About The First Kids’ Art Show In Space

What do you get when you combine art, science, education and imagination? A Kids Art Show in Space! In 2021, kids from five DrawTogether classrooms around the United States created drawings to share with the rest of the universe: symbols that capture what they think are the most meaningful, wonderful or important parts of life on our planet. Engineers at NASA etched these drawings into the metal surface of a satellite, and in October 2021, a rocket will carry this satellite-gallery into space, creating a galactic art exhibition. This will be the first time ever that kids artwork will be exhibited in space.

DrawTogether and NASA hope this first-of-its-kind creative collaboration inspires more intersections between art and science into the future, into the universe, and beyond.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

Learn more about NASA, and the Art in Space Program.

DrawTogether grows curious, creative, confident and connected humans through drawing. We use art to grow hearts. The non-profit DrawTogether Classrooms provides educators with curriculum, tools, resources and support to bring Social Emotional Learning based drawing experiences into every classroom at free or low cost.

Learn more about DrawTogether and DrawTogether Classrooms

 Contributors

Luke Idziak, Scientist, Artist, Spacecraft Systems Engineer, NASA

Anh N. Nguyen, Aerospace Engineer, NASA

Wendy MacNaughton, Founder and Drawer in Chief, DrawTogether

Kate Levitt, Director of Education and Impact, DrawTogether Classrooms

Alvaro Villanueva, Designer

Jon Mooallem, Writer

Caki Rebeiz, Design Assistant

Alex Harris, Website