STEM-based Touring Exhibition Makes Stop in Elmhurst

Submitted by The Silverman Group.

Elmhurst, IL — Elmhurst Art Museum proudly presents the interactive touring exhibition, Art of Science Learning (AOSL), which explores the intersection of art, STEM, innovation and community.

Visitors of all ages experience first-hand the creative intersection of art, STEM, innovation, to learn how art and science can address community and global challenges.

The exhibition will be on display through Sept. 4.

The exhibit showcases projects from AOSL’s Chicago, San Diego and Worcester (MA) Incubators for Innovation, where hundreds of scientists, artists, educators and citizens addressed critical challenges chosen by their communities.

"We are excited to bring the Art of Science Learning to Elmhurst,” says Jenny Gibbs, Executive Director of Elmhurst Art Museum. “Harvey Siefter and the AOSL team are doing really important work by quantifying the benefits of arts learning in developing critical and creative thinking. Arts education produces verifiable growth in the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) and is absolutely a pre-requisite for the kinds of innovation we need to succeed in today's dynamic, global markets and to design solutions for the planet's climate and societal challenges."

AOSL is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that uses the arts to spark creativity in science education to develop an innovative 21st Century STEM workforce. The initiative is built on years of research exploring the impact of artistic skills, processes and experiences on learning and the innovation process.

New York-based Art of Science Learning is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that uses the arts to spark creativity in science education to develop an innovative 21st Century STEM workforce. The traveling exhibition, which was hosted most recently at the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park, San Diego, features models, prototypes, photos, artwork, video and interactive, hands-on experiences from each community.

Over the past three years, the Art of Science Learning Incubators brought together 305 STEM professionals and students to create and develop innovations in response to STEM-based civic challenges. The Chicago incubator focused on urban nutrition and took place at the Museum of Science & Industry.

The Art of Science Learning exhibition was produced and is toured by the Art of Science Learning, and was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Integrating Informal STEM and Arts-Based Learning to Foster Innovation (DRL-1224111)

For more information, call 630.834.0202 or visit elmhurstartmuseum.org.