Workshop: making copper flowers

Tue 01 June 2010 - Thu 15 September 2011, on demand, book in advance

Available until 15 September 2011, on request. Part of Kew's Community Engagement & Outreach programme.

Copper flower workshop (Photo: Jana Haragalova, RBG Kew)

Contact us:

Jana Haragalova
Community Outreach Officer
T +44 (0) 208 332 5696
E j.haragalova@kew.org

Get inspired by the Gardens and work with copper and aluminium to create original flowers to decorate the 'Temple of the Imagination'. Part of Kew's Community & Outreach Programme.

In this workshop we will be embossing copper and aluminium to create original flowers to decorate the 'Temple of the Imagination'. Drawing on patterns and shapes inspired by the plants in the gardens, and working with a variety of mark-making tools, participants will be able to explore their creativity in a simple yet exciting way.

The ‘Temple of the Imagination’ was built as a collaborative project between Kew Gardens and Historic Royal Palaces and was inspired by the Chinese Pavilion, a small building created at Kew for Princess Augusta in 1762. Originally designed in 2006 to celebrate the restoration of Kew Palace and Kew’s Heritage Festival, this temple was re-launched in autumn 2010 as a space for community engagement projects and events.
The new look of the temple is being developed further through a series of creative workshops with our community partners.

Community groups only.

To enquire and to book please contact us

Community Engagement & Outreach at Kew Gardens

We work in partnership with community-based organisations, groups and individuals to develop and deliver creative projects and events inspired by the gardens. Our aim is to engage with a wider and more diverse audience, to encourage a sense of ownership and to increase participation and interaction.

We try to reach out in particular to people who might face additional barriers when accessing heritage sites (physical, social, financial, educational).