Events Calendar

November 5, 2024 - 10:30am - 11:30am

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2024 Summer Session (June 4-August 27): Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am
2024 Fall/Winter Session (September 3-December 17): Select Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am

Tuesdays in the Garden, designed for children aged 1-3, provides a nurturing environment where children’s curiosity and wonder are extended through play and exploration, and children and their caregivers learn and discover side-by-side. Join art educators Claudia Orjuela and Denice Niebuhr for hands-on art making and all-senses-engaged exploration of the outdoor world at Lynden. We’ll consider different themes, each designed to connect Lynden’s environment with children’s interests. We will encourage experimentation and the manipulation of art and natural materials to tell stories, solve problems, and develop relationships.

Fee: $16/$12 members for one adult and one child.
Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration is required. Register online now. In the event of inclement weather, sessions move indoors.

To view a list of the session themes, click here.

November 6, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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Free
Asmaa Walton, founder of the Black Art Library, will be present for library hours. Drop in to learn more about her project and the books in the library.

For more information on Asmaa Walton and the Black Art Library click here.

November 6, 2024 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Lynden Art Club

Fall 2024 Session: (14 Weeks) Wednesdays, September 11–December 18, 2024 (no class 11/27) | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $308/$224 members for the 14-week session

Art club is a community of young artists who are independent in their art practice but value a place to exchange ideas and support ,and learn from one another. Students will design a long-term independent art project at the beginning of the session and gather for in-progress reviews, take part in creative art challenges, have conversations about contemporary artists, and discuss their work with Lynden educators and their peers. Students will present their work at our final art club meeting.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Registration is closed.

November 6, 2024 - 7:30pm

Schedule:
NINA GHANBARZADEH
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 7:30 pm
***VIRTUAL***
For information: https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-nina-ghanbarzadeh/
Nina Ghanbarzadeh (Afkhamian) is a visual artist whose work is informed by the geometric and biomorphic patterns, colors, and textures of her Persian cultural traditions. Ghanbarzadeh emigrated from Tehran, Iran in 2001. She earned her BFA in painting, drawing and graphic design from the UW-Milwaukee in 2013 and completed a two-year Artist in Residence Program with Redline Milwaukee in 2015.

JOVANNY HERNANDEZ CABALLERO
Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 7:30 pm
***VIRTUAL***
For information: https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-jovanny-caballero-hernandez/
Jovanny Hernandez Caballero is a community artist and photographer based in Milwaukee. He is a first-generation American and descendant of Mixtecs, an Indigenous people based in present-day Mexico. His work centers around themes of cultural heritage and identity. Jovanny documents the beauty of Milwaukee’s South Side and his family’s native land of Oaxaca, Mexico. He completed his BFA in Photography & Imaging at UW-Milwaukee in 2023, and is a 2024 Mary L. Nohl Emerging Artist Fellow.

NICHOLAS PERRY
Wednesday, December 6, 2024, at 7:30 pm
***VIRTUAL***
For information: https://uwm.edu/arts/event/artists-now-guest-lecture-series-nicholas-perry/
Nicholas Perry is a painter and 2024 Mary L. Nohl Emerging Artist Fellow based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received a BFA from UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts in 2018. Nicholas makes figurative paintings that draw on art-historical influences, personal photography, and other visual languages.

November 7, 2024 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

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Fall 2024 Session I: (7 weeks) Thursdays, September 12-October 24, 2024 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $154/$112 members per 7-week session. Registration is closed.
Fall 2024 Session II: (7 weeks) Thursdays, October 31-December 19, 2024(no class 11/28) | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $154/$112 members per 7-week session. Registration is closed.

Lynden’s Art + Nature Lab engages participants aged 7-11 in inquiry-based art and nature learning, problem solving, and creative making. Over the course of two seven-week sessions, art educator Jeremy Stepien will take you on a series of art challenges and studio projects. Art + Nature Lab will meet indoors in the studio at Lynden with occasional excursions in the garden.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration required. Register online now.

November 7, 2024 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
FREE

For more information click here!

In conjunction with her 2023 Nohl Fellowship, Janelle VanderKelen presents Green Imaginaries, a program of recent shorts that use experimental animation and filmmaking techniques to imagine alternative acts of relation between imperfect bodies (human, vegetal, geological, or otherwise).

November 9, 2024 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

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Fee: FREE
Registration: Registration is closed.

