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    GCAC Presents: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Unveils New Venue

    A new outreach and education barn, with 12,000 sq. feet of space devoted to the Conservatory’s expanding classes and community-oriented programs, will be dedicated this week with a public open house to follow.

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    A 200-year-old timber frame hand-hewn from seven native Ohio hardwoods is the heart of the barn, which was originally located on farmland in Richland County. When it was set to be dismantled in 2014, the barn was acquired by the Mount Vernon Barn Company who assisted in its relocation to the Conservatory’s 28-acre property.

    A demonstration kitchen and built-in bar, stone fireplace, a covered porch, and classrooms on the lower level are a few of the amenities that have been added, as well as gardens and landscaping incorporating native plants that surround the barn.

    Among the Conservatory programs that will benefit from the added space are weekly cooking, gardening, art and wellness classes led by Conservatory educators and guest instructors, a Green Corps jobs training program for adults ages 18–30, and the community gardening assistance program Growing to Green. Summer camps will grow to 22 week-long sessions, and the Conservatory will begin offering Scout programs in 2016.

    The barn will allow the Conservatory to host larger gatherings, such as We Dig Ohio, a community gardening and urban agricultural summit to be held in March, 2016.

    See the new outreach and education barn on October 31 and November 1. An open house from 11am to 4pm includes presentations by Doug Morgan of the Mount Vernon Barn Company, Ohio History Connection, and Ohio Wildlife Center, free children’s crafts and cooking demonstrations.

    Learn more about scheduled activities that will take