Mixing materials is a fun way to create dynamic mosaic art scenes. Join us to interpret a desert garden scene using porcelain and glass tiles in an 8×10″ frame for a wonderful effect. Mosaic artist, David Jarvinen will guide you in learning the fundamentals of different tools used for each material needed to create your Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Class $36 for non-members / 20% Member discount Our desert is full of inspiration with amazing plants and animals. Using basic techniques students will learn to break their subject down into simple shapes and draw more accurately. Then we will use multiple layers of color while exploring colored pencil techniques Read more...
Thursday – Saturday | April 13 – 15 | 10 am – 4 pm Kath Macaulay is back to offer students who have already completed a Pocket Sketching workshop more advanced techniques that will take their work to the next level! This in-depth review also includes students’ requests, such as how to tackle clouds, running Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Class $36 Non-Member / $29 Member Including KISS Designs from Marylee, The Desert’s Potted Garden Expert Create a container garden full of brightly colored flowers and lovely plants that are easy to care for and last a long season. In this class, Marylee will share her recommendations for reliable and Read more...
Learn to identify resident reptiles and find the answer to the age-old question, “Why do lizards do push-ups?” Get to know some friendly, non-venomous snakes, and perhaps a lizard or tortoise or two. We’ll even introduce you to a few venomous reptiles as well, like a rattlesnake and maybe a Gila monster, all to illustrate Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Class $30 | 20% Member discount Cacti are conspicuous and iconic parts of the Arizona landscape. These charismatic plants are textbook examples of surviving in desert regions. In this class we explore the diversity, biology, and adaptations of cacti that are found in Arizona. We will also discuss the identification Read more...
Thursday – Saturday | April 13 – 15 | 10 am – 4 pm Kath Macaulay is back to offer students who have already completed a Pocket Sketching workshop more advanced techniques that will take their work to the next level! This in-depth review also includes students’ requests, such as how to tackle clouds, running Read more...
Looking for a way to give back to your community? Come pick up trash with us! Saturday morning, April 15th 8:30am – 10:30am, the Tucson Botanical Gardens’ 2150 Club will lead a group to pick up trash and help keep our streets clean. Click Here to Sign Up! Your community service will be rewarded with Read more...
@ Sign Up This event is free. Looking for a way to give back to your community? Come pick up trash with us! Saturday morning, April 15th 8:30am – 10:30am, the Tucson Botanical Gardens’ 2150 Club will lead a group to pick up trash and help keep our streets clean. Your community service will be Read more...
Saturday April 15th at 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by Bricks and Minifigs Tucson Join fellow LEGO® lovers to put your brick-building skills to the test in this fun-filled, family friendly competition featuring LEGO® experts and mom-son duo Emily and Liam from Season 3 of the Fox reality TV show LEGO® Masters! You will have 2 hours Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Event $75 per team SPOTS ARE FILLED! You can still visit the Gardens and watch the competition for free with General Admission. Join fellow LEGO® lovers to put your brick-building skills to the test in this fun-filled, family friendly competition featuring LEGO® experts and mom-son duo Emily and Liam from Read more...
Thursday – Saturday | April 13 – 15 | 10 am – 4 pm Kath Macaulay is back to offer students who have already completed a Pocket Sketching workshop more advanced techniques that will take their work to the next level! This in-depth review also includes students’ requests, such as how to tackle clouds, running Read more...