Join Lynden’s land management team for a workshop that dives into the ecology and management of invasive species. Lynden staff use a variety of tools to manage invasive species including prescribed fire, prescribed browsing by goats, selective herbicide application, hand pulling, and more. The Lynden Invasive Species Management workshops are designed for everyone: from those with no knowledge of invasive species, to the backyard native plant enthusiast, to the professional managing many acres. Each workshop will be specific to the plants which are best controlled at that time of year. Participants will explore the identification and ecology of different invasive species, and the ways they can be managed. After a short presentation on identification and management methods, participants will have an opportunity for hands-on experience with some of the tools we work with here at Lynden.

Dress appropriately for the weather and for outdoor work (don't forget closed-toe shoes), and bring work gloves if you have them.

These workshops are made possible, in part, by a Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources Invasive Species Grant.

November 10, 2024 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm

From September through December, we will be offering monthly, drop-in workshops for families. Stop by for engaging, hands-on activities that bring art and nature to life. Whether you make a quick visit or stay the entire two hours, count on spending some quality creative time with family and friends.

Fee: $15/$10 members per session per family (all materials included). All ages are welcome; children younger than 12 should attend with an adult.
Registration: Click here to register online.

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Sunday, September 22, 2024, 12:30-2:30 pm
Clay Magnets
Drop into the art studio to create a sculptural magnet to hang on your refrigerator. Get creative with shapes, patterns, and colors to make your magnet truly unique. Let your imagination fly as you work with air dry clay and a variety of materials and methods.

Sunday, October 20, 2024, 12:30-2:30 pm
Leaf Printing
Celebrate the beauty of autumn by gathering leaves from the trees of Lynden and using them to create nature-inspired prints. Design a card for a friend or a loved one.

Sunday, November 10, 2024, 12:30-2:30 pm
Make a Woolly Wish
Drop into the art studio to explore the art of wet felting with a creative twist: we’ll write a personal wish or something we’re grateful for on a rock before encasing it in layers of soft wool. The process of felting around the rock is a way of embracing what we’re grateful for and nurturing our hopes and dreams for the future.

Sunday, December 8, 2024, 12:30-2:30 pm
Bird Seed Ornaments
Show our feathered friends some love this cold season. Create your own unique, edible (to birds) ornament using found objects, seeds, and other bird-friendly treats. This is a nuts-free workshop.

November 11, 2024 - 1:30pm - 4:00pm

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Free
Asmaa Walton, founder of the Black Art Library, will be present for library hours. Drop in to learn more about her project and the books in the library.

For more information on Asmaa Walton and the Black Art Library click here.

November 12, 2024 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

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Fee: Free.
Registration: Advance registration encouraged. Click here to register online. Work days are weather dependent.

Join the Lynden land team—Alyx Christensen, Robert Kaleta, and Esther Portnoy--for a volunteer work day on the grounds. The Lynden Sculpture Garden is transforming its natural habitats and formal landscapes into sustainable and diverse ecosystems that highlight the natural beauty inherent in them. The Lynden's goal is to steward healthy habitats for an array of native plants and wildlife while adding a vibrant mosaic of color and texture to this sculptural landscape through every season.

With over 40 acres and more than half a dozen specialized garden spaces, the Lynden provides many volunteer and learning opportunities, from removing invasive species to planting new trees and plugs, weeding, pruning, collecting, and spreading seeds. If you or someone you know has a few hours or are looking for regular, ongoing volunteer work that keeps you outside, you are welcome to join us. With a small land staff, volunteer help is essential to the evolution and restoration of the Lynden grounds.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their favorite gardening gloves and digging tools (if you have them)! Water, snacks, and additional tools will be provided.

Schedule

April 23, 10 am-12 pm
In April, help us control invasive garlic mustard within the forested ravine. Learn about invasive species control and leave with a handful of garlic mustard and a recipe for Garlic Mustard Pesto as a thank you for your time.

May 21, 10 am-12 pm
In May, we are back in the ravine to control garlic mustard and the now-blooming dame’s rocket. As we move through the season, we will be tracking different species of plants as they pop up around the grounds. Catching these plants at the correct time will help prevent them from seeding and spreading next year. While we may not want dame’s rocket in our landscapes, the leaves are edible; some compare them to a "sweeter arugula" (also known as rocket) or spinach.

