May 12th, 2020

Arts Day: Love Your Park at Home May 12th Schedule

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Tuesday, May 12th is Arts Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all of the fun and free things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate the arts in Philly parks. 

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LEARN: about Public Art in the Park

Register for free

Join the Association for Public Art (aPA) for a lunchtime virtual "walking" tour of a selection of outdoor sculptures found around the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park. Rain or shine, aPA staff will share fascinating stories and answer questions about these hidden public art gems and park favorites.

Register for free

SHARE: a Haiku to Philly parks

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Nature has a special way of inspiring photography, paintings, poetry, and prose. Have you ever written a haiku? Get inspired by going for a walk in your local park or in your own backyard!

Here's how to write a traditional, 3-line haiku: 

1. First line: 5 syllables

2. Second line: 7 syllables

3. Third line: 5 syllables

Be sure to share your haiku on social media and tag #loveyourpark!

DO: Create art of your park

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Create a natural scene or special message on the sidewalk in front of your home or in your local park using sidewalk chalk or the bits and pieces of nature you can find, like twigs, rocks, and leaves! You can also draw or paint a picture of your local park!

BONUS: Color these free botanical coloring pages!

The Fairmount Park Horticulture Center opened in 1979 and is home to a lovely greenhouse filled with a variety of tropical plants.  Feel free to download these free botanical coloring pages, featuring select tropical plants that you will find in the greenhouse!

Download the coloring pages

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home events

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Community planting at Johnny Sample Rec Center

September 12th at 5:00pm
280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy & Community members for a Volunteer Planting Workday! Join us on Friday, September 12th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM as we plant grasses and flowers at the Cobbs Creek Recreation Center. We’ll provide all necessary tools, supplies, and materials for the workday, including gloves. We look forward to working with you!

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cobbs creek cleanup at mt moriah

Cobbs Creek Park Cleanups

September 20th at 9:00am
Island Ave & Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142

Get to the cleanup by 10 min after. After that the volunteers will disperse and you may find us hard to find. Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty, including closed-toe shoes, long pants and long socks. We will supply all needed equipment, gloves, bags, pickers, etc. Restrooms are not available, and you should bring water for yourself.

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cobbs creek cleanup

Cobbs Creek Park Cleanup

September 20th at 9:00am
Island Ave & Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142

Get to the cleanup by 10 min after. After that the volunteers will disperse and you may find us hard to find. Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty, including closed-toe shoes, long pants and long socks. We will supply all needed equipment, gloves, bags, pickers, etc. Except for Beth, Restrooms are not available, and you should bring water for yourself.

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