🌼 Zuzeum Art Centre, in collaboration with the art and flower gallery “Dizaina Ambulance”, invites you to a unique creative masterclass.
📅 Thursday, 10 April, 18.00–20.00 & 24 April, 18.00–20.00
🎟️ Participation fee: €95. Tickets here.
🗣️ The workshop will be in Latvian, with Russian translation available.
Inspired by the exhibition Unframed: Leisa, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė, this workshop offers a colourful way to welcome spring. Malle Leis’ floral and botanical compositions radiate both the vitality of nature and a harmonious play of colours, reflecting her conceptual approach to incorporating plant and floral motifs in art.
Leis’s painting style and the intensity of colour in her early flower paintings create a connection to Pop Art, which deliberately focused on everyday, seemingly insignificant motifs. Meanwhile, her later plant compositions have often been compared to the erotic flower paintings of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), proving that in Leis’s work, botanical and floral motifs are not merely a “women’s genre,” as they have long been regarded in art history.
In this hands-on masterclass, we will blend art and gardening, embracing creative freedom and nature-inspired forms. Participants will explore plant arrangement techniques, the interplay of colours and textures, and plant their own spring flowers – a green keepsake to take home.
No prior experience is needed – whether you are a seasoned gardener or a complete beginner, this workshop will be a relaxing and inspiring experience.
During the session, we will introduce the necessary materials, plants, and their care. In the practical part, each participant will create their own miniature garden, preparing the soil and arranging spring bulbs and other seasonal plants in a decorative pot.
All materials will be provided on-site. At the end of the workshop, you can take your floral arrangement home.
We will offer refreshing drinks, allowing you to ask specialists from “Dizaina Ambulance” any questions about flowers and plants.
Artwork – Malle Leis (1940–2017). SBA Botanical I. 1988. Art Museum of Estonia
*By attending this event, you agree to have photos or videos of you taken for Zuzeum marketing purposes. You can refuse to be photographed or filmed by informing the photographer or camera person.