June 25, 10 am-12 pm
In June, we're on the lookout for white sweet clover in Lynden's prairies and savannas. This clover tends to outgrow ecologically significant species, shading out the sun-loving plants we are working to cultivate in these microhabitats. While sweet clover is not so desirable in the landscape, it can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable or dried and used for vanilla flavoring in sweets and tea.

July 23, 10 am-12 pm
In July, we're still on the lookout for white sweet clover in Lynden's prairies and savannas. This clover tends to outgrow ecologically significant species, shading out the sun-loving plants we are working to cultivate in these microhabitats. While sweet clover is not so desirable in the landscape, it can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable or dried and used for vanilla flavoring in sweets and tea. We will also be watching for wild oregano, particularly in and around the labyrinth. Help us remove this vigorously spreading but pleasantly pungent plant to make way for native Wisconsin prairie. While we prefer to not keep this oregano in our natural areas, it can be a good companion in the form of fresh tea or when dried and used as a spice. Wild oregano is also thought to have some properties that are beneficial to human health.

August 27, 10 am-12 pm
In 2019, artist Jenna Knapp and the Lynden land team created a five-circuit walking labyrinth, 69 feet in diameter. Thoughtfully “nestled away from Lynden’s formal lawn, this labyrinth is carved into the tall grasses of the native prairie and evolves with the seasons, peaking in the early fall when the field is bright with goldenrod." In
August, we will spend some reflective time in Lynden’s labyrinth while also encouraging the native prairie plants to fill out by removing competitors like wild oregano, Queen Anne’s lace, Shasta/oxeye daisies, turf grass, and smooth bromegrass.

September 24, 10 am-12 pm
Lynden’s back areas are not open to the public, but they are home to heritage oaks and other unique tree species, ephemeral and native herbaceous species, and many land restoration projects. In September, we will take you behind the scenes to clear paths to ensure that staff can continue to traverse these landscapes, tending to projects and plant life.

October 22, 10 am-12 pm
This fall we hope to add about 30 new trees to the Lynden landscape. While much of our 40 acres consists of sculptures on mowed lawn and landscaped gardens, we also have a robust tree catalog of nearly 100 different species. With so many trees, there is constant maintenance and replenishing to be done, as some trees age or get sick and new ones get planted, strengthening the various ecosystems. Tasks that will be completed consist of digging holes, moving and planting trees ranging from 3-5 feet in height, and mulching them in to protect their roots.

November 12, 10 am-12 pm
Winter is a critical time for managing buckthorn, one of the most persistent and prolific plant species that competes against diverse plant ecosystems. Buckthorn has characteristics that allow it to outcompete other plant species; it grows and matures much faster than other plants and rapidly colonizes, leaving little time or room for the growth of anything else. In November, we will be on the eastern side of the grounds, tending the understory of our, within the understory of our paper birch island by manually removing buckthorn using the “cut-stump” method. This will clear the area and relieve competition for future native plantings.

November 12, 2024 - 1:30pm - 4:00pm

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Free
Asmaa Walton, founder of the Black Art Library, will be present for library hours. Drop in to learn more about her project and the books in the library.

For more information on Asmaa Walton and the Black Art Library click here.

November 13, 2024 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Lynden Art Club

Fall 2024 Session: (14 Weeks) Wednesdays, September 11–December 18, 2024 (no class 11/27) | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $308/$224 members for the 14-week session

Art club is a community of young artists who are independent in their art practice but value a place to exchange ideas and support ,and learn from one another. Students will design a long-term independent art project at the beginning of the session and gather for in-progress reviews, take part in creative art challenges, have conversations about contemporary artists, and discuss their work with Lynden educators and their peers. Students will present their work at our final art club meeting.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Registration is closed.

November 14, 2024 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

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Fee: Free.
Registration: Advance registration required. Click here to register online. Work days are weather dependent.

Join the Lynden land team—Alyx Christensen, Robert Kaleta, and Esther Portnoy--for a volunteer work day on the grounds. The Lynden Sculpture Garden is transforming its natural habitats and formal landscapes into sustainable and diverse ecosystems that highlight the natural beauty inherent in them. The Lynden's goal is to steward healthy habitats for an array of native plants and wildlife while adding a vibrant mosaic of color and texture to this sculptural landscape through every season.

