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Don’t forget to join us for our first Grossology Camp at IMAS, during Spring Break from Tuesday, March 17th to Friday, March 20th. Each afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., students will experiment, learn, discover and create things that are, well… GROSS! Using the “Grossology” Exhibit* now on display in the Discovery Pavilion through April 26th) as inspiration, campers will explore the disgusting and impolite moments of humans, animals, nature, and chemistry.The cost of the 4-day camp will be $45 for the members of IMAS and $55 for non-members. The camp is desgined for children, ages 8-12 and is limited to 25 participants.

For more information and to register for Grossology Spring Break Camp, please call IMAS at 956-682-0123.

*Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body beginning Saturday, January 24, 2009 till April 26th, 2009 at IMAS. Based on the best-selling book Grossology, this exhibition uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more. **Grossology exhibition produced by Advanced Exhibits, a division of Advanced Animations LLC, in collaboration with Science World British Columbia. Grossology is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

The Junior League of McAllen, Inc. has awarded the International Museum of Art & Science a $15,000 grant to help pay for the Science On a Sphere (SOS) exhibit now on permanent display. Serena Rosenkrantz, IMAS Executive Director states, ” The SOS exhibit is currently attracting thousands of families to IMAS, and has helped increase school tour visits to the museum by 450% compared to January of last year. Those kind of statistics are truly astonishing and help bear witness to what this community loves to see happening at IMAS. We are exceedingly grateful to the The Junior League of McAllen, and to all of the contributors who have so generously helped us to offer an exhibit of this stature.” Pictured from left: Serena Rosenkrantz, IMAS Executive Director and Eva Tavarez, JLM President.

On Wednesday, January 14, 2009 IDEA Academy students were welcomed to the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) by Board Member, Dr. John Gerling, in the IMAS Rio Scape Playground, the Rio Grande Valley’s only interactive science playground. The students were visiting IMAS for a guided tour of the museum’s exhibits, including the newly-installed Science On a Sphere (SOS). Science On a Sphere is the first exhibit of its kind in the State of Texas and only the 34th in the world. Since September 2008, utilizing and seamlessly integrating technologies, SOS has provided over 7,000 students with a dynamic, unique and lasting glimpse into our Solar System and Earth.

The guided tour passes for the IDEA Academy were provided by IBC Bank, a major sponsor of the Science On a Sphere Exhibit. IMAS leaders unanimously decided to purchase SOS to encourage science exploration by intriguing the young minds of our community with this stat-of-the-art exhibit. Science On a Sphere is a permanent science exhibit at IMAS, the first permanent exhibit that has been purchased in over 7 years.

Other sponsors for the exhibit include: Wells Fargo; Junior League of McAllen; Bill & Lilly Ranganath; Dr. & Mrs. John Gerling; City of McAllen; Johnson Controls Foundation; The Alleyn Family; JP Morgan Chase Foundation; Dr. & Mrs. Roger Vitko; Arthur Hughes, CFP, Private Wealth Advisor; Domit Apartments; HEB; Doctors Hospital at Renaissance; McAllen Rotary Club; Wayne & Alma Ortega-Johnson; IMAS Guild; Frost Bank; Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Crisafulli; North McAllen Rotary Club; Loring Cook Foundation; Tavarez Medical Center; and Yzaguirre & Chapa. The sponsorship benefits included a specified number of school tour passes to be distributed at the discretion of the organization or person.

IMAS is exceedingly grateful to all sponsors for their generous support in promoting youth science education in the Rio Grande Valley. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact IMAS Executive Director, Serena Rosenkrantz, at 956-682-0123. Photo caption: Dr. Gerling welcoming IDEA Academy students in the Rio Scape Playground at IMAS.

The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) is excited to announce the appearance and opening of Cande Aguilar’s exhibit World Affair on February 5, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The evening will also include a special lecture by artist Alyssa Banta. Come and experience the world through the eyes of two exceptional artists.

Cande Aguliar’s exhibition World Affair is a collection of unique large scale paintings that simultaneously reveal contemporary human pattern and reflect the colorful neighborhoods in the Rio Grande Valley. Admire the impressive body of work and meet the artist at the World Affair reception.

Alyssa Banta, award winning and Pulitzer Prize nominated documentary photographer, will begin her lecture at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will give viewers personal insight of the photographs taken in the exhibition Photographs from the Periphery of War on current display at IMAS.

Join us at the World Affair reception to welcome these talented artists at the International Museum of Art & Science on February 5, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Photo caption: Land of Peace by Cande Aguilar.

The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body.