TODAY'S HOURS: 8 AM – 6 PM

TODAY'S HOURS: 8 AM – 6 PM

Botanical Creative Arts

Explore your creative side with classes such as nature drawing, botanical painting, or garden photography, or by attending one of our nature-inspired craft workshops. You’ll build your artist’s eye, meet a community of creatives, and play in the natural world.

Header image courtesy Brenda Ciardiello

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

October 2023

Drawing in the Garden: BRIT Pond

Click here to register now! Eager to engage your inner-artist and learn, or polish, drawing skills? This monthly drawing class offers personal instruction in mastering line, form, shading, composition, balance, and more as you practice in the beauty and tranquility of our gardens. After class, explore the Gardens at your leisure; registration includes Garden admission […]

Oct 07 2023

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Drawing in the Garden: BRIT Pond

Click here to register now! Eager to engage your inner-artist and learn, or polish, drawing skills? This monthly drawing class offers personal instruction in mastering line, form, shading, composition, balance, and more as you practice in the beauty and tranquility of our gardens. After class, explore the Gardens at your leisure; registration includes Garden admission […]

Oct 07 2023

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Photographing the Monarch Migration

Click here to register now! Capture the beauty of one of our most beloved migrating pollinators, the monarch butterfly. Our gardens are fortunate to be right under a major migration corridor as they head south for the winter. Join local professional photographer Edgar Miller and learn expert tips on the best techniques, equipment, and settings […]

Oct 07 2023

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Photographing the Monarch Migration

Click here to register now! Capture the beauty of one of our most beloved migrating pollinators, the monarch butterfly. Our gardens are fortunate to be right under a major migration corridor as they head south for the winter. Join local professional photographer Edgar Miller and learn expert tips on the best techniques, equipment, and settings […]

Oct 07 2023

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Creative Art with Olivia: October Drawing with Graphite

Click here to register now! Calling all Art Adventurers! Join Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher to experiment with different drawing mediums–graphite pencils in October and charcoal in November—and learn various drawing techniques. These classes are appropriate for all ability and experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Enjoy playing with art materials, learning […]

Oct 17 2023

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Creative Art with Olivia: October Drawing with Graphite

Click here to register now! Calling all Art Adventurers! Join Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher to experiment with different drawing mediums–graphite pencils in October and charcoal in November—and learn various drawing techniques. These classes are appropriate for all ability and experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Enjoy playing with art materials, learning […]

Oct 17 2023

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

November 2023

Drawing in the Garden: Rainforest Conservatory

Click here to register now! Eager to engage your inner-artist and learn, or polish, drawing skills? This monthly drawing class offers personal instruction in mastering line, form, shading, composition, balance, and more as you practice in the beauty and tranquility of our gardens. After class, explore the Gardens at your leisure; registration includes Garden admission […]

Nov 11 2023

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Drawing in the Garden: Rainforest Conservatory

Click here to register now! Eager to engage your inner-artist and learn, or polish, drawing skills? This monthly drawing class offers personal instruction in mastering line, form, shading, composition, balance, and more as you practice in the beauty and tranquility of our gardens. After class, explore the Gardens at your leisure; registration includes Garden admission […]

Nov 11 2023

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Creative Art with Olivia: November Drawing with Charcoal

Click here to register now! Calling all Art Adventurers! Join Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher to experiment with different drawing mediums–graphite pencils in October and charcoal in November—and learn various drawing techniques. These classes are appropriate for all ability and experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Enjoy playing with art materials, learning […]

Nov 14 2023

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Creative Art with Olivia: November Drawing with Charcoal

Click here to register now! Calling all Art Adventurers! Join Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher to experiment with different drawing mediums–graphite pencils in October and charcoal in November—and learn various drawing techniques. These classes are appropriate for all ability and experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Enjoy playing with art materials, learning […]

Nov 14 2023

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Holiday Lights Night Photography – November

Click here to register now! The spectacular holiday lights installation is returning to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden the winter of 2023. This year, join professional local photographer Edgar Miller for a night photography class that captures these dazzling displays! After a short lecture on night photography, Edgar will lead you through the displays as […]

Nov 29 2023

7:45 pm - 9:45 pm

Holiday Lights Night Photography – November

Click here to register now! The spectacular holiday lights installation is returning to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden the winter of 2023. This year, join professional local photographer Edgar Miller for a night photography class that captures these dazzling displays! After a short lecture on night photography, Edgar will lead you through the displays as […]

Nov 29 2023

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

7:45 pm - 9:45 pm

No event found!

