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Nature Speaks...Through Art—A Plein Air Expérience
Nature Speaks...Through Art—A Plein Air Expérience is from 5-8 p.m. on Aug. 8 at the Missouri Botanical Gardens
The Missouri Botanical Garden engages visitors with nature in unique ways. On Thursday, August 8, we are launching Nature Speaks Through Art—an experiential opportunity integrating nature, learning, and art. As part of our admission during extended evening hours on Thursday, visitors will be able to learn about Plein Air Art—a French phrase meaning "in the open air," describing the process of painting a landscape outdoors. The Garden has engaged the Missouri Plein Air Painters’ Association (MOPAPA) to have local artists (about 15) creating art throughout the Garden. A member of MOPAPA will be giving a talk in the Lelia J. and David N. Farr Auditorium for visitors to learn about the practice and its connections to nature.
Schedule:
5–6 p.m. – Set-Up and Start Painting
6–6:30 p.m. – Setting the Stage Presentation (Plein Air: Nature Inspired Art) – Speaker, Artist (Shawn Cornell) – MOPAPA – FARR AUDITORIUM
6:30–7:45 p.m. – Visitors will walk in the Garden to observe the artists creating new art – THROUGHOUT GARDEN
Thursday Extended Evening Hours
Take a sunset stroll through the Garden, enjoy dinner or drinks on the Sassafras patio, and explore the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden as the Garden stays open late (8 p.m.; last entry at 7:30 p.m.) on Thursdays this summer. Garden admission applies; free for Garden members!
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2560844-0
