Sketch you later!
Held on February 1, 2025, the Bean Life Science Museum hosted its second-ever Sketching Dead Things event, and it was a hit! Students of Brigham Young University were absolutely drawn to this event. Beginning with a simple introduction in the museum’s auditorium, the students were then sent out into the museum to brush up on their sketching skills. The main event was an hour and a half dedicated to sketching dead things available throughout the museum. One could say it was pretty sketchy business.
The museum classroom was chalk-full of specimens that guests could touch and move around to get the perfect pose of their choice. A how-to-draw video, a creative ideas slideshow, and a sketching tips packet were also readily available for those who needed some art inspiration.
The night ended with a gallery walk where guests could observe the draw-dropping sketches that artists worked paint-stankingly on throughout the night. Cookies were also provided at this time.
The Bean Museum hopes that the guests will frame the memories of this night forever. Sketch you later!
Audrey Gordon, student educator
