Event Description
Thank you for your support of Lifelong Learning in the Garden. This class has been cancelled due to low enrollment.
Questions? Call us at 239.643.7275 or email us at LLL@naplesgarden.org.
Diatoms, known as “algae in glass houses” due to their transparent silica walls, are among the largest and most ecologically significant groups of organisms on earth. Found in nearly all bodies of water, they are vital to our aquatic environment. And they are exceptionally beautiful. Experience their elegance through a virtual exhibit of paintings, drawings and sculptures, and understand their role in environmental health and monitoring, past, present and future. Our panel will take you along on the science of diatoms and the power of art and public installations to broaden knowledge of nature.
- Monday, February 13
- 10 – 11:30 am, Kapnick Hall in Naples Botanical Garden
- $15 Members / $20 Non-Members
Speakers include experts and artists from FIU’s School of Environment, Arts and Society and the Tropical Botanic Artists: Xavier Cortada, Artist-in-Residence, FIU; Dr. Evelyn Gaiser, Executive Director, FIU School of Environment, Arts and Society and Lead Principal Investigator, Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research program; and Pauline Goldsmith, Tropical Botanic Artists.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
