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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Zentangle & Beyond: Blooming Renaissance

Registration for this program is now closed. Using the Zentangle method, we will create Zentangle-inspired art using Renaissance tiles, dark and light colors and beautiful blooming tangles to create a garden of art. This class has a pre-requisite: Tangle Botanical Art Foundational Class or similar Zentangle foundational class. — Tuesday, July 11 (6:00 PM–8:00 PM) […]
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 […]
Capture the Beauty of Botanicals in the Summer Blooms Acrylics Workshop

As spring slips into summer, the Garden explodes with color as flowers of all sorts come into bloom. If you have ever wanted to recreate that beauty in art, the new Summer Blooms Acrylics Workshop will give you the tools and techniques to paint your own botanical masterpiece.
Finding Meaning in a Life with Orchids

For life to be satisfying, many people find it helps to have a source of purpose–something or someone that guides and motivates them. For Dallas-area engineer Charles Hess, his source of purpose could be summed up in one word: Orchids.
Book Signing and Workshop Discuss Finding Spiritual Solace through Gardening

Join the author and illustrator of the new BRIT Press title My Father is the Gardener for a panel discussion, book signing and workshop for insights into the plants and flowers of the Bible and how they can bring meaning to every day life.