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Earth Night in the Garden

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 17, 2013|

The popular Earth Night in the Garden event hosted by the Western Municipal Water District in Riverside will be held on Earth Day, April 22, 2013.

Thirty-three organizations will take part in this free family event that will include hands-on activities, face painters, puppet shows and more.

Exhibitors include:
ArtPlantae, Forest Council, Gates Cactus & Succulent Society, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Leave No Trace, Riverside Metropolitan Museum/Heritage House, Southland Solar SunPower, UCCE Master Gardeners, and UCR California Invasive Plants.

Earth Night in the Garden will be held at Landscapes Southern California Style, the water district’s demonstration garden located at the corner of Alessandro Blvd and Mission Grove Pkwy (click image to see map). This event begins at 3:00 PM.

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Welcome to National Environmental Education Week

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology on April 15, 2013|

Learn more about EE Week.

Welcome to National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) at ArtPlantae!

Our community of artists, naturalists and educators welcome you to our gathering place. Here you will find interesting dialog between readers and featured guests, and engaging conversation among readers as they help each other by sharing tips and tools. You will also discover classes about botanical art, natural science illustration, botany and the book arts that are taught across the U.S., in Europe and at other exciting locations (Morocco, anyone?). This week we will learn about a class with an artist/explorer, a class about how to create a garden journal, and much more.

Looking for an exhibition about plants and natural history art?
See the “Exhibits to Visit” section located in the column at right.

Interested in using drawing as a learning tool when teaching about plants in your classroom or program? See the “Teaching & Learning” section also in the column to your right.

This month we are exploring how technology can be used to encourage an interest in plants and botanical art. We are also taking a traditional look at botanical art. Glad you can join us.

To be notified about new classes, new guests and new conversation among readers, click on the “Follow” tab in your browser’s window or join the mailing list.

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Education Stations About Plants, Water & Technology at Earth Day Event in Inland Empire

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology on April 9, 2013|

This year the city of Banning, CA celebrates its 100th birthday. One of the many festivities celebrating this milestone is the city’s first-ever Earth Day event at Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum. This inaugural event will be held this weekend on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9 AM – 5 PM.

Local organizations will host education stations and provide educational activities for children and adults. Stations will provide information about topics ranging from the water cycle to how to propagate California native plants. Learning opportunities will be provided by:

ArtPlantae
Bureau of Land Management
Malki Museum with Aaron Saubel
Riverside County Parks
Riverside County Waste Management
Santa Ana Watershed Association
Wild California

Also participating in this event are specialty merchants, food vendors and local organizations dedicated to thoughtful green-living practices. See you there!

Banning Centennial Earth Day
Gilman Historic Ranch & Wagon Museum
Saturday, April 13, 2013
9 AM – 5 PM
View map

Admission:
$6 per car
$3 per adult (walk-in)
$2 per child (walk-in)
$1 per dog

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David Valbrecht Invites You to Learn from Leaves

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 5, 2013|

Go to Arnold Arboretum

Learning from Leaves by David Valbracht
April 6 – June 9, 2013
Landscape architect David Valbracht turned to botanical illustration to develop a better method for identifying trees. A guest researcher at the Arboretum, David gathers plant samples from his studies in the collections and arranges them in his studio as they grew in life. The “tree portraits” he creates emphasize drawing as a method to develop observation and identification skills, and at the same allow for personal expression. The exhibition of his work features a thirty-foot mural illustrating over 100 species of trees. Valbracht studied landscape architecture at Harvard University, botanical art at the Wellesley College Botanical Garden, and is currently attending the Academy of Realist Art, Boston.

Visitors to David’s show will have the opportunity to meet with him and to ask questions about his work. Mark these dates on your calendar:

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6, 1:00–3:00 PM
Artist’s Talk and Demonstration: Thursday, May 2, 6:00–7:00 PM (Register; FREE)
Guided Tour: Sunday, May 19, 2:00 PM (Register, FREE)

Oaks, © David Valbrecht. All rights reserved

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Exhibition by Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists Opens Tonight

Posted in botanical art, Cookbooks, Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 5, 2013|

Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists, a chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists, will open a month-long exhibition and sale at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture’s Miller Library this evening.

The exhibition by Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists will feature original paintings by 13 artists. Prints and cards will be available for purchase. The exhibition will be on view through Saturday, May 4, the date of the Master Gardener plant sale at the Center for Urban Horticulture. A portion of proceeds from all sales will benefit the library.

This event will be held in conjunction with the 8th Annual Garden Lover’s Book Sale Preview Party, a wine and cheese event featuring hundreds of gardening books and cookbooks. Doesn’t this sound like fun?

To purchase tickets for tonight’s book sale and preview party, contact the library.
The annual book sale will be open to the public tomorrow from 9 AM – 3 PM (free admission).

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Earth Day Event Includes Tour of Water Reclamation Plant

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 3, 2013|

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You are invited to an Earth Day celebration hosted by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County!

This free community event promotes environmental awareness and sustainable living. Tour a water reclamation plant and/or landfill, enjoy music and dance performances, create eco-friendly arts and crafts, and visit over 50 exhibitors while learning about environmental issues.

The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (LACSD) will also be accepting donations of old shoes and eyeglasses on this day and will donate these items to those in need. If you have shoes you do not use or a drawer full of old glasses, please bring them and contribute to this worthy cause.

The LACSD Earth Day event will be held at their main office in Whittier, CA. Here are the details:

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The Backyard and Beyond

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology on April 1, 2013|

ArtPlantae is proud to again participate as a partner of National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). Hosted by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), EE Week is the nation’s largest celebration of environmental education. Held each year the week before Earth Day, this annual event inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students.

This year educators will explore how technology can be used to enhance environmental learning both inside and outside the classroom. The theme for EE Week 2013 is Greening STEM: Taking Technology Outdoors. The acronym “STEM” stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.

As part of Taking Technology Outdoors, EE Week will highlight how to connect kids with nature through new technologies that enable scientific research and 21st century skills including creativity, innovation, communication and collaboration.

During the month of April, we’ll explore how technology can be used to encourage an interest in plants and botanical art. Using the new “Tips & Tools” feature, we’ll find out how artists, naturalists and teachers use technology (get ready to share!). We’ll also take a traditional look at botanical art. We won’t step too far away from technology when we do this, however, because it’s technology that makes enlightenment possible.

All of this, plus outreach events too. Hope you’ll join us!