{"id":115314,"date":"2020-11-04T08:26:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=115314"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:04:57","slug":"ucf-creates-work-with-children-featured-in-pompeii-exhibit-at-orlando-science-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-creates-work-with-children-featured-in-pompeii-exhibit-at-orlando-science-center\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF CREATE\u2019s Work with Children Featured in Pompeii Exhibit at Orlando Science Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visitors to the international Pompeii exhibit currently running at the Orlando Science Center (OSC) will get to see frescos from the city buried under ash \u2014 as well as frescos made by first, second, and third graders living in neighborhoods around downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n

Through the UCF Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology, and Entertainment (CREATE)\u2019s Extended Classroom Experience<\/a> program, three classes from Lake Eola Charter School learned about the art and science of making frescos, a painting technique common in ancient Italy that involves plaster and pigment.<\/p>\n

The new 10,000 square foot immersive exhibit at the OSC opened earlier this month and will wrap up in January 2021. \u201cPompeii: the Immortal City\u201d provides a look at the archaeological site destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. From interactive mechanical devices to artifacts from the time and an erupting volcano display, the exhibition captures the Roman life of and recreates it for today\u2019s audiences. It is a must-see international exhibition with Orlando being its third and final stop in the US.<\/p>\n

Each child created a tile out of plaster and hand painted it using powdered pigment. When the pigment is applied to wet plaster it binds and becomes part of the material. This helps frescos withstand the test of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt is science,\u201d says CREATE STEAM instructor Chealsea Anagnoson. \u201cYou cannot separate them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The frescoes depict plants and animals similar to some of the frescos found in Pompeii. The tiles are exhibited in three separate frames, one for each participating class. The mezzo frescos are currently on display on the third floor of the OSC alongside original Pompeiian frescos.<\/p>\n