Post Contributed by Jocelyne Adkins, Program Director/Educator
On October 19th, we visited the Garfield
Park Conservatory to view the greenhouses, grounds, and artwork in the “Chicago
Twelve Exhibit”. The afternoon was completely fulfilling, surrounded by lush plants and thought provoking art indoors, and glorious fall color outdoors.
The artwork in the "Chicago Twelve Exhibit" addresses sustainability and art making and there was an interesting juxtaposition of art made with re-purposed materials and art that seemed to emerge straight from mother nature herself.
At the Conservatory, students were asked to complete 1-2 observational drawings of plants that captured their interests. They also had additional fun participating in an educational "Plants from Africa" scavenger hunt produced by the conservatory. We had such a terrific time and the afternoon flew by... take a peek at our photos below to view some of our experiences and activities.
Mary Ellen Croteau, "Endless Column"
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| Jason Brammer "The Elements of Life" |
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| Alphonso Piloto-Nieves, "Harmonia" |
Victoria Fuller, "Safety Star"
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| see additional photos of Guare's installation below |
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| Guare's genetically modified wheat sample |
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| Guare's genetically modified cotton sample |
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Guare's genetically modified Soybean sample
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| Chihuly Art Glass |
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| Beautiful patterns in nature! |
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| Striking a pose, from left to right: Emory, Cassie, Mikel & Jessica (sculpture by Victoria Fuller) |
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| Autumn in all its glory! |
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| GPC grounds |
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| Sweetgum Tree |
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| a remaining flower in the Monet Garden |
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| a remaining flower in the Monet Garden |
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| Jessica and Mikel, climbing the giant seed |
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| A bird nest! |
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| The view that inspired Cassie's & Emory's drawing |
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| Cassie, observational drawing in progress |
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| Emory, observational drawing in progress |
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| Jessica and Mikel, completing their scavenger hunt |
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| Making new friends & drawing together |
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| Our new friend's beautiful illustration! |
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| Mikel at work, observational drawing |
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| Emory's outstanding observational drawing!!! |
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| Laila, Heidi, Leila & Anika, drawing from observation |
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| studying 3 hanging sculptures by Victoria Fuller, Chicago Twelve Exhibit |
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| Having fun: Laila, Heidi, Leila, and Anika |
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| More fun!!! |
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| the scavenger hunt, "Plants From Africa", desert house |
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| Leila and Anika, "Plants From Africa" scavenger hunt, desert house |
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| "Plants From Africa" scavenger hunt, fern room |
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| "Plants From Africa" scavenger hunt, fern room |
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back at school, Heidi shares her observational drawings from Garfield Park Conservatory
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Laila with observational drawing of plants from Garfield Park Conservatory
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Anika with observational drawings, from Garfield Park Conservatory
Great job everyone! |
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