With over 40 acres and more than half a dozen specialized garden spaces, the Lynden provides many volunteer and learning opportunities, from removing invasive species to planting new trees and plugs, weeding, pruning, collecting, and spreading seeds. If you or someone you know has a few hours or are looking for regular, ongoing volunteer work that keeps you outside, you are welcome to join us. With a small land staff, volunteer help is essential to the evolution and restoration of the Lynden grounds.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their favorite gardening gloves and digging tools (if you have them)! Water, snacks, and additional tools will be provided.

Schedule

April 25, 10 am-12 pm
In April, we will assist artist-in-residence Kim Khaira with seeding and spring cleanup in her tinctorial garden (a garden of plants that can be used in natural dyeing). Work alongside Khaira and the land team to continue with the removal of any remaining invasive species, as well as spreading seed for new dye plants to grow. Khaira will introduce the native plants she has chosen for the garden, including the significance of the seeds chosen, and talk about their many uses beyond their role in natural dyes.

May 23, 10 am-12 pm
Lynden’s two forested ravines are treasures: shady oases in the summer, home to many species of tree and plant life. Unfortunately, some of the older transplants are crowding out native species. In May, we will be removing daylilies from the upper ravine and learning about how to replace this fast-spreading plant with other, pollinator-friendly options.

June 27, 10 am-12 pm
Now that the fragrant lilac bloom has ended, it's time to prune all the dried-up buds. Pruning spent lilac buds helps promote the growth of more flowers next year. Spend a couple of hours in the formal gardens with us sprucing up the lilacs and learning about blending native and non-native plants to enhance the beauty and pollinator value of the aesthetic gardens here at the Lynden.

July 25, 10 am-12 pm
Upon your arrival at the Lynden Sculpture Garden, you are greeted by a picturesque waterfall and formally landscaped hill, home to an array of unique shade-loving perennial species, evergreens, and shrubs. Waterfall Hill has undergone many changes as we work to incorporate this small ecology into the larger Lynden landscape and to create a design that serves as an introduction to the tranquillity and the excitement that unfolds across the grounds. One month into summer, we are knee-deep in peak growing season and could use your help keeping Waterfall Hill tidy.

August 29, 10 am-12 pm
On the western edge of Lynden’s formal gardens, leading up to and embracing The Bremen Town Musicians, is our annual display garden. This traditionally styled garden plays with symmetry, structure, and color using annually grown plant species—species that don’t survive the Wisconsin winter--and it changes each year. Annuals play an important role in feeding pollinating insects because they bloom throughout the growing season. This is also a garden that accentuates a sculptural focal point, making an impact on visitors. In addition to acknowledging that flowers play an important role in pollination and visual engagement, we also like to understand and encourage the many functional uses of the plant communities we engage with. As we weed, prune, and deadhead the annual garden, we will be collecting the plant detritus to create floral teas or bath soaks to take home.

September 26, 10 am-12 pm
The stone path leading up to the patio is nestled between an evolving native shade garden and a sprawling beech tree that is more than 100 years old. In September, we will be removing thistles and dandelions and sprucing up this welcoming walkway. We will also let you in on our new plans for this area. While standing under such majestic trees as the beech or the neighboring elms is always awe-inspiring, over time our steps have been compressing soil and root structures, leaving little space for them to breathe. In 2024 we plan to extend the walkway garden to encircle the beech tree. This will minimize traffic under the tree, and adding plants will help support the beech tree's roots by regulating water availability and giving the soil a chance to recover through herbaceous plant root development. Not to mention adding plant diversity for the other living species we host at the Lynden. It will be a healthier and more beautiful environment for all, and we look forward to including you in that growth next season.

October 24, 10 am-12 pm
This fall we hope to add about 30 new trees to the Lynden landscape. While much of our 40 acres consists of sculptures on mowed lawn and landscaped gardens, we also have a robust tree catalog of nearly 100 different species. With so many trees, there is constant maintenance and replenishing to be done, as some trees age or get sick and new ones get planted, strengthening the various ecosystems. Tasks that will be completed consist of digging holes, moving and planting trees ranging from 3-5 feet in height, and mulching them in to protect their roots.

November 14, 10 am-12 pm
In November, we shield the soil from the harsh winter conditions by spreading fallen leaves and tucking in all the bare spots within the gardens. This leaf mulch—which we will till into the ground next spring before planting--will protect the top layers of soil, reintroduce nutrients, and boost fertility for next season’s barrage of flowers. Join us for one last garden work day as we say goodnight to the gardens until spring, jump in crisp piles of leaves, and enjoy the musty scents of autumn.

