For more than 30 years, Project LOOK! has provided fun, educational, and memorable art experiences to thousands of students in Palo Alto and the surrounding area. Project LOOK! provides well-rounded fieldtrips that are educational and fun in a welcoming and accessible setting at a nominal fee. Highlighting the experience of seeing and making art that is central to the Art Center’s mission, Project LOOK! combines an interactive exhibition tour led by volunteer docents with a related hands-on art activity taught by professional artist educators.
Project LOOK!:
Enriches the classroom art curriculum and provides opportunities for cross-curricular connections and multidisciplinary education
Fosters the 21st-century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, and communication through inquiry and discussion
Promotes active participation and appeals to a variety of learning styles by connecting the experience of seeing art in the museum galleries with making art in the Project LOOK! studio
General Information
Tour times: Tours are offered Tuesday through Friday throughout the school year. Tour times and lengths vary, please see brochure for details. All tours include a hands-on artmaking component.
Registration: Registration for the 2015-16 academic year begins on August 12 at 8:30am. Registration is on a first-come, first served basis. Unregistered classes cannot be admitted without prior arrangement with Project LOOK!
Costs: Palo Alto/Ravenswood schools: $3.75 per student. All other groups: $125 per group. Some scholarships may be available at the Art Center's discretion.
