About this experience
Is there one plant that has always featured in your life? The pop of a Billy Button or the complexity of a Banksia flower, the elegance of a Gingko leaf or the energy of a Grevillea? Join visual artist Louise Flaherty in the Goodman Lecture Hall for a creative workshop to help capture your favourite plant.
During this workshop you will learn:
- Exercises to help draw and paint individual plants using white ink on black paper.
- Create both a collaborative drawing and an individual piece to take home.
- Learn through guided drawing exercises led by an experience artist.
- Experiment with different mark making techniques.
- A relaxed and playful way to reintroduce or introduce yourself to botanical drawing.
All art materials are provided. No experience necessary. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult (a great workshop to do together).
Best suited for ages 10+
Please note: Workshop will be held in the Goodman Lecture Theatre, Goodman Building at the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The nearest gate is on Hackney Road.
Your host
Louise Flaherty, an artist and arts worker living on Kaurna land in Adelaide. Informed by quiet reflection on the natural environment. She is a socially engaged artist, and her current practice spans drawing, installation, and participatory practice with a focus on collaborative, community-driven projects. Louise has worked for multiple arts institutions over the years, including founding an Artist Run Gallery. Currently, she’s an Educator at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Retail Assistant at the Diggers Garden Shop, and provides curatorial support to the Arts & Health team at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation. Louise studied Visual Arts at the South Australian School of Art. She has exhibited widely, participated in residencies, and has worked extensively on a variety of community projects.
How to get there
Goodman Lecture Theatre, Goodman Building, Adelaide Botanic Garden. Get directions