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[PAST EVENT] Art in the Park: Combining Nature & Art

April 23, 2022
10am - 11:30am
Location
Machicomoco State Park, 3601 Timberneck Farm Rd, Hayes, VA 23072
Access & Features
  • Open to the public
  • Registration/RSVP
art, paint, trees

Want to learn how to combine science and art? Love nature and want to learn to capture it in a creative way? The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Marine Advisory Program invite you to participate in a FREE watercolor-based nature journaling session at Machicomoco State Park. Scientists with CBNERR and VIMS will introduce the research being done at the park, and park staff will give an overview of the cultural resources on site. Then, Anna Melhorn, William & Mary biology major and studio art minor, will lead a one-hour watercolor and nature journaling session. All art supplies will be provided free of charge, including two nature journaling texts. Limited registration ~ 15 participants. Must be at least 12 years of age to participate. To register, send your name, email, and how many in your group to Sarah Nuss at [[v|mcguire]].

Contact

Sarah McGuire Nuss, [[v|mcguire]], 804-684-7878