2023 Artist in Residence, Lexi Richards: Joy, wonder and learning in the Garden Studio
Lexi Richards’s ‘Garden Studio’ at Mill Lake was produced in partnership with the City of Abbotsford’s Landscape and Horticulture section, providing awareness and appreciation of horticulture in the community. The garden was the primary venue for delivering exciting, accessible, and participatory community art activities based around flowers, planting, gardening, and harvest. The garden became a gathering place for community and was essential in the delivery of public arts and culture programing.
Program Highlights
- Seed and annual planting
- Bouquet and posy arrangement
- Cyanotype photography
- Flower crowns
- Dried flower greeting cards
- Temporary floral art installations
- Floral poetry workshops
- Flower harvesting