Family Saturday: Growing Seeds Sculptures

A sculpture made of adobe bricks and natural pigments, with a birch branch sticking out from the top, sits in an outdoor landscape.
Ruben Olguin’s adobe sculpture made with local soils and seeds at Randall Davey Audubon Center as part of an exhibition of site-specific, outdoor works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, image courtesy of the artist

Join us Saturday, September 26, at 2 pm, for Family Saturday: Growing Seeds Sculptures. We’ll discuss the work of Ruben Olguin—featured in the exhibition 500 Dams: Art, Ecology, and Radical Care at Anaya Springs—and his method of creating sculptures with adobe and seeds, which naturally erode to release the seeds into the soil. Following the discussion, participants will make their own seed bomb sculptures using air-dry clay, wildflower seeds, and dried flowers. 

Family Saturday programs foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. Programs run from 2-3:30 pm and include a tour of selected works. All programs are free and open to the public, and suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

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