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Chicago Botanic Garden
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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a world-renowned living museum and conservation science center that offers multiple unique nature courses spread throughout 26 gardens and four natural areas on 385 acres.

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Introduction to Grading and Drainage

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Apply knowledge and skills developed in previous design courses to basic grading and drainage concepts as they relate to design. Acquire a critical understanding of key earth forms and drainage patterns in residential landscapes through active discussions and hands-on projects.  Prerequisites:  Graphics Introduction to Professional Practice  Principles of Garden Design

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$749

10 sessions

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The Rhythms of Stone: Garden Sculpture Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden

Known for his excellence in teaching, award-winning sculptor DJ Garrity will conduct a stone-carving workshop focusing on carving a face onto stone. This artist resides in the west of Ireland and travels to the Chicago Botanic Garden to teach this workshop whenever his busy schedule allows (which isn’t very often!). He has served three tours of duty as the sculptor-in-residence of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and established an international...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Botanical Art "Learn How" Series

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

This series of classes is for anyone who has an interest in learning how to draw and paint but feels intimidated at the thought. Heeyoung Kim’s step-by-step instruction and guidance will allow you to learn and have fun doing it. Plan to spend the day and register for both sessions at once to receive a ten percent discount.  Learn How to Draw in Graphite Pencil 2: Experience the magic of a graphite pencil. A pencil, the simplest tool, will...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$562

6 sessions

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Photograph Great Gardens of Chicago and Environs

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to visit and photograph five magnificent gardens in and around Chicago at the height of the summer bloom during this intensive five-day flower and garden workshop led by master photographer Allen Rokach.  Rokach will guide participants to the limitless possibilities of digital photography in a garden setting, focusing on the particular strengths of each location: spectacular specialty gardens of the Chicago...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$799

6 sessions

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Healthcare Garden Design

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

This eight-day program includes case studies, group projects, field trips, lectures, and instruction from experts from healthcare garden-related professions. Working in multidisciplinary teams that reflect the real world of healthcare garden design, your learning will be reinforced through tours of healthcare facilities in the Chicago area. Registration includes eight-day program fees, course materials, seminar program, transportation to field sites,...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$2,995

8 sessions

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WCH: Local Food Business

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL

This course is intended for aspiring urban-agriculture entrepreneurs who are launching or planning to launch a local foods business. The course has been designed for those practicing sustainable urban agriculturalists who want to produce vegetable crops and agricultural products for sale in commercial markets. Course content has been developed in partnership with an M.B.A. team from DePaul University.  Topics covered include: Direct and indirect...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$600

20 sessions

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Small Business for Local Food

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL

This course is intended for aspiring urban-agriculture entrepreneurs who are launching or planning to launch a local foods business. The course has been designed for practicing sustainable urban agriculturalists who want to produce vegetable crops and agricultural products for sale in commercial markets. Course content has been developed in partnership with an M.B.A. team from DePaul University.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$600

19 sessions

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Aquaponics 3 Day Intensive

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL

This course is for individuals seriously considering or already in the process of aquaponic food production on a commercial scale. This course is a comprehensive look at the design and build-out of a system, water quality, controlled-environment growing, daily operations, and growing techniques. Instruction will include hands-on work and lectures. This is a certificate course. Aquaponics Three-Day Intensive Course Sample Agenda Day One Meet...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$795

4 sessions

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Culminating Project Studio

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Complete the culminating project for the master track in an open studio format. You will work toward creating a project that includes an artist statement, biography, journal notes, mind maps, a short essay on repeating motifs, subject research, a study of historical artists, and images.  Also included will be group critique and discussion of submission possibilities, portfolio reviews, and exhibition opportunities. FPC master track requirement...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$624

7 sessions

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Tapestry Weaving Studio

Chicago Botanic Garden

Explore ways of using surface, image, and text within woven forms as you focus on an independent project under instructor guidance in this course designed for intermediate students. Delve deeper into the construction of fabric, and apply these skills to your own artistic practice.  Weekly presentations on contemporary weavers will complement this studio course.  Bring your own frame loom or use a provided loom. 

(122) All levels 18 and older
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3D Floral Embroidery Experience

Chicago Botanic Garden

Join Justin LeBlanc, fashion professor at Columbia College Chicago, Project Runway alumnus, and former intern for the couture fashion house Alexander McQueen, to explore and learn the art of 3D floral embroidery. You will find floral inspiration from the Chicago Botanic Garden and translate it to an embroidery masterpiece. Each week, we will design and create 3D embroidery and embellishment through techniques and tricks to allow your floral designs...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Graphics

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn the basic principles of landscape design illustration. This class introduces graphic design communication, focusing mainly on plans and elevation drawings.  Discover how to express ideas using effective and enriched presentation techniques in a relaxed studio setting. Industry symbols, standards, and techniques will be explored, along with professional time-saving shortcuts, the importance of lettering, and the excitement of using color...

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$749
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Natural Dyes Color Mixing

Chicago Botanic Garden

Students will learn how to make a range of colors by mixing just six different natural dyes that are both light- and wash-fast. We will begin by reviewing the mordanting process and then learn about the properties of each of these dyes and how to combine them in the dye bath. Students will work with their own materials to create a color book of samples. A supply list will be sent to students two weeks before the beginning of class. Open to all l...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Tao of Photography: Finding Balance

Chicago Botanic Garden

Explore creativity through our need to investigate balance in many different forms as it applies to art and photography. Inspiration will be sparked by a balance of on-line discussions and critiques, assigned readings, poetry, and writing exercises. Our time in-between sessions will be spent working on photo exercises and assignments and then editing and uploading those photos to share before our next class session. You should have a good working...

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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Minimalism and Photography (Online)

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Minimalism is as subjective in photography as in any style of art. What appears simple and soothing to one viewer might strike another as deep and complex, or have no meaning at all to another. Explore and develop techniques to investigate the principles of composition and aesthetic design to convey meaning and emotion. Learn elements of minimalism that help you capture the strength and essence of your subject, and take your images from mundane...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Green Thumbs Camp

Chicago Botanic Garden

Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities.  Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle, a nut-free snack, and lunch daily.

(122) All levels 6 - 7 years old
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Explorers Camp

Chicago Botanic Garden

Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities.  Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle and nut-free snack and lunch daily.

(122) All levels 8 - 9 years old
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Adventurers Camp

Chicago Botanic Garden

Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities.  Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle and nut-free snack and lunch daily.

(122) All levels 10 - 12 years old
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Green Sprouts Camp

Chicago Botanic Garden

Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities.  Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle, a nut-free snack, and lunch daily.

(122) All levels 4 - 5 years old
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Photography Explore Use of Time: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Through the use of long exposures, you will explore techniques to encode the element of time into what would otherwise be static images.  This process reveals a world that, while very real, is not experienced in real time. With the camera, we will translate this hidden world into a visible form for us to contemplate and make memorable images. Note: This class will be taught online using Cisco Webex.  All registrations must be submitted...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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