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  • Thursday, January 24 – Sunday, January 27 – Flora in Winter 2019

    Thursday, January 24 – Sunday, January 27 – Flora in Winter 2019

    Leave the winter cold outside and treat yourself to color and fragrance during Worcester Art Museum’s annual floral extravaganza — when the entire Museum blooms with flower arrangements inspired by works of art. The region’s top floral designers interpret paintings, sculpture, and other works with imaginative arrangements that both dazzle and delight! Demonstrations, lectures, guided tours, and activities for children also take place throughout Flora in Winter, January 24 – January 27.

    Flora in Winter 2019 Chairs: Kim Cutler, Kathy Michie, and Sarah Ribeiro. Flora in Winter is funded in part by The Spear Fund for Public Programs.
    Sponsored by: United Bank Foundation Massachusetts. WAM Members enjoy free admission to all four days of Flora in Winter, except for the Flora/Monet Opening Party – special rates apply. Nonmembers: Adults $22, youth $6 during exhibition hours.  For complete schedule visit http://worcesterart.org.

  • Saturday, December 9, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm – Colorful Sand Art Terrariums

    On Saturday, December 9 from 11:30 – 2:30 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, learn how to turn colored sand into a beautiful terrarium for your home. Layer colored sand and glass pebbles into artful patterns in a glass terrarium and then top off with a plant requiring a minimum amount of care. Miniature garden elements may be added as desired. This beautiful addition to your table top will keep you happy all year round.

    Instructor Suzanne Foxwell has trained at the Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester Art Museum and with private instructors. Her work has been featured in several galleries on the South Shore and locally. She has always been attracted to color and has never met one she did not like. $50 for Tower Hill members, $60 for nonmembers. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—colorful-sand-art-terrariums

  • Thursday, July 27, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Watercolor Painting in a Day: Coneflowers

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, welcomes instructor Sue Dion on Thursday, July 27 from 10 – 4 for a class on painting coneflowers. This step-by-step project will focus on classic techniques such as wet into wet and wet on dry, charging, glazing and calligraphic stroke work. Students will receive tips and techniques for stronger compositions and creating a sense of depth in their paintings. Materials List provided upon enrollment. Optional Project Kit is available for purchase for $85 (or rental for $25). Class price is $65 for Tower Hill members, $80 for nonmembers. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—watercolor-painting-in-a-day-coneflowers

    Sue Dion is a painter whose works are vibrant, creative, interpretations of her surroundings. Her main areas of interest include floral still-life, abstracts and landscapes. Born and raised in Massachusetts, the daughter of a wholesale florist, she draws on a lifetime of beautiful surroundings for her inspirations. Sue currently teaches watercolor and other artistic disciplines at the Worcester Art Museum and her Worcester and Uxbridge studios. Sue is an innovative and informative instructor whose popular classes are often filled to capacity. Sue’s work has received numerous awards both regionally and nationally and her internationally collected paintings hang in many public and private collections.

  • Thursday, July 20, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, or Sunday, August 6, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Celebration of Color

    New to acrylics as a medium? This Tower Hill Botanic Garden program on Thursday, July 20 from 10 – 1 (repeated Sunday, August 6, 1 – 4) is designed to boost your confidence. You will be guided with fun exercises and expert instruction to capture the shapes, textures, forms and colors of the flowers and foliage of Tower Hill’s summer gardens. All materials included.

    Instructor Suzanne Foxwell has trained at the Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester Art Museum and with private instructors. Her work has been featured in several galleries on the South Shore and locally. She has always been attracted to color and has never met one she did not like! Tower Hill member price $45, nonmembers $60. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—celebration-of-color

  • Sunday, January 31, 1:00 pm – Tulip Mania

    On Sunday, January 31 at 1 pm at the Worcester Art Museum, join Jim Welu, director emeritus, as he chronicles tulip mania, the Dutch 17th-century preoccupation with tulip bulbs, often considered the first recorded speculative bubble.  Free with Museum admission, no rsvp required.  For more information and directions, visit www.worcesterart.org.

  • Saturday, January 30, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm – Floral Cyanotype Artist Demonstration

    Following in the footsteps of 19th-century botanist Anna Atkins, artist Jesseca Ferguson will demonstrate the cyanotype process using plant materials, on Saturday, January 30 from 10:30 – 1. Ferguson will hand sensitize artists paper and print photograms using ultra-violet light, much as Atkins did when she printed her 1843 book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions. A buffet-style lunch and a guided tour of the Worcester Art Museum’s Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period will follow the demonstration. To reserve your seat call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online at www.worcesterart.org. WAM members $30, nonmembers $40.

  • Saturday, January 30, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Fresh Ideas with Fresh Flowers

    Saturday, January 30, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Fresh Ideas with Fresh Flowers

    Join National Garden Club Master Judges Thelma Shoneman and Maureen Christmas on Saturday, January 30 from 10:30 – 1:30 at the Worcester Art Museum as they explore the world of floral design. The demonstration will present exciting combinations of plant materials and new design techniques. The stunning results will be raffled off to the audience. Immediately following will be a buffet-style lunch and a special docent-led tour of Flora in Winter!  WAM members $30, nonmembers $40. To reserve your seat: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online at www.worcesterart.org.

    Thelma

  • Thursday, January 28, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Flora in Winter Opening Party

    This year’s Flora in Winter Opening Night Party at the Worcester Art Museum is not to be missed, with hors d’oeuvre, live music, and a cash bar. Make sure to dress in our theme: Winter White and Ice Blue. Reserve early by January 19 for discount: $25 WAM Members; $45 nonmembers; $25 students.
    After January 19 or at the door: $30 WAM Members; $50 nonmembers; $30 students; Member youth $4; nonmember youth $6  To buy tickets: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online at www.worcesterart.org.

  • Thursday, January 28 – Sunday, January 31 – Flora in Winter

    Come in from the winter cold to the warmth of Worcester Art Museum’s annual floral extravaganza, Flora in Winter, when the Museum blooms with flower arrangements inspired by works of art. This premier floral design event includes captivating and imaginative interpretations of artworks created by skilled arrangers from across the region, displayed in virtually every Museum gallery. Dates are Thursday, January 28 – Sunday, January 31, and the event is sponsored by People’s United Bank, and unum. WAM members free during exhibition hours, nonmembers $20. For more information go to www.worcesterart.org.

  • Sunday, April 6, 2:00 pm – The Salisbury Gardens and Greenhouses

    Today, the 1772 Salisbury Mansion and the 1838 Salisbury House in Worcester are surrounded by a large parking lot. This was not always the case. Gardens and greenhouses once graced the grounds of Stephen Salisbury III’s house. James A. Welu, Director Emeritus of the Worcester Art Museum, will give us a glimpse of the house and his many unusual plants with an illustrated talk based on photographs taken by Salisbury’s gardener around 1900. The talk will take place on Sunday, April 6 beginning at 2 pm at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts. Free with admission. Sponsored by the Worcester Garden Club, Preservation Worcester, and Tower Hill Botanic Garden as part of the Lost Gardens of Worcester County project. You may register in advance at www.towerhillbg.org.

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