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Garden Magic Camp Registration
We are excited to be offering a weeklong day camp session again this summer! Garden Magic Camp fosters a fun creative environment for kids to get excited about the science and magic of nature with STEM-based activities. Limited to 15 campers. Schedule: Monday – Friday, July 22 - 26, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Ages: […]
Find out more »Monument of Dirt & Air by Jered Sprecher
Interpreting botanical images shown through technology's visual filters, Jered Sprecher’s paintings are unlike any other. In collaboration with Whitespace Gallery, located in Inman Park, Atlanta, Monument of Dirt & Air, features 10 oil paintings by Jered Sprecher that depict plants viewed through the lens of technology. These paintings explore how nature appears when it’s warped […]
Find out more »Glass in Flight
Created by nationally known sculptor Alex Heveri, the exhibition of glass sculptures captures the essence of flight. Included with Garden Admission. Featured will be 15 of artist Alex Heveri’s glass and steel sculptures of gigantic insects. The sculptures are Dalle de Verre, French for “glass slab,” a technique that utilizes thick, 1-inch slabs of glass […]
Find out more »Intermediate Drawing in Colored Pencil
Build on Intro to Drawing in Colored Pencil with the colors of the tropical world. Large drawing emphasize contours and focal points of detail. Students bring their own live plants to draw. This is part of the Botanical Drawing Program. Schedule: Tuesdays, May 7 - June 11 (no class June 4) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. […]
Find out more »Alice’s Wonderland Returns
Alice – aka the namesake of Alice in Wonderland – returns to the Garden this spring with all of her best friends from previous exhibitions of the giant living plant sculptures. Alice’s Wonderland Returns, set for May 11 – September 15, features seven installations of 38 of the topiary-like mosaiculture pieces throughout the Garden. Alice […]
Find out more »9:00 am
Girl Scouts in the Garden
Calling all Girl Scouts! Bring your families and friends to the Atlanta Botanical Garden to explore and discover the amazing world of nature. Visit discovery stations about bees and pollination, birds, insect-eating plants, and seeds from 10 a.m. - noon. Don't miss the return of Alice's Wonderland featuring seven installations of 22 topiary-like mosaiculture pieces, […]
Find out more »10:00 am
Shows for Seedlings: Weather the Weather with Ms. Ladybug
Enjoy a variety of live performances by some of Atlanta's most beloved children's musicians and storytellers in this engaging series. Shows take place Fridays, May through September at 10 and 10:45 a.m. Ms. Ladybug and her puppets bring to life her book Storm Bugs as we learn about our pollinator friends and what happens […]
Find out more »10:30 am
Light Bites & Garden Insights Gainesville
Contributing-level members and above are invited to hear a presentation from ‘Glass in Flight’ artist Alex Heveri while enjoying light refreshments. Look for an email in May with additional details. To upgrade to the Contributing level, call 404-591-1544. Schedule: Friday, May 31, 10:30 a.m. – Noon RSVP info coming soon
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