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programming is needed to reach a wider and more diverse audience. <br /> As explored in a recent article in the New York Times("Not Just about the Flowers Anymore", <br /> Summer 2010) and in the pages of The Public Garden (the publication of the American Public Garden <br /> Association), botanical gardens are expanding the services to meet society's needs and to increase the <br /> vital role these institutions play as resources and institutions in today's world. NCBG believes that art <br /> programming is an essential component of its mission to connect individuals to the natural world and <br /> promote the importance of gardening and the natural world to human health. Nature art creates an <br /> understanding of the environment and draws attention to ecological issue, stimulating a closer and <br /> interactive engagement with nature. <br /> NCBG has a long history of art education programs. The annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibit <br /> is in its 24`h year and includes of works from North Carolina artists.Thousands of visitors enjoy the art <br /> exhibit and the dramatic effects created by the seasonal changes in the landscape. <br /> Since 2001, NCBG has offered a Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration that enables students <br /> to explore the relationship of nature and art.This program expands the NCBG mission with its goal: To <br /> provide a well-balanced curriculum of scientific and art theory and practice that enables students to <br /> explore the relationship of plants and visual art with botanical proficiency and appreciation of the plant <br /> world. <br /> The NCBG Pegg Exhibit Hall for Botanical Art and Illustration displays the works of North <br /> Carolina artists throughout the year. <br /> A wide variety of other adult and children's art programs are offered at the Garden including <br /> those that emphasize nature and expressive arts. Examples of these programs include: <br /> • Haiku Writing Workshop <br /> • Origami Workshop <br /> • Natural Ornaments <br /> • Chinese Brush Painting <br /> • Children's Violin Concert <br /> • Natural Dyeing and Papermaking <br /> • Nature Journaling and Photography Workshops for Adults and Children <br /> In addition, arts and craft projects, as well as drama expressive arts such as puppet shows are <br /> incorporated into all public program offerings for children. <br /> Proposed Uses of Grant Funds <br /> The goal of this proposed project is to create and implement an arts/science educational mosaic <br /> residency program that integrates art education and environmental conservation principles that support <br /> the NCBG mission. The project will result in a permanent durable exterior mosaic, exposing children <br /> participants to a working artist, non-traditional art medium, materials and practices while creating <br /> mosaic tiles depicting native plants and pollinators.This exhibit will also benefit and serve the local <br /> community and all visitors to NCBG. <br /> Participants in this project will include (but not limited to) Young Ecoscapers and families from the <br /> Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House and State Employees Credit Union Family House (SECU).Young <br /> Ecoscapers is a NCBG program designed for home-educated 10 to 13 year-olds. In 2012, students <br /> learned about native pollinators and plants, performed site analyses, and designed and installed a <br /> pollinator garden in the new children's Wonder Garden. Students were leaders in every aspect of the <br /> creation of the garden. <br /> Families from Ronald McDonald House and SECU come to Chapel Hill for medical treatment.These <br /> families are often isolated from peer groups and do not have the time or monetary resources to <br /> participate in typical family programs. Through the NCBG Healing and Hope Through Science program <br /> (http://www.healingandhopethroughscience.org/home.htmi), NCBG offers free outpatient events for <br /> 2 <br />