November 14, 2024 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

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Fall 2024 Session I: (7 weeks) Thursdays, September 12-October 24, 2024 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $154/$112 members per 7-week session. Registration is closed.
Fall 2024 Session II: (7 weeks) Thursdays, October 31-December 19, 2024(no class 11/28) | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $154/$112 members per 7-week session. Registration is closed.

Lynden’s Art + Nature Lab engages participants aged 7-11 in inquiry-based art and nature learning, problem solving, and creative making. Over the course of two seven-week sessions, art educator Jeremy Stepien will take you on a series of art challenges and studio projects. Art + Nature Lab will meet indoors in the studio at Lynden with occasional excursions in the garden.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration required. Register online now.

November 14, 2024 - 6:00pm

Thursday, November 14, 2024.
Reception begins at 6 pm; talk begins at 6:30 pm

This event takes place at the Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI 53233 (on the Marquette University campus)
FREE

The three jurors who will be selecting the recipients of the 2025 Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund for Individual Artists Fellowships will give a public talk about their institutions and curatorial interests at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University. Come meet Efe Igor Coleman, Independent Curator, Memphis, Tennessee; Raphael Fonseca, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado; and Adia Sykes, Independent Curator and Program Manager, United States Artists, Chicago. The talk begins at 6:30 pm and is preceded by an informal reception.

For more information on the 2025 Nohl Jurors, click here.

November 15, 2024 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Fee: $30/$25 members
Registration: Space is limited; advance registration required. Register online or by phone at 414-446-8794. Spaces are limited to 20. In celebration of this event taking place within Asmaa Walton's Black Art Library installation, 2 free spots for low-income Black & Black trans or nonbinary folks are available. Reach out to jenna@mentalwealthandwellness.com to reserve your spot.

Super Moon Circle & Sound Bath

Join artist-in-residence Jenna Knapp and sound facilitator Sevan Arabian-Ries as they move their ongoing collaborative events indoors for the winter. This first indoor event will take place in the gallery, where participants will be surrounded by Asmaa Walton's Black Art Library.

Inspired by the winding path of the labyrinth, Jenna will begin the evening with a short guided hypnosis to help facilitate deeper relaxation and inner-reflection before Sevan begins the sound bath. We’ll end the evening with an astro talk, writing prompts and group discussion. Throughout the evening we will explore themes present under the Taurus Full Moon including; expanding comfort zones, honoring personal capacities, and anchoring into practices through seasons of change.

Sound baths are an ancient form of healing and deep meditation; they include various ambient sounds and frequencies playing in a space where you can hear and experience their vibrations moving through you. Everyone’s experience will be different; unique as you are, and according to what is needed most at the time. Your sound facilitator for the evening will be Milwaukee’s own Sevan Arabajian-Ries, musician, ritualist, spiritual guide, and relational counselor.

The sound bath lasts approximately 30-40 minutes. We recommend arriving 15 minutes ahead of time to give yourself time to set up and prepare. Please dress comfortably and bring something to rest on and to cover yourself with (if you think you’ll want that) for the duration. Instead of the labyrinth walk, we will think more metaphorically, going inward with writing prompts and emerging with opportunities for group sharing. You are invited to arrive earlier if you still would like to walk the labyrinth before the indoor sound bath begins. Writing materials will be provided but you are encouraged to bring a personal journal and favorite writing utensil if desired.

2024 Sound Bath Schedule
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

November 17, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

A Workshop with Dennis Carl

Nov. 17, 2024


Fee: $62/$55 members
Registration: Space is limited; advance registration required. Register online or by phone at 414-446-8794.

Leather is a durable, versatile material with a strong legacy in Wisconsin’s manufacturing history. In this class you will make a hand-stitched travelers notebook cover to take home, with two blank journal inserts included. The workshop will focus on saddle-stitching, a hand-stitching method done with two needles at each end of a length of thread. As threads pass over each other, each stitch locks in place. A broken stitch will not compromise the entire line of stitching, creating a long-lasting seam and allowing for easy, targeted repairs. Saddle stitching is a foundational skill for creating your own leathercraft, sewing heavy duty canvas and denim, and repairing leather items you own. In this workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of saddle stitching including using a stitching pony, determining thread length, backstitching, casting and finishing. Additional skills covered will be leather and thread selection, edge finishing, and personalization. This is a beginner level project with all materials provided; no experience required.

