The Art of Gardens: Modern, Indigenous, and Guerrilla Gardeners
$320
Description
Monday – Thursday
10:00am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Hawkins
Today our environment is under siege. As such, contemporary gardens require a new, innovative, and sustainable design approach.
In this workshop participants examine the diverse applications that address current ecological concerns through the shaping of our environment. From integrated modernist designs, Indigenous knowledge and landscape applications, to eco-gardens, sky-high urban gardens, and guerrilla gardeners, the workshop covers the gardens of the present and consider the gardens of the future. The process of designs, built forms, materials and plantings, meanings, and their uses will be covered in the workshop.
Participants involving garden construction, horticulture, sculpture, architecture, philosophy, ecology, and ideals.
Teaching takes the form of field trips, hands-on drawing and photography, lectures and class discussions. There will be a class visit to Dockside Green on Tyee Road (no admission charge).
Prerequisites
No previous art or gardening experience necessary.
Registration Details
Vancouver Island School of Art
2549 Quadra St. Victoria BC V8T 4E1
T. 250 380 3500
E. info@vancouverislandschoolart.com
Registration online: http://www.vancouverislandschoolart.com/registration.html
or by phone: 250-380-3500
Supply List
- Sketchbook
- Basic drawing supplies: pens, pencils, charcoal, pastels
- Other materials to be discussed in class