Certificate Programs
Upcoming Classes
Certificate Programs Classes
View the upcoming schedule of available classes in each area of interest, and sign up today.
If a class is sold out, please contact us at (847) 835-6801 to be placed on the waitlist. The Garden will contact you if a space becomes available.
Botanical Arts
Certificate
Colored Pencil on Film | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
3 Sundays:
November 30 – December 14
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Holiday Botanical Art in Colored Pencil | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
3 Tuesdays:
December 2 – 16
6 – 9 p.m.
Botanical Drawing 1 | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
8 Saturdays
January 10 – February 28
9 a.m. – noon
Expressive Watercolor | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
6 Tuesdays:
January 20 – February 24
6 – 9 p.m.
Pen and Ink 2 | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
6 Thursdays:
January 22 – February 26
6 – 9 p.m.
Bold Blooms | Orchids in Watercolor
Botanical Arts Certificate
5 Saturdays:
February 7 – March 7
9 a.m. – noon
Winter Trees Using Pen and Ink | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
4 Sundays:
February 22 – March 15,
Noon – 3 p.m.
Color Mixing | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
6 Saturdays:
March 14 – April 25
(no class April 4)
9 a.m. – noon
Botanical Art | Succulents | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
4 Thursdays:
March 19 – April 19
6 – 9 p.m.
Watercolor | The Power of Negative Painting
Botanical Arts Certificate
4 Saturdays:
April 11
1 – 4 p.m.
Daffodils in Colored Pencil
Botanical Arts Certificate
6 Tuesdays:
April 14 – May 19
6 – 9 p.m.
Botanical Drawing 2 | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
6 Saturdays:
May 2 – June 6
9 a.m. – noon
Composition | Online
Botanical Arts Certificate
6 Saturdays:
June 13 – July 25
9 a.m. – noon
Photography
Certificate
Abstracts in Poetic Nature | Online
Photography Certificate
6 Wednesdays:
January 7 – February 11
9:30 a.m. – noon
Pictorialism in Photography | Online
Certificate Photography
6 Wednesdays:
January 7 – February 11
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Black and White Photography | Masters and Composition | Online
Certificate Photography
6 Tuesdays:
January 13 – February 24
9:30 a.m. – noon
(no class April 10)
Capturing Color and Life in Winter
Certificate Photography
3 Sundays:
January 25 – February 8
9 a.m. – noon
Photoshop 1
Photography Certificate
6 Mondays:
January 26 – March 9
1 – 3:30 p.m.
(no class February 16)
Lightroom 1 Workflow and Image Editing | Online
Certificate Photography
5 Tuesdays:
February 3 – March 3
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Intermediate Digital Photography | Online
Photography Certificate
4 Thursdays
February 5 – 26
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Photographing Winter Contrasts
Certificate Photography
3 Saturdays:
February 7 – February 21
9 a.m. – noon
Macro Photography | Orchids Up Close
Certificate Photography
3 Sundays:
February 15 – March 1
8 – 11 a.m.
History of Photography | Postmodernism | Online
Certificate Photography
6 Wednesdays:
February 18 – March 25
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Composition in Landscape Photography
Photography Certificate
5 Wednesdays:
February 25 – March 25
9 a.m. – noon
Photography Techniques | Filters and Focus
Photography Certificate
Saturday, March 14
9 a.m. – noon
Black and White Photography
Certificate Photography
5 Sundays:
March 15 – April 19
8 – 11 a.m.
(no class April 5)
Golden Hour Nature and Wildlife Photography
Certificate Photography
Saturday, March 21
8 – 11 a.m.
(Rain Date on Sunday, March 22)
Fine Art Portfolio-Shades of Blue | Online
Certificate Photography
6 Tuesdays:
March 24 – May 5
9:30 a.m. – noon
(no class April 21)
Documenting Nature in Photography
Photography Certificate
5 Saturdays:
March 28 – April 25
9 a.m. – noon
The Ins and Outs of Flash Photography
Certificate Photography
3 Wednesdays:
April 15 – 29
9 a.m. – noon
Photographing Raptors
Photography Certificate
2 Saturdays:
April 25 & May 2
1 – 2 p.m.
Rain Date on Sunday, May 3
Advanced Landscape Photography Techniques
Certificate Photography
3 Saturdays:
May 2 – May 16
8 – 11 a.m.
Photographing Signs of Spring
Certificate Photography
4 Thursdays:
May 21 – June 11
9 a.m. – noon
Photography in the Piet Oudolf Style
Certificate Photography
2 Saturdays:
June 6 & June 11
9 a.m. – noon
