Event

Evening for Educators: Combining Art and Nature Like Artist Mineo Mizuno (Grades 6–12)

Name: Evening for Educators: Combining Art and Nature Like Artist Mineo Mizuno (Grades 6–12) | The Huntington
Location: The Huntington

Discover works of art inspired by nature and connect with peers after hours!

Explore the powerful artworks of California-based Japanese American artist Mineo Mizuno, whose works highlight the intersections of nature, science, and art. In this after-hours workshop, explore Mizuno’s new sculpture, Homage to Nature, which explores the fragility of Earth’s ecosystem. Education staff will lead a guided viewing using a See-Think-Do framework and a related artmaking activity that can be taken back to the classroom.

Key Details

This program aligns with California State Standards.
We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. A portion of the workshop involves standing and walking on wood and concrete paths.
This program is suitable for educators of all grades.
Dinner is included in the program cost.

Program Schedule 

5:30 p.m. | Workshop begins and introduction to Mineo Mizuno
5:45 p.m. | Dinner with peers
6:15 p.m. | Guided viewing and art activity rotation
7:50 p.m. | Discussion and workshop wrap-up

This event is also available for grade K–5 educators on Mon., May 5

If you have any accessibility needs, please email Kristin Brisbois, Learning Coordinator, at kbrisbois@huntington.org.

A wood sculpture in a garden, with ceramic droplets at the center.

Mineo Mizuno, Homage to nature, 2024. | © Mineo Mizuno 2023. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Aligning California State Standards

Common Core State Standards – English Language Arts

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

California English Language Development Standards

ELD.PI.K-12.1
Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics.
ELD.PI.K-12.3
Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others in communicative exchanges.
ELD.PII.K-12.6
Connecting ideas.

In-Person Class Ticketing Policies

Advance registration is required. Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.
To join the waitlist for this event, please email teachers@huntington.org . A space is not guaranteed, but you will be contacted if a space becomes available.
To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.
A certificate of attendance can be provided upon request.