Art, Healthy Soil & Native Plants

Sunday, June 1, 2025
11:00 am – 4:00 pm

At the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, June 1, 2025
Part of the (Re)mediating Soil Project and initiated by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.

En Plein Air Art Making (11 am–4 pm)
Sketch and paint in the beautiful gardens at the Coutts Centre. All ages and skill levels welcome. Free with registration

Garden Talk & Tour (1–2 pm)
Tour the Coutts Centre gardens with Blackfoot Elder Api’soomaahka (Naapi’s Garden), native plants expert Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed (ALCLA Native Plants), and horticulturalist Kara Matthews (Coutts Centre). All ages welcome. Free.

Introduction to Botanical Watercolour Painting (11 am–12 pm OR 2:30 pm–3:30 pm)
Paint plants with local artist Beany Dootjes. Teens and adults welcome. Free, booking required (space limited, choose one session only, art materials provided).

Register for the Morning session https://forms.gle/Adz3DGCBf7idm3sX6
Register for the Afternoon session https://forms.gle/G9foBSxxRzgXBgyc6

Bring your own lunch.

All events are part of the (Re)mediating Soil Project and in partnership with the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.