About the Artist
Dennis Carl is a self-taught leatherworker based in Milwaukee. His past education is in illustration, graphic design, and garment construction. Dennis began working with leather in 2019 and currently sells custom work under Saint Menace Leatherworks.

November 17, 2024 - 5:30pm

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A Walk with Claudia Orjuela

Sessions:
Snow Moon, Saturday, February 24, 2024, 6 pm
Worm Moon, Sunday, March 24, 2024, 7 pm
Pink Moon, Friday, April 26, 2024, 7:30 pm
Flower Moon, Friday, May 24, 2024, 8 pm
Hunter's Moon, Saturday, October 19, 2024, 7 pm
Beaver Moon, Sunday, November 17, 2024, 5:30 pm

Fee: $10 per session/$5 per session for Lynden members. Children under 6 are free.
Registration: Space is limited; advance registration required. Register online or by phone at 414-446-8794. We will make a final decision about running each moon walk after checking the forecast on the morning of the walk. High winds, extreme temperatures, and precipitation beyond a light drizzle will lead to the cancellation of a walk. If we cancel a walk due to weather conditions, you will receive a full refund.

Come walk Lynden's grounds with art educator and naturalist Claudia Orjuela, who will introduce you to the mysteries and unique features of outdoor life after dark. Discover the sights and sounds of the night in Lynden’s back acres and observe our monumental sculptures beneath the light of the moon. A bonfire and treats await at the end.

November 19, 2024 - 10:30am - 11:30am

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2024 Summer Session (June 4-August 27): Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am
2024 Fall/Winter Session (September 3-December 17): Select Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am

Tuesdays in the Garden, designed for children aged 1-3, provides a nurturing environment where children’s curiosity and wonder are extended through play and exploration, and children and their caregivers learn and discover side-by-side. Join art educators Claudia Orjuela and Denice Niebuhr for hands-on art making and all-senses-engaged exploration of the outdoor world at Lynden. We’ll consider different themes, each designed to connect Lynden’s environment with children’s interests. We will encourage experimentation and the manipulation of art and natural materials to tell stories, solve problems, and develop relationships.

Fee: $16/$12 members for one adult and one child.
Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration is required. Register online now. In the event of inclement weather, sessions move indoors.

To view a list of the session themes, click here.

November 20, 2024 - 10:30am - 11:00am

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FREE
This is a virtual event.

HOME Multilingual Story Time features children’s books written or illustrated by artists who have faced forced displacement as refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants, and come from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Designed for children aged 4-8, we believe that reading picture books is a way to share and discuss big ideas with young children. We end each virtual session with an art activity from Lynden art educator Claudia Orjuela.

Scheduled to screen every third Wednesday of the month from 10:30 to 11 am, HOME Multilingual Story Time is a collaboration with the Milwaukee Public Library, Alliance Française de Milwaukee, Hanan Refugee Relief Group, the Islamic Resource Center, Milwaukee African Women's Association, Milwaukee Taiko Group Hibiki, UWM Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature - French Program, UWM Libraries, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, and Wisconsin Ukrainians, Inc.

Videos remain on view once they are posted, and can be accessed at any time. Download our resource handout for parents, teachers, and advanced readers here.

Schedule, Recordings, and Activities

January 17, 2024: Who Are We?, written by Anneke Forzani and illustrated by Maria Russo, read in Burmese and English by Mala Lue. Archival recording. View the recording here.
February 21, 2024: The Boy Without a Name, written by Idries Shah and illustrated by Mona Caron, read in Dari/Afghan Persian and English by Khatol Nazari. View the recording here.
March 20, 2024: Un Jour, Tu Découvriras.../The Day You Began, written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by Rafael López, read in French and English by Marie Sandra Aloka. View the recording here.
April 17, 2024: Flicts, written and illustrated by Ziraldo, read in Brazilian Portuguese and English by Cris Siqueira of Lion's Tooth. View the recording here.
May 15, 2024: Soñadores/Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, read in Spanish and English by Claudia Orjuela. Archival recording. View the recording here.
October 16, 2024 M is for Myanmar, written by Elizabeth Rush, and illustrated by Khin Maung Myint, read in Burmese and English by Mala Nan Leth. View the recording here.
November 20, 2024 El Día de los Muertos/The Day of the Dead: A Bilingual Celebration, written by Bob Barner, read in Spanish and English by Claudia Orjuela.
December 11, 2024 Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood / Quizás Algo Hermoso. Cómo el Arte Transformó un Barrio, written by Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, and illustrated by Rafael López, read in Spanish and English by Joan Luciano.

