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February 2020
Free Admission – Gainesville
Gainesville
Enjoy free admission to the Gainesville and midtown gardens in memory of Anne Cox Chambers.
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Canceled: Woodland Ramble and Garden Plant Sale
Gainesville
Browse a selection of arts and crafts created by local artisans and enjoy a fun, relaxing day in the Garden..
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Postponed: Morning Sketching in the Garden
Gainesville
Adding daily drawing exercises enhances your art!
Learn MorePostponed: Morning Sketching in the Garden
Gainesville
Adding daily drawing exercises enhances your art!
Learn MorePostponed: Flowers and Form
Gainesville
Working with pastels and charcoal, capture the light and movement of the flowers.
Learn MorePostponed: Create a Fairy Garden
Gainesville
Imaginations come to life in the form of a fairyland full of wonder that you can take home.
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Postponed: Landscape Painting with Palette Knife
Gainesville
This fun and innovative two-day class focuses on how to use a palette knife with acrylic paint.
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Gainesville
This fun and innovative two-day class focuses on how to use a palette knife with acrylic paint.
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Canceled: Summer in the Garden: Mastering Watercolors
Gainesville
As fall approaches, this class will focus on the late-blooming flowers in the Garden.
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Sold Out: Morning Sketching in the Garden
Gainesville
Come join this 1 day workshop and get to know the Garden again!
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Sold Out: Gesture Drawing in the Garden
Gainesville
Work with pastels and charcoal to capture light and movement of the flowers in the Garden.
Learn MoreSold Out: Landscape Painting with a Palette Knife
Gainesville
Oct. 8-9: Explore the textural possibilities when using a painting knife, a fast paced way to paint with textural qualities and expressive gesture.
Learn MorePhotography Basics 101
Gainesville
Discover how to use the camera no matter how fancy or simple it is!
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Cancelled: Capturing the Birds of Winter
Gainesville
Working with watercolor graphite and using water-soluble graphite mixed with water, your work will mimic an ink wash. Layering different mediums adds depth and texture to the art.
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SOLD OUT: Photography Basics – Focus on Tulips
Gainesville
Using your own camera/mobile phone, no matter how fancy or simple, learn exposure, aperture, shutter speed and ISO basics.
Learn MoreWings of Wonder: Towering Works of Nature
Gainesville
Big birds are flocking to the Gainesville garden this spring for Wings of Wonder: Towering Works of Nature.
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Golden Spring in Watercolor
Gainesville
Using gold metallic watercolor, this workshop will jump start creativity using watercolor-ground medium.
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Capturing Hydrangeas Workshop
Gainesville
Working with pastels, allow you to capture the rich colors of the beautiful hydrangeas at the garden.
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Succulents in Watercolor
Gainesville
Using succulents in the Garden, learn to layer watercolors, use liquid masks and more as you create your own masterpiece.
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SOLD OUT: Painting on Pressed Flowers
Gainesville
Hold on to summer with this artful class on using pressed blooms and foliage as a painting surface for acrylic paint.
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SOLD OUT – Fall in Love with Watercolors
Gainesville
This two day workshop will focus on the technique of using different watercolor ground to build your painting from the background up.
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Nature Connects
Gainesville
The Gainesville Garden will present a new sculpture exhibition this spring!
Learn MoreTulips: Working with Watercolors to Create Texture and Movement
Gainesville
We will capture the wonderful shapes of the tulips and all their whimsical colors and patterns.
Learn MoreBasic Photography
Gainesville
Spend instructional time in the classroom and time in the Garden shooting photos with an emphasis on early spring blooms.
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Holiday Tree Trail Ornament Craft Event
Gainesville
Come create a nature-themed ornament perfect for any holiday!
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La Calavera Catrina
Gainesville
April - August: Explore nine colorful, larger-than-life skeleton sculptures of La Catrina, one of the most recognizable figures of Día de los Muertos, by Ricardo Soltero.
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Blooms in Mixed Media: Working with Watercolors, Graphite and Acrylic on Toned Paper
Gainesville
We will capture bouquets of flowers and all their colors, shapes and textures.
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Scarecrows in the Garden Registration: Gainesville
Gainesville
Register your handcrafted creation, now through September 25!
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Scarecrow Craft Event
Gainesville
Create a craft coordinated with the Scarecrows in the Gainesville Garden exhibit theme.
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Holiday Tree Trail
Gainesville
November - January: See 6-foot Fraser Firs decorated in themes of nature by local businesses, families and organizations at the Gainesville Garden.
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Holiday Craft Event
Gainesville
Create a holiday themed craft to uplift your holiday spirits!
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