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Family Workshop: Nature Monoprints with Gel Plates

Join us for this engaging family workshop where we will use materials found in the landscape to create unique pieces of art. We will meet inside the Hunnewell Lecture Hall before venturing outside in search of natural materials to use in our prints, all while enjoying the seasonal highlights of the Arboretum’s landscape. In this family workshop we will learn how to create monoprints using gel plates, brayers, paint, and paper. We will provide guidance on layering prints and color, and how to play around with laying out natural materials so that participants can create their own one-of-a-kind prints. Participants will be able to take home their creations.  

Family workshops are intended to be enjoyed by children accompanied by an adult. It’s an opportunity to explore the Arboretum and learn new skills together.

Audience: This workshop is best suited for families with children ages 8-12. Please allow a maximum ratio of 1 adult per 3 children.  

Accessibility: The Hunnewell Lecture Hall is wheelchair accessible. When out in the landscape we might walk on paved paths, grass, or snow.

Location: This program will meet in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall and then venture out into the landscape as a group.

Inclement Weather: This program will run rain or shine and will be modified as needed. In the event of severe weather, participants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if the program needs to be cancelled and will be notified by phone if it must be cancelled with less than one day’s notice.

For Questions about the program please email childrensed@arnarb.harvard.edu.

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Date

Feb 20 2025

Time

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hunnewell Lecture Hall
8V4H+WM Boston, Massachusetts
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Directions

Learn about accessibility at the Arboretum.

Hunnewell Lecture Hall

By subway

Take the MBTA Orange Line to its southern end—Forest Hills. Exit through the door marked “Arnold Arboretum,” cross Washington Street, and walk up Arborway to the Arboretum’s Forest Hills Gate on your left. To reach the Arboretum’s Arborway Gate and the Hunnewell Building, continue along the sidewalk on the Arborway to the Arborway Gate (about 12 minutes), or go through the gate, bear right at the pond, and continue to the Hunnewell Building, which will be on your left. The Lecture Hall is located inside the Hunnewell Building.

By bus

Take the #39 bus to the South Street @ Bardwell Street stop in Jamaica Plain. Walk down South Street away from Bardwell Street, take a right on Custer Street, and walk down Custer Street until it ends. Turn right and walk about 300 feet down Arborway to the Arboretum’s Arborway Gate, which will be across the street. The Lecture Hall is located in the Hunnewell Building, just inside the gate on your right.

By car

There is public street parking on Arborway, including six designated accessible spots on either side of the gate. Parking on Arborway can sometimes fill up and you may need to walk a little ways from your parking spot to the gate. Please allow for extra time to account for this, especially during the spring and for large programs like lectures and performances.