Access prior HOME Story Time videos and activities here.

November 20, 2024 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Lynden Art Club

Fall 2024 Session: (14 Weeks) Wednesdays, September 11–December 18, 2024 (no class 11/27) | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $308/$224 members for the 14-week session

Art club is a community of young artists who are independent in their art practice but value a place to exchange ideas and support ,and learn from one another. Students will design a long-term independent art project at the beginning of the session and gather for in-progress reviews, take part in creative art challenges, have conversations about contemporary artists, and discuss their work with Lynden educators and their peers. Students will present their work at our final art club meeting.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Registration is closed.

November 21, 2024 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

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Fall 2024 Session I: (7 weeks) Thursdays, September 12-October 24, 2024 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $154/$112 members per 7-week session. Registration is closed.
Fall 2024 Session II: (7 weeks) Thursdays, October 31-December 19, 2024(no class 11/28) | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | $154/$112 members per 7-week session. Registration is closed.

Lynden’s Art + Nature Lab engages participants aged 7-11 in inquiry-based art and nature learning, problem solving, and creative making. Over the course of two seven-week sessions, art educator Jeremy Stepien will take you on a series of art challenges and studio projects. Art + Nature Lab will meet indoors in the studio at Lynden with occasional excursions in the garden.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration required. Register online now.

November 21, 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

January-April: No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani.
May-September: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ismael Beah.
October-January: My American Dream: A Journey from Fascism to Freedom by Barbara Sommer Feigin.

Fee: Free.
Registration: This discussion takes place via Zoom; advance registration required. Click here to register.

The Lynden/HOME Refugee Steering Committee book discussion group, moderated by Lynden’s Kim Khaira, is for those interested in firsthand accounts of displacement. We consider works of non-fiction and fiction, including autobiographical and semi-autobiographical works, by writers who have faced or are facing forced displacement as refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. Where stories of persecution, historical trauma, and loss of livelihood are effortlessly conveyed by storytellers, journalists, and humanitarians who search out or stumble upon the lives of refugees, we seek out the words of those to whom these stories belong: the narrators who are the closest to their own stories, and the stories of their people, friends, family and, of course, refugees. Newcomers always welcome!

November 23, 2024 - 11:00am - 4:00pm

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Sessions:

  • Saturday, September 21, 2024, 11 am-4 pm – Wood Mallet
  • - Registration closed.

  • Saturday, October 19, 2024, 11 am-4 pm – Tree Walk and Open Carving
  • Saturday, November 23, 2024, 11am-4pm- Wood Bead Carving and Daniel Minter’s Muti


Fee: $15/$10 members. You are welcome to attend for the entire day, or for a portion, but registration is required. Add a Mora Knife for $35.
Registration: Space is limited; advance registration required. Register online or by phone at 414-446-8794.

Join us for the fall session of Lynden’s Greenwood Gathering, an open-ended carving event where both new and returning participants can bring their current or finished carving projects to share with fellow woodcarvers. Gather around the campfire to carve, exchange ideas, share techniques, and draw inspiration from each other’s work. The gatherings will include occasional themed demonstrations and relevant garden tours.

Enjoy a day in Lynden’s back acres to carve, share, and connect. We’ll take a break from carving to eat lunch (please pack your own) and make tea from foraged plants. Dress for the outdoors and consider bringing sunscreen and bug repellent. While we’ll provide some green wood for starting new projects, please bring your own carving tools (Mora knives will be available for purchase, or order yours, above). We have tree stumps around the fire for seating, but if you prefer something more comfortable seat, bring a camp chair. Suitable for ages 16 and up.

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Spoon Carving: A Sloyd Intensive with Jeremy Stepien, October 12 & 13, 2024

November 23, 2024 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Fee: $35/$30 members
Registration: Registration is closed. Email staff@lyndensculpturegarden.org to be added to the waitlist.

