Native Plant Mural

Project in collaboration with Ziegler School and art teacher, Theresa Roney, funded by Philadelphia Arts In Education Partnership and the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. The Arts & Eve program focused on advanced fine arts, design, and STEM integration Long Term Residency for girls in grades 5-8. The girls researched native plants in our region and decided they wanted to paint a mural inspired by their findings. We spent time discovering “weeds” on the school grounds and talked about ways plants are used in our communities and homes. We visited the Philadelphia Flower Show to learn about garden design which prompted us to break ground on a brand new Ziegler Community Garden, starting with a native plant garden. Oct 2018 - June 2019