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Rainworks

September 7, 2015 – October 23, 2015

As the Kimball Art Center gets ready to move to our new location, we are inviting the Rainworks team from Seattle in for a public installation in order to continue our arts and education outreach. The Rainworks team creates art that appears when it rains in order to turn rainy days into something to look forward to. When dry, a Rainworks creation looks like a completely normal sidewalk, but when wet or in the rain, a hydrophobic material repels water to create an image or message. On Sunday, September 13th, the Rainworks team will install several works around our current Main Street location as well as our future Kearns Boulevard home. Through positive messaging, the Rainworks team will invite Park City to contemplate water as it is used and perceived in our mountain community. Everyone is invited to join us at 1:00 p.m. on September 13th on our back patio at Heber Avenue and Main Street for an artist reception and Rainworks reveal. From September 13th to October 23rd, the public is invited to visit both our current and new location where they can find and reveal other Rainworks!

lesson plans

k-5 lesson plans

K-5 Lesson Plan

Students will learn about installation and environmental art by studying the work of Rainworks. Students will explore the characteristics of the sea turtle and it’s environment. Texture, color, balance and pattern are emphasized in their art.

6-8 lesson plans

6-8 Lesson Plan

Students will use what they have learned to summarize why water conservation is essential, how it is an example of Environmental Stewardship and what they can do to make others more aware. Learners will create visual symbols to reflect their ideas of conservation.

9-12 lesson plans

9-12 Lesson Plan

Students will learn about installation and environmental art by studying the work of Rainworks. Students will use what they have learned to summarize why water conservation is essential, how it is an example of Environmental Stewardship and what they can do to make others more aware. Learners will create their own Rainworks image to reflect their ideas of conservation. They will create their images with watercolor resist to mimic the process of Rainworks.

Students who participate in A.R.T.S. school tours will explore an outdoor water activated exhibit. They will be introduced to interactions between science and art as well as explore the impact and power of situational art. Given the content and location of the exhibit, environmental art will also be discussed as we look at the impact of water in our community. For the art lesson, students will create their own water activated artwork for their friends and classmates to reveal!

additional resources

Water Conservation Tips

Water Conservation Facts

Cross Curricular Lesson Plans That Integrate The Arts

Water Resistant Art Lesson

The a.r.t.s. program has been made possible thanks to the generous support from the following

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