Event Category: Adult Education

Saturday, October 15
10 AM – 12 PMInspired by the exhibition: Inside the World of Charles Addams, join local artist Beth Reitmeyer on a journey through gouache, pen, and ink, and create your own unique scene filled with stylized figures and macabre humor.

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Not Yet Members: $62
Members: $49.60

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Saturday, October 8
1 – 3 PMDuring this workshop, participants will be introduced to the 3 writing systems of the Japanese language, their history and uses. After learning the basics, participants will have the opportunity to create their own calligraphy to take home. In partnership with The Language Center with support from the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville.

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Participants in this workshop will also receive free admission to the Japanese Moon Viewing celebration, Sunday, October 9 from 4pm-9pm.
Not Yet Members: $55
Members: $44

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Saturday, October 8
10 AM – 12 PMJoin Stony Creek Colors for a hands-on shibori workshop using natural indigo grown by middle-Tennessee farmers. Learn traditional shibori techniques, a Japanese tie-dyeing method originating almost 2,000 years ago, to make unique moon and star patterns to as part of Cheekwood’s 8th Annual Japanese Moon Viewing festival. Attendees of this event will receive a clothing item and a 100% silk scarf to hand dye with natural indigo vats prepared by the Stony Creek Colors team.

Stony Creek Colors manufactures traceable, plant-based dyes that enrich farm ecosystems, help fight climate change, and empower people with safer, cleaner colors. Participants will be dyeing with IndiGold®, the world’s first pre-reduced 100% bio-based indigo liquid dye designed for dyers of all skill and knowledge levels. Be one of the first to experience the gold standard and future of indigo dyeing.

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Participants in this workshop will also receive free admission to the Japanese Moon Viewing celebration, Sunday, October 9 from 4pm-9pm.
Not Yet Members: $75
Members: $60

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Saturday, October 1
1 – 3 PMFind the perfect blend of art, horticulture, and wellness with this therapeutic workshop led by Planted Self Care owner Christine Croom, MS. Learn about mandalas (Sanskrit for “circle”), which hold symbolic and meditative qualities. Participants will then mindfully arrange fall blooms and plant material in a mandala design on a float frame.

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Not Yet Members: $62
Members: $49.60

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Saturday, October 1
10 AM – 12 PMLearn the basics of salve making with local herbalist, and Cheekwood Garden Educator, Adria Osborne. Participants will learn to make an all-purpose healing salve (wonderful for cuts, scrapes, bruises & bug bites), and can use this knowledge to create their own salve for specific purposes – such as eczema, sore muscle balm or a balm to help soothe tension and ease headaches.

Clear your energy and mind with the guidance of a trained herbalist, who will provide insight on traditional herbs used for creating smudge sticks, along with the meaning behind them.

After a demonstration, participants will create two smudge sticks and one 2oz. tin of healing salve.

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Not Yet Members: $55
Members: $44

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Saturday, September 24
2 – 4 PMJoin renowned sculptor Liza Slaughter-Barker for an afternoon of pumpkin carving fun! Liza will walk participants through her tips and techniques for creating a detailed, three-dimensional, spooky pumpkin carving!

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Not Yet Members: $75
Members: $60

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Saturday, September 24
9:30 AM – 12:30 PMFollow local artist Rolinda Stotts for a journey through oil painting with a harvest twist! Participants of this workshop will visit the Cheekwood Pumpkin Village to select a pumpkin or gourd of their own and return to the painting studios to learn basic oil painting techniques, finishing the class with a 9×9 pumpkin portrait!

Adult classes and workshops are for participants 18 years old and older only. Minors should not be brought into classrooms and other instructional areas.
Not Yet Members: $75
Members: $60

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