PUBLIC PROGRAMS
DEMONSTRATIONS
THURSDAYS - May 24, May 31, June 7 - 8PM
Sachs and his studio team will conduct three, ninety-minute demonstrations of the
SPACE PROGRAM: MARS "Flight Plan." During these events, civilian witnesses will observe the activation of complex sculptural systems, rituals, and narratives that comprise the mission to Mars.
SATURDAY - June 16 - 12PM
Sachs and his studio team will conduct an ongoing "Endurance Demonstration" of the
SPACE PROGRAM: MARS "Flight Plan" beginning at noon on Saturday, June 16. Open to attendees of the exhibition.
Tickets: $15 / $12 Students, Seniors, Park Avenue Armory and Creative Time members
ARTIST TALK: TOM SACHS
FRIDAY - June 1 - 7PM
Join Tom Sachs for an informal discussion with
SPACE PROGRAM: MARS co-curators Anne
Pasternak and Kristy Edmunds about his artistic process, collaborations, and the
inspiration behind his ongoing
SPACE PROGRAM project.
Tickets: $10 / $8 Students, Seniors, Park Avenue Armory and Creative Time members
BREAKFAST WITH NASA
SATURDAY - May 26 - 11AM
Adam Steltzner, the Phase Lead and Development Manager of Entry, Descent and Landing for the Mars Science Laboratory Project at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will join Tom Sachs in conversation about all things Mars.
SATURDAY - June 16 - 11AM
Join scientists Gregg Vane, Kevin Hand, and Tommaso Rivellini in a conversation about Mars exploration with Tom Sachs, moderated by writer Lawrence Weschler, in which Vane, Hand, and Rivellini will also share their experiences working in the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Tickets: $10 / $8 Students, Seniors, Park Avenue Armory and Creative Time members
WEEKEND FAMILY PROGRAMMING: Life on Mars: Imagining the Incredible
SATURDAYS - June 2, 9 - 10AM
SUNDAY - June 3 - 10AM
Families with children are invited to join educational workshops led by members of the Armory Artist Corps during which they will be able to create their own personal journey to outer space in response to the installation. Art-making stations along the way will provide a souvenir of the journey. Recommended for families with children between the ages of 5 and 12.
$5 Materials fee per participant / FREE Park Avenue Armory and Creative Time members
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