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Family Artist Workshop: River Landscapes on the Wetland Boat

April 17, 2016 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Bartram’s Garden
5400 Lindbergh Blvd.
Philadelphia, 19143 United States

Mary Mattingly’s Wetland houseboat will be living at Bartram’s Garden in April! Teaching artist Heather Rinehart will welcome artists of all ages aboard to learn the basics of landscape painting on the water. Be sure to take advantage of this unusual opportunity to create beautiful Schuylkill landscape paintings from a unique perspective!

Life jackets, safety instruction and transportation from the dock to the boat will be provided by Bartram’s Riverfront staff.

COST
$12 (free for Bartram’s Garden members)

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