2nd Saturday at CSU Spur (The Science of Art)

About this event

On 2nd Saturday , visit CSU Spur for free, family-friendly fun presented by Canvas Credit Union . The theme this 2nd Saturday is the Science of Art. Explore the intersection of art, science, and sustainability through hands-on activities led by local artists, including sustainability collages, block printmaking, and scientific illustration workshops, and discover the science of capillary action while creating colorful butterfly artwork that brings science and creativity together!

November 2nd Saturday activities include:

Timed events:

• 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Drums (Hydro)

• 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Dream Create Inspire Tour screening (Hydro)

• 10:30-11 a.m.: Scientific illustration drawing workshop (Hydro)

• 10:30-11 a.m.: TGEC demonstration: Horse breed showcase (Vida)

• 11:15-11:45 a.m.: TGEC demonstration: How horses see the world (Vida)

• 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Scientific illustration drawing workshop (Hydro)

• 12-1 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Voice (Hydro)

• 12-2 p.m.: Colorado Rising for Communities screening (Hydro)

• 12:15-12:45 p.m.: TGEC demonstration: Meet the minis (Vida)

• 12:30-1 p.m.: Scientific illustration drawing workshop (Hydro)

• 12:30-2 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Mariachi (Hydro)

• 1-1:30 p.m.: TGEC demonstration: How horses are used in equine-assisted services (Vida)

• 1:30-2 p.m.: Scientific illustration drawing workshop (Hydro)

Ongoing programs (10 a.m.-2 p.m.):

• Interactive stream table (Hydro)

• Kids’ mock water lab (Hydro)

• Spur Music Lab: Mini Musico’s Explorer’s Room (Hydro)

• Spur Music Lab: Solo practice (Hydro)

• Spur Music Lab: Jamming (Hydro)

• Spur Music Lab: Recording (Hydro)

• Spur Start information sessions and tours (The Shop, Hydro)

• Journal or sketchbook making in the Makerspace (The Shop, Hydro)

• Dyed butterflies (Terra)

• pH food testing (Terra)

• Make your own pizza with Colorado Pork (Terra)

• Kids’ mock kitchen (Terra)

• Green roof and greenhouse tours (Terra)

• Kids’ mock vet clinic (Vida)

• Virtual reality, ages 9+ (Vida)

• Humane Colorado surgeries (Vida)

• Sci on the Fly trailer (outside Vida)

Activity booths (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

• Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (Hydro)

• NSF NCAR (Hydro)

• Bluff Lake Nature Center (Terra)

• CAM’s Ag Academy (Terra)

• CSU Denver Extension Master Gardeners (Terra)

• CSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (Terra)

• Hungry Goats Studio (Terra)

• Mayor’s Office of the National Western Center (Terra)

• Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (Vida)

• Butterfly Pavillion (Vida)

• Clayton Early Learning (Vida)

• Hopkins Education Services (Vida)

• Rodeo Dental (Vida)

• Temple Grandin Equine Center (Vida)

Plus, enjoy food, coffee, and drinks available for purchase from Little Finch .

*All activities subject to change or cancellation.

From CSU Spur