Build Your Own Rainforest in the Classroom

Create Your Own Forest Canopy

"In the Heart of the Rainforest"

Is a traveling exhibit which includes realistic, narrative paintings of the South American rainforests, a 1000 to 3500 square ft. simulated environment with hundreds of plants, birds, reptiles and animals of the rainforest. This was all created by artists and teachers, and was sponsored by the Kennedy Center's Imagination Celebration. It is displayed at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center in Colorado.

"In the Heart of the Rainforest"

Has brought in record numbers of visitors, and participation from all regional schools where it has been displayed. This exhibit is designed to fit in a museum setting with some support necessary from walls and ceilings areas. All materials are fire retarded and extreme care is taken in designing the exhibit to adhere to local building regulations.

The educational expertise of Sharon Gibson and Judy Gebben and with the art of Mary Helsaple, created this unique art and rainforest habitat to inspire, enlighten and motivate and build education into the community art experience for both the young and old.

"In the Heart of the Rainforest"contains 3 distinct elements:

• 20 original paintings featuring rainforest animals, people & habitats
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• A walk-through simulated rainforest environment that contains plants, vines, flowers, afull size jaguar, hummingbirds, macaws, parrots, caiman, frogs, ants, and hundreds of insects and critters. Native artifacts, nature photographs from the south American rainforest are also available.
  
  
• A rainforest curriculum workbook of the exhibit for use by teachers with lesson plans and art projects of the natural history of the rainforest.. This curriculum book uses the vehicle of the paintings to get into the subject of rainforest.
  
  
• *Optional:
  a. Teacher workshops to coincide with the exhibit.
  b. Exhibit T-shirt design available with museum name & logo.
  c. Amazon Animal Cards and a natural history video, 'Manu Rainforest' available for the classroom.

The cost of a 2-3 month rental for the exhibit is $6000.*
* Transportation costs are not be included, as the prices may vary as to the location.

For more information contact:
Mary Helsaple,
e-mail: suprflow@rmii.com or
219 West Colorado Ave
Suite 302
Colorado Springs, CO. 80903
PH: 719.471.9430
Fax 719.471.1490