Program / Event Details
Provider: Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, Horticulture division
Contact Details
Address
Cylburn Mansion, 4915 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209
Baltimore, MD 21209
Primary Contact: Molly Hoopes
Botanical Art at Cylburn Arboretum
$125.00
Watercolor lesson and Botanical Art in the Garden or Classroom.
Bring your students on a guided Nature hike and tours of the historic Cylburn mansion and the new Nature Education Center. Learn about pollination. Identify parts of a flower.
Learn about the history of botanical art.
Learn about science illustration careers and education pathways.
Practice watercolor techniques, including wash, graded wash, and drybrush. Draw and paint flowers, seed pods, or leaves from life, outside in the gardens or inside (in inclement weather) in the Greenhouse Classroom from our plant collections. All materials provided.
Bring a bag lunch to picnic in the outdoor gardens, if desired.
Maximum of 30 students.
Event/Program Details
Event Length:
an hour and a half, but is flexible
Location:
Cylburn Arboretum
Vollmer Center and Greenhouse Classroom
4915 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209
Audiences:
9 - 12, PreK, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Professional Development
Core Curricula:
Career and Technology Education, Social Studies, Science, English/Language Arts
Art Forms:
Visual Art and Design
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Cost:
5 per student, teachers and chaperones free
Student Supports:
Wheelchair Accessible, Special Ed, ESL / ELL, Gifted / Advanced, Universal Design for Learning Compatible, Sensory Friendly
Discount for Title 1 Stipend schools:
5 per student from a Title 1 school, adults and chaperones free
Website:
https://cylburn.org/