Load More

Past Classes and Workshops

September 2023

Colorful Botanical acrylic painting

Blooming Acrylics Workshop

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! Join our exciting Blooming Acrylics Workshop and spend the day with Zan learning to capture the essence of flowers! Please note – the image produced in this class will be the same as in the previous Summer […]

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Colorful Botanical acrylic painting

Blooming Acrylics Workshop

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! Join our exciting Blooming Acrylics Workshop and spend the day with Zan learning to capture the essence of flowers! Please note – the image produced in this class will be the same as in the previous Summer […]

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Creative Art with Olivia – September Oil Pastels

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you next month! Calling all Art Adventurers! Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher, is bringing oil pastels to FWBG this July, August and September. At our Creative Art with Olivia: Oil Pastels series, you will experiment with oil pastel techniques like color mixing, […]

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Creative Art with Olivia – September Oil Pastels

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you next month! Calling all Art Adventurers! Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher, is bringing oil pastels to FWBG this July, August and September. At our Creative Art with Olivia: Oil Pastels series, you will experiment with oil pastel techniques like color mixing, […]

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Drawing in the Garden: Japanese Garden

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you next month! Eager to engage your inner-artist and learn, or polish, drawing skills? This monthly drawing class offers personal instruction in mastering line, form, shading, composition, balance, and more as you practice in the beauty and tranquility of our gardens. After class, explore […]

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Drawing in the Garden: Japanese Garden

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you next month! Eager to engage your inner-artist and learn, or polish, drawing skills? This monthly drawing class offers personal instruction in mastering line, form, shading, composition, balance, and more as you practice in the beauty and tranquility of our gardens. After class, explore […]

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

9:00 am - 11:00 am

August 2023

Creative Art with Olivia – August Oil Pastels

Click here to register now! Calling all Art Adventurers! Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher, is bringing oil pastels to FWBG this July, August and September. At our Creative Art with Olivia: Oil Pastels series, you will experiment with oil pastel techniques like color mixing, tints and tones, blending, and more. These classes are […]

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Creative Art with Olivia – August Oil Pastels

Click here to register now! Calling all Art Adventurers! Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher, is bringing oil pastels to FWBG this July, August and September. At our Creative Art with Olivia: Oil Pastels series, you will experiment with oil pastel techniques like color mixing, tints and tones, blending, and more. These classes are […]

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Image-Making

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! How do we capture a plant’s beauty and intrigue on paper? In this two-day class, the Botanic Gardens will serve as the source for material and inspiration for creating prints, and then using the prints to […]

6:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Image-Making

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! How do we capture a plant’s beauty and intrigue on paper? In this two-day class, the Botanic Gardens will serve as the source for material and inspiration for creating prints, and then using the prints to […]

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

6:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Swirling exuberant zentangle pattern in black and red

Zentangle & Beyond: Moonlight Madness Blooms

This class has been canceled due to unexpected circumstances. Zentangle will return to the Garden in the spring of 2024! Using the Zentangle method, we will create Zentangle-inspired art using black tiles and other beautiful supplies and colors to create some unique, blooming works of art. This class has a pre-requisite: Tangle Botanical Art Foundational […]

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Swirling exuberant zentangle pattern in black and red

Zentangle & Beyond: Moonlight Madness Blooms

This class has been canceled due to unexpected circumstances. Zentangle will return to the Garden in the spring of 2024! Using the Zentangle method, we will create Zentangle-inspired art using black tiles and other beautiful supplies and colors to create some unique, blooming works of art. This class has a pre-requisite: Tangle Botanical Art Foundational […]

00

days

00

hours

00

minutes

00

seconds

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

No event found!

Load More

Point of Contact

Crissa Nugen

Adult Education Manager

cnugen@brit.org

Quick Links

Botany & Nature

Food & Wellness

Horticulture & Gardening

FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN

3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 463-4160
Click here to email us!

BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS

1700 University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3400
(817) 332-4441
(817) 332-4112 Fax

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL

We respectfully acknowledge that the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is located on traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. We honor the ancestry, heritage, and gifts of all Indigenous Peoples who were sustained by these lands and give thanks to them. We are grateful that these lands continue to provide enrichment for many people today. [More…]

©2023 Fort Worth Botanic Garden