Where’s a cool place to hang if you’re an explorer on Mars? A new class will encourage high school students to let their artistry and imagination loose as they envision a futuristic community on the Red Planet. The class, for students in grades 9 through 12, is sponsored by JPL, the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena and the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.
Classes will be held Saturdays at the Art Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Feb. 2 – Apr. 12 (Holiday: Apr. 7). Late enrollment ends Feb. 8. The cost of the class is $300; estimated cost of materials is $45.
Student teams will be challenged to imagine the first human community on Mars and to think creatively about ways to create a cool “hangout” for our first Martian explorers. Sketching, illustration and modelmaking instruction will be provided.
Students will work directly with artists, designers and NASA scientists in the creation of their ideas. Tours of JPL and the Huntington will be included.
For information contact: David Delgado, JPL, david.j.delgado@jpl.nasa.gov (818) 393-5144. This is an Imagine Mars project: http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov
