Celebrate Earth Day with creativity and connection with the Graduate Initiative, at Brushes & Botanicals, a hands-on art and plant-care workshop designed to help you recharge.
In honor of Earth Day on April 22, you’re invited to paint your own mini succulent pots, learn beginner-friendly plant care tips, and pot a succulent to take home.
What you can look forward to:
- A brief demonstration from a guest plant guide introducing different plant types
- Painting your own mini plant pot and potting a succulent to take home
- Practical tips and tricks for caring and maintaining your new plant
- Insights into how plant care can support mindfulness and everyday well-being
- Opportunities to meet new friends and bond a shared love of greenery
Leave with a new plant to brighten your space and a renewed sense of creativity in celebration of our planet.
Registration is required, but walk-ins will be admitted as space allows. CUID holders only.
The Graduate Initiative for Inclusion and Engagement supports graduate and professional students through programs designed to reflect a wide range of lived experiences and perspectives. Designed with the needs of students who may have overcome barriers to higher education in mind, the initiative creates spaces for connection, learning, and growth. All students are welcome.
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