public programs for Oklahoma Contemporary, said she intentionally incorporates STEAM principles into the programming at Oklahoma Contemporary because so much of contemporary art utilizes science, engineering, technology and math. “Contemporary art expands what you think about art and what you think goes into art,” said Thompson. March’s Second Saturday event, happening March 12, takes place in the museum’s sculpture garden and will explore how scale and construction are part of art-making. Camps and in-studio classes at Oklahoma Contemporary are another way kids can learn more about how technology, science and math are used to create art. “Parents often think ‘if my kid is into science, let’s go to a science center,’ but there is so much more to that,” shared Thompson. “Our programs encourage kids to tinker and explore to figure out what they enjoy. We work with local artists to dream up new ideas and every year is a little bit different.” The Learning Gallery is open during regular museum hours. To reserve free tickets to visit or learn more about camps and other programming, visit oklahomacontemporary.org.
FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CREATE TOGETHER IN OKLAHOMA CONTEMPORARY’S LEARNING GALLERY.
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