Juneau Parks and Recreation will host free art lessons for children at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum on July 26.
“Art in the Garden” is being offered in partnership with Friends of Jensen-Olson Arboretum. Brooke Field is an education coordinator with the group. She said the event is similar to an adult event they held, but that event required payment.
Registration opens July 16 at noon and is limited to 20 students.
Field said the two artists who are leading the lesson are volunteering their time.
According to an announcement, students will either paint landscapes with acrylic on canvas or draw botanical still lifes with pencil and colored pencils on paper. Students will be placed in either group on the day of the event, likely with older students painting and younger students drawing.
Parents are expected to remain with their children during the lesson.
Local artist Dave Wetzel will be leading the painting group.
According to his website, Wetzel is a Juneau-based artist who has been creating art since he was a child. He has been in Juneau since 1991, and his work is sold at the Annie Kaills Gallery.
Lisa E. Schramek Adams is a local art teacher, and she is leading the drawing group.
According to her website, Adams has had work featured in exhibitions across Southeast Alaska, and she graduated from the University of Alaska Southeast with a masters in elementary education.
