Daily Archives: October 15, 2024

Friday, October 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Autumn Wildflowers in Soft Pastel

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The Springfield Museums presents an adult art class on Friday, October 25 from 10 – 3 with instructor Lisa Regopoulos on Autumn Wildflowers in Soft Pastel. The change occurs quietly along the side of the road in August. Queen Anne’s Lace, Joe Pye Weed, and Goldenrod signal the change in season. This workshop focus will be on capturing the essence of these roadside wildflowers utilizing composition, attention to value, and simplification of background. The workshop will begin with a one-hour demo, followed by uninterrupted time at your easel with lots of individual instruction. Everyone will leave with a finished pastel. All levels welcome. Springfield Museums members $85, nonmembers $100. Register at https://springfieldmuseums.org/program/autumn-wildflowers-in-soft-pastel/

Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern – Shane Coen: Context, Form, and Equity, Online

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Founder and CEO of Coen+Partners, Shane Coen aims to redefine how we interact with people and place. His firm’s ethos was founded on the commitment to always help define and push the boundaries of landscape architecture to bring earth and cultural equity to the forefront. The firm continues that journey today, leading and collaborating on some of the most complex urban and ex-urban landscapes in the world.

Coen will illustrate Coen+Partners’ design evolution through different project scales, highlighting works including—Heart of the City in Rochester, Minnesota, a car-centric thoroughfare reimagined into a vibrant streetscape; Peavey Plaza in the City of Minneapolis; an iconic center revitalized to provide tranquility and accessibility for the community; and Sports Boulevard, a transformed transit corridor that promotes wellness and social exchange in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He will also share insight into an equity-based urban planning project, Healing Landscapes, which proposes a new lens and method for planning open space systems in our cities. This NYBG webinar takes place October 29 at 6:30 pm Eastern, and is $35 for NYBG members, $39 for nonmembers. Register at www.nybg.org