Alyx Christensen and Annalesa Albright, Lynden's gardeners, invite you to celebrate the changing seasons by making a natural wreath. All wreath materials—harvested from Lynden’s grounds—will be provided. Whether you are a seasoned crafter or a complete beginner, you will take home a stunning, natural adornment and the skills to make more.

Wreath-making is messy and we will be constructing our wreaths outside on the front patio, so dress accordingly. (In case of truly inclement weather we’ll move inside.) Warm beverages and treats will be served.

November 23, 2024 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

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FREE and open to the public. Exhibition on view November 6, 2024-February 25, 2025
Library hours (with Asmaa Walton in attendance): November 6, 1-4 pm; November 11, 1:30-4 pm; and November 12, 1:30-4 pm.

If traditional institutions fail us, how do we ensure just access to knowledge—how do we create, share, and preserve cultural memory?

What is possible with a more complete and accessible cultural record?

--Mellon Foundation

Call & Response: Asmaa Walton and the Black Art Library is a public humanities project that asks how we create, share, and preserve cultural memory for a more complete and accessible cultural record.

A Detroit native and developer of the Black cultural archive, Asmaa Walton noticed a conspicuous gap in the mainstream narration of art history around Black art and artists when she was training as an art educator and then working in museums. In 2020 she launched the Library, a collection of publications, exhibition catalogues, theoretical texts, and research materials about Black art and visual culture. Its mission is straightforward:

Black Art Library is a collection of books and other art history ephemera on Black visual art intended to be an educational resource to share within the Black community and beyond. The Library’s mission is to introduce or expand the community’s knowledge of Black art from the past and the present through art books.

Walton aligns her project with other libraries that are vital community spaces and she places herself in the lineage of librarians as agents of change.

Black Art Library will be in residence in Lynden’s gallery for four months. The gallery, an emphatically domestic space that was once a living room, is an ideal setting for this temporary community gathering place that functions as an interactive, participatory archive. Visitors can examine books and materials at their leisure. When she is in Milwaukee, Walton will keep “library hours” during which she will be available to engage with visitors and recommend books. The public is invited, at the opening or while the Library is in residence, to donate mission-appropriate items to this growing archive.

Education as a vital, dynamic process is at the center of the Black Art Library and of this project. The Library models sustainable stewardship of shared resources, introduces people from all backgrounds to Black art and visual culture, and creates a setting for joy and learning. This iteration of the project also serves as a model for civic learning, informed engagement, and the development of youth voice in a thriving, pluralistic democracy. It nurtures empathy, critical thinking, and active citizenship.

We have designed three artist residencies to maximize engagement with Walton and the Library, with a particular focus on K-12 educators and their students. Walton was in Milwaukee in June to introduce K-12 teachers in our Innovative Educators Institute and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writing Project to the Library, and to develop interdisciplinary, arts-integrated curricula around the Library, its contents, and its role as a cultural-repository-in-the-making. Teachers will implement these lessons in their own classrooms in the 2024-25 school year. Walton will return for two weeks in November, and again in February, to welcome the classrooms of the teachers she worked with in the summer into the Library. Students will engage in hands-on bookmaking projects, making their own contributions to the archive.

In the spirit of critique, Black Art Library prompts a larger conversation around which resources are made available within traditional settings for (arts) education (schools, museums). The library fills in gaps left by existing institutions, opening visitors’ eyes to the wide range of artists and movements in the Black community that have been left out of the dominant narrative. In reimagining racial justice outside institutional confines, it makes space for “the joy of communal learning and enthusiastic intellectual exchange.”

In the spirit of change, Black Art Library not only expands the cultural record but shares it in ways that can lead to a re-envisioning of K-12 and museum education, creating a more inclusive educational landscape. By working together, Lynden and Walton expand the audience for the project, engage the community in dialogue about it, and—through our work with educators--facilitate the reintroduction of the cultural record that Walton has collected back into traditional K-12 educational institutions.

The Black Art Library, like Lynden’s CALL & RESPONSE, re-examines the past to imagine a better future. With this project, we center a Black cultural activist and create opportunities for the artists and community members who participate in CALL & RESPONSE to extend their engagement with the radical Black imagination through interactions both intimate and public.

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November 30, 2024 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

Photo: Molly Rosenblum/Sam LaStrapes/Kodah

Visitors must adhere to our visitor guidelines.

Bring your canine friends for an afternoon of romping in the garden.


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