Evening for Educators: Combining Art and Nature Like Artist Mineo Mizuno (Grades K–5)
Mon., May 5, 2025, 5:30–8 p.m.
$10
Educators
Botanical Center, Ahmanson Classroom, and Stroll Garden
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 6–12 educators on Wed., May 7
If you have any accessibility needs, please email Kristin Brisbois, Learning Coordinator, at kbrisbois@huntington.org.
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.
