May 27-Sept.18, 2016 Display Your LEGO Sculpture Build your own home-crafted LEGO® Brick sculpture, based on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) theme, and submit it for display during the Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks exhibition. You’ll be entered to win great prizes! LEGO […]
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Calling all nature enthusiasts! Explore pond, stream and forest habitats this summer, where getting mucky and investigating wildlife go hand-in-hand. Pursue your natural curiosity through bird-watching, fort building, toad catching and berry hunting, then reflect on your adventures in your own woodland-crafted journal. This camp is full. Call 804-262-9887 x322 to be added to the […]
Find Out MoreLights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images of your LEGO® minifigures as they complete an outdoor adventure. At the end of the sessions, participants will have digital access to their stop motion animation film to share with friends and family. […]
Find Out MoreJoin your expert Guide for a tour of discovery and experience the 14 displays of playful sculptures crafted from nearly half-a-million colorful LEGO® bricks. Hear fun facts about the toy shared across generations as you enjoy making connections in the growing garden. Find out how the giant swallowtail butterfly and six-foot bison both illustrate stories […]
Find Out MoreBy following clues to a different set of Nature Connects sculptures built out of LEGO® bricks each day, campers discover that plants, animals and people are all connected! Inspired the exhibit, campers use their imaginations and natural materials such as leaves, flowers, sticks, and clay to design and create their own nature-inspired artwork. *This is […]
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Enjoy wine and cheese with your spouse, partner, BFF, or roommate as you make a botanically-themed mosaic with LEGO bricks. Work with Richmond artist Brian Korte as he discusses his process for creating large-scale Lego art, then design and create your own personal memento to take home. In conjunction with the Brickworkz exhibit of Lego […]
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Mentors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting in this Sunday Studio. Open to BI certificate candidates only. The July 10 session is CANCELLED.
Find Out MoreBugs don’t bug us, worms don’t worry us, and spiders don’t scare us at all…well, maybe a little. Leave your fear of bugs behind as you turn over logs, follow slime trails and examine exoskeletons. Run with nets through meadows, dip into streams and ponds and even peek into a hive discovering that there are […]
Find Out MoreJoin your expert Guide for a tour of discovery and experience the 14 displays of playful sculptures crafted from nearly half-a-million colorful LEGO® bricks. Hear fun facts about the toy shared across generations as you enjoy making connections in the growing garden. Find out how the giant swallowtail butterfly and six-foot bison both illustrate stories […]
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This class continues Mimi Cassick's beginning class: expand your knowledge of composition, cut flower preparation, and mechanics for various types of arrangements. Fee includes all materials except floral snips. This class has been cancelled.
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