May 12th, 2020
Arts Day: Love Your Park at Home May 12th Schedule

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.

LEARN: about Public Art in the Park

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.

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

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!
Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home events
Open Community Workday at West Fairmount Park
February 22nd at 10:00am
Wynnefield Ave & N Georges Hill Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for an Open Volunteer Workday along Wynnefield Avenue & N Georges Hill Drive in West Fairmount Park. This volunteer event is open to all ages and abilities. All tools and materials for the workday will be provided, including gloves. Together, we will work on: Removing invasive species, trail maintenance, trash pick-up and cleaning/recovering the sidewalk path.
Learn MoreFairmount Park Conservancy Open Community Workday
March 18th at 9:00am
1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a volunteer workday in East Fairmount Park on Tuesday, March 18th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Volunteers will be divided into two groups: Group A - The area around Boathouse Row Group B - The steps toward Lemon Hill Mansion This volunteer event is open to people of all abilities. All tools and materials for the workday will be provided, including gloves. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: Removing invasive species Trash pick-up Raking leaves MEET-UP LOCATION: 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130 You will see our green tent across from Lloyd Hall Recreation Center
Learn MoreLive Stakes Community Planting at Centennial Lake
March 20th at 10:00am
Centennial Lake, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a community volunteer workday at The Centennial Lake on Thursday, March 20th from 10 AM - 12 PM. We need your help planting native trees & shrubs. If you are interested in learning a restoration planting technique called live staking, please join us. Your volunteer effort provides benefits to the wildlife around the Lake. This volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: Trash cleanup as needed Planting & watering Woody cleanup along the Lake edge Centennial Lake is part of Fairmount Park’s Centennial District, the 236 acres where ten million people celebrated the nation’s hundredth anniversary in 1876.
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