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Nature in the Arts

Nature in the Arts is a series of events that combines the outdoors with hands-on art experiences for all ages. Partnering with local artists and organizations, Shirley Heinze Land Trust invites you to visit our preserves to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art you can take home. Check out all our Nature in the Arts events below to find out more about each activity!

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Nature in the Arts activities are made possible in part by South Shore Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Upcoming Nature in the Arts Events

Nature in the Arts @ Lydick Bog Nature Preserve – “Bug-Eating Plants of the Bog”

Make your own carnivorous plant and visit with local plein air artists while visiting one of our most biodiverse properties!

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Free
Lydick Bog Nature Preserve, 25898 US-20
South Bend, IN 46628 United States
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Nature in the Arts @ Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve – “Wetlands & Watercolors”

Create your own art using supplies that represent the alternating landscape of a dune and swale habitat.

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Free
Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve, 750 Colfax St
Gary, IN 46406 United States
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Check out art from past Nature in the Arts!
person holding up a collage next to an informational print out
Collage inspired by the Green Darner Dragonfly - Nature in the Arts participant
pastel of milkweeds in front of a pavilion
Cathy McCormick - Pavilion and Milkweed, Lydick Bog
painting of a nature path
Dee (Denise) Kuehner Lydick Bog path painting
Lee Bauman - Seidner Sycamore - acrylic
2022_04_30 Lee Bauman Original Painting - Zoom Paint Event
pastel art of path through woods
Cathy McCormick - Lydick Bog Path
oil painting of a path through a prairie
Rebecca Walton's daughter - oil, Lydick Bog, 2022
pastel of fencerow in a grassy field
Shandelle Henson - Lydick Bog Fencerow
watercolor and ink of orange jewelweed
Jude Phillips - Jewelweed watercolor + ink
painting of tree and flowers
Kerri Bash - Antemeridian Enchantment at Lydick Bog
oil painting of a field with treeline in background
Rebecca Walton - oil, Lydick Bog, 2022
Ivanhoe South Black Oak Savanna Watercolor
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