Evenings for Educators: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art

Join us for an in-person exploration of LACMA's PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art, which explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. Historically, Mesoamerican artists held a cosmic responsibility: as they adorned the surfaces of buildings, clay vessels, textiles, bark-paper pages, and sculptures with color, they (quite literally) made the world. Don’t miss the chance to visit this fascinating exhibition and learn about the richness of color at the core of Mesoamerican worldviews. Guests will enjoy talks, hands-on art-making workshops, and dinner. Dinner and parking is included with admission.

Agenda

4:30–5 pm: Arrive, check in, and explore We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art in the Resnick Pavilion

5–5:40 pm: Lecture in BCAM, Level 1, with curators Alyce de Carteret and Diana Magaloni

5:50–6:50 pm: Workshops and tours throughout campus

6:50–7:30 pm: Dinner outdoors on the Smidt Welcome Plaza

7:30–8 pm: Explore the galleries

Check out LACMA's accompanying curricular resources to craft learning experiences that spark your students’ creativity and view recordings of previous programs on YouTube.