adult education classes

Botanical Arts and Crafts Classes

Engage your senses, discover hidden talents, and explore a more personal relationship with plants and the environment. Courses in drawing, painting, and color theory will help you develop your technical skills and further your understanding of art and the creative process. Learn from accomplished artists and teachers and enjoy the Garden as your studio. Find art classes including flower arranging, watercolor, wreath-making workshops, painting, sketching, drawing, garden art classes, holiday crafts, calligraphy, and jewelry making.

See the World from the Windows of Ryerson
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
November 12
Saturday
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Brushwood House, Ryerson Woods, Deerfield, IL

Rustic Urn Arrangement
November 15
Tuesday
10 a.m. – noon
Plant Science Lab, Regenstein Center

The Landscape in Pastel
November 6 and 13 FULL
December 4 and 11
2 Sundays
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Design Studio

Mosaic Workshop
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
November 15 – December 20
6 Tuesdays
7 – 9 p.m.
Or
February 15 – March 21
6 Wednesdays
Annex 1

Holiday Card Design Workshop
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
November 20
Sunday
1 – 4 p.m.
Design Studio

Merry, Berry Wreath
December 13
Tuesday
9 a.m. – noon
or
6 – 9 p.m.
Annex 2

Holiday Wreath
December 14
Wednesday
10 a.m. – noon
Annex 1

Holiday Carnation Tabletop Tree
New!
December 15
Thursday
10 a.m. – noon
Annex 2

Holiday Centerpiece
December 20
Tuesday
9:30 a.m. – noon
or
December 20
Tuesday
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Annex 2

Calligraphy and Floral Decoration
January 12 – February 16
6 Thursdays
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Design Studio

Photography for Beginners
January 14 – February 4
4 Saturdays
9 a.m. – noon
Design Studio

Macro Photography in the Greenhouse
January 17 – February 7
4 Tuesdays
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Design Studio

Beginning Frame Loom Weaving
January 17 – March 20
10 Tuesdays
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Design Studio

Botanical Drawing 1
January 17 – March 6
8 Tuesdays
6 – 9 p.m.
Design Studio

Frame Loom Weaving
January 18 – March 21
10 Wednesdays
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Design Studio

Behind the Scenes Tour: The Flower Market
January 18
Wednesday
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Annex 2

Watercolor in the Greenhouse
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
January 19 – March 8
8 Thursdays
Plant Science Lab, Regenstein Center
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Botanical Art: Learning How to Draw
January 20 – February 24
6 Fridays
9 a.m. – noon
Design Studio
Derek Norman, artist and director, Midwest Center for Botanical

Botanical Art: Painting in Gouache
New!
January 20 – February 24
6 Fridays
1 – 4 p.m.
Design Studio

Botanical Drawing 3
January 21 – February 25
6 Saturdays
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Plant Science Lab, Regenstein Center

Pen and Ink I
January 23 – March 5
(no class February 20)
6 Mondays
6 – 9 p.m.
Design Studio

Beginning Flower Arranging
February 2 – 23
4 Thursdays
1 – 3 p.m.
Plant Science Lab, Regenstein Center

Wrapped in Red: Silk Scarf Dyeing With Natural Dyes
February 2
Wednesday
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Annex 2

Pop-Up Flowers of the Midwest: Beginners
February 3
Friday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Beginning Silk Painting
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
February 6 – April 2 (no class February 20)
8 Mondays
1 – 3 p.m.
Design Studio

Pop-Up Flowers of the Midwest: Intermediate
February 10
Friday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Beginning Watercolor
March 1 – April 5
6 Thursdays
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Design Studio

The Magical World of Floral Close-Ups
March 9
Friday
7 – 9 p.m.
Alsdorf Auditorium

Floral Close-up Photography with Allen Rokach
March 10
Saturday
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Garden View Room

Color Mixing
March 11 – April 29
(no class April 8, 22)
6 Sundays
9 a.m. – noon
Design Studio

Photographing Signs of Spring
March 16 – April 6
4 Fridays
9 a.m. – noon
Design Studio

Dry and Wet Colored Pencil Workshop
March 29 – April 26
4 Thursdays
6 – 9 p.m.
Design Studio

Botanical Drawing 2
April 24 – May 29
6 Tuesdays
6 – 9 p.m.
Design Studio

Pen and Ink 2
April 30 – June 11
(no class May 28)
6 Mondays
6 – 9 p.m.
Design Studio