During this exclusive event, CAC artists and Tierra Del Sol students will create new paintings and sculptures inspired by the breathtaking views of and inside the Mount Wilson Observatory and the surrounding San Gabriel Mountains. Private access to the Mt Wilson Observatory campus and large dome will be offered to the CAC and to Tierra Del Sol students to create art and community together.

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Plein Air Painting and Sculpting Highlights
• Beautiful vistas looking into the Los Angeles basin and San Gabriel Mountains
• Access to observatory grounds
• Location from where Albert Michelson made the first speed of light measurements from Mt. Wilson to Mt. San Antonio (adjacent to Mt. Baldy)
• Historic Monastery designed in 1910 by Myron Hunt for use as the astronomer’s dormitory has been visited by renowned scientists including Edwin Hubbell, Harlow Shapley, Albert Michelson, Walter Baade, and Albert Einstein!
• Access inside the telescope domes and more!

The California Art Club’s Cosmic Chapter was created by Club’s President Peter Adams on March 2021 in celebration of NASA/JPL’s Perseverance Mars Rover landing on February 18, 2021 as a vehicle to combine art and science. Chapter leaders include JPL Mars Rover Project Manager John Callas, Astronomer Laura Danly PhD, and fantasy artist William Stout.

For more information about this event, please contact the CAC at programs@californiaartclub.org