Art Learning Lab is a dedicated exhibition space inspired by Sowing Creativity, the Museum’s award-winning STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education program. Featuring a diverse selection of work from the permanent collection, the Art Learning Lab reveals how artists engage cross-disciplinary concepts in their approach to art-making.

Through interactive play and experimentation, visitors are encouraged to draw their own connections between individual creative exploration and the ideas, tools, and techniques used in the artwork on display.

Block Garden

Explore the magic of Roy De Forest’s Off the Patagonian Coast with our fun 3D-printed block set activity located in the exhibition! Each block draws inspiration from the shapes in the original artwork.

Use the files below to print your own block set. We recommend testing all different sizes. Don’t have a 3D printer? No worries, your local public library probably does.

• Balloon
• Cube
• Doggo
• Sphere
• Heart
• Pill
• Rose
• Slip
• Sphere
• Wedge

Art Learning Lab: Block Garden is presented by the Museum Experience and Education department at SJMA with help from Museum educators Sam Joseph, and Shannon Stearns.

Download the labels using the Brown Bag PDF button