What materials does this artist use to make his artwork?___________________________
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This show explores and celebrates Craters of the Moon as a national monument and
invites us to think about art in public places and the importance of collaboration.
Visit Craters of the Moon and take a selfie in
front of John Grade’s lava tube sculpture and
Jason Middlebrook’s tree sculpture.
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My favorite thing about visiting the museum
today is ____________________________
Explore different kinds of
volcanos in the Maker Space!
Get Involved:
Discover art in public places.
Sketch the art you find and write
down where you found it:
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Find
an artwork
that uses
SOUND
Imagine you could climb into this painting:
What do you see? _________________________
What do you hear? ________________________
What do you smell? _______________________
Craters of the Moon is a national monument. Monuments are structures that have been
built to honor and record important places. What other monuments can you think of?
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Why do you think Craters of the Moon is an important place? _____________________
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CRATERS OF THE MOON
Draw what you think Craters of the Moon looks like:
YOUNG VISITOR’S GUIDE
Have you ever visited Craters of the
Moon?
YES
NO
Scan the QR code to visit the
National Park Service page
about Craters of the Moon:
Collaboration is very important for installing public artwork. Who do you think the artists
needed to work with in order to install artworks at Craters of the Moon?
Friends/Family
Workers/helpers
Sun Valley Center for the Arts
National Parks staff
Craters of the Moon staff
People from the community
Landscape artwork has 3 main ingredients:
Foreground= what’s closest to you
Background= what’s farthest away from you
Midground= between the front and background
Looking at pictures of this sculpture
fill in the blanks with what you see:
Foreground: __________________________
Background __________________________
Midground: __________________________
Do the objects look heavy or
light?
Aa
Pahoehoe
Two artists from the exhibition have created artwork that is on display at Craters of the Moon.
Write their names here: __________________________ __________________________
Draw Pahoehoe lava and Aa lava under
the hiking boots. What kinds of lines
describe the different kinds of lava?
Design a public
art sculpture
for Craters of
the Moon:
What can you tell about this
artist by looking at these
arworks?
How can you tell?
One reason Craters of the Moon is a special place is because the landscape is covered with
lava that cooled a long time ago. Two kinds of lava that are found at Craters of the Moon are
called Pahoehoe (paw-hoey-hoey) and Aa (ah-ah).
A
1
2
B
Pahoehoe is a quick moving lava that flows like syrup.
Aa is a slow moving lava that is thick and chunky.
Challenge: Match the pictures of hot lava to the
pictures of what it looks like when it cools down.
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Answers: A-1, B-2
The landscape of Craters of the Moon is full of volcanos, caves, lava tubes, dry lava flows, plants
and even animals. What would you add to the landscape?