Botanical Arts Certificate Program

Engage your senses, discover hidden talents, and explore a more personal relationship with plants and the environment in this studio art program. Courses in drawing, painting, and color theory will help you develop your technical skills and further your understanding of art and the creative process.

Who should participate? People wanting to nurture their creativity, improve their artistic skill, and experience plants, nature, and our shared environment in new ways. No prior art experience is needed. Sign up for a Botanical Arts Certificate class today.

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Program Design

The Botanical Arts program has two tracks of concentration:

The Traditional Track

The Traditional Track provides training for a student wishing to improve their work in a technically detailed manner. This program of study incorporates traditional methods and materials that will enhance the skills of an artist accurately portraying artistic and scientific images.

Expressive Track

The Expressive Track allows a student to explore art outside of the traditional media and techniques. After satisfying core courses, students in the Expressive track will complete their coursework by a combination of their choosing in oil, pastel, or expressive watercolor to expand their artistic palette.

Program Requirements

The Botanical Arts Certificate (ART) program consists of seven foundational required courses, designated required courses within your selected track; your choice of 60 instructional hours of elective courses; and a portfolio review.

You may select any combination of elective courses, tailoring the program to your personal learning objectives and interests. ART elective courses are designated as such in the course description.

To earn a certificate, a passing grade and at least one portfolio-quality finished piece is required to pass each course. All requirements for the certificate must be completed within five years of the start date of your first course in the program.

Portfolio Review

After completing all required Botanical Arts Certificate Program coursework, certificate students will prepare and present a portfolio of finished botanical artwork for the review committee. The final juried portfolio review required to achieve a certificate will consist of a comprehensive portfolio of finished art pieces in a variety of media that represent your work during the program. Please reference the Portfolio Review Requirements for more information.

Certificate Programs – Botanical Arts

Ready to get started? Begin your journey with Botanical Drawing 1 and you’ll be on your way!

Art Required Courses	Prerequisites
Botanical Drawing 1
Botanical Drawing 2	Botanical Drawing 1
Botany for Botanical Artists
Outdoor Sketching
Color Mixing
Composition	Botanical Drawing 1
Watercolor 1	Botanical Drawing 1 & Color Mixing

Traditional Track	Prerequisites
English Watercolor Techniques	Botanical Drawing 1, Color Mixing & Watercolor 1
Pen and Ink 1	Botanical Drawing 1
Pen and Ink 2	Pen and Ink 1

Expressive Track	Prerequisites
Choose Three of the Following Courses
Advanced Pastel	Botanical Drawing 1 & a pastel course
Close Focus Pastel	Botanical Drawing 1
Color and Design in Pastel	Botanical Drawing 1
Expressive Color in Pastel	Botanical Drawing 1
Expressive Watercolor	Watercolor 1
The Landscape in Pastel	Botanical Drawing 1
The Landscape in Pastel 2	Botanical Drawing 1 & The Landscape in Pastel

Art Elective Courses
60 hours of ART elective credit required Select from a variety of course topics Classes are formatted with CEUs. Example: 0.3 CEUs = 3 elective hours.