International
Astronomy
Day
for more info check out
www.astroleague.org
What is Astronomy Day?
Astronomy Day is a yearly event, held each spring by astronomy clubs, planetariums and other groups of sky lovers. They organize talks and stargazing events to show the public how much fun astronomy can be.
What is the "Painted Universe"?
Artist Bettina Forget is organizing an art event to take place at her studio for Astronomy Day. The event is entitled "The Painted Universe". On Sunday, May 7, 2006 she invites the general public to come to her studio/gallery and participate in the creation of a 22' x 8' artwork depicting various night sky objects.
location:
ATELIER BETTINA FORGET
460 Ste-Catherine Ouest
local 933
Montreal Quebec H3B 1A7
phone: (514) 878 3663
dates and times:
Sunday, May 7, 2006
12 noon - 6:00pm
This is a free event.
Art materials will be provided.
Each participant will be given a 12" x 12" piece of paper (or carton, canvas, tracing paper,...) and a range of art materials to choose from. Bettina Forget also provides source material such as images of planets, galaxies, globular clusters and the like. Once the participant has finished his/her artwork it will be added to the 22' x 8' grid. During the day the grid will slowly fill up, creating a mosaic of night sky images - a painted universe. At the end of the event the artist will take a photo of the finished collaborative artwork before taking it down on Monday, 8th May. The participants can then come by her studio to pick up their painting along with a copy of the photo of the final "mural".
For a printer friendly version, please click here to download a pdf version of this info.
Click here to read a review of the last Painted Universe.
CLICK HERE
to down-load
an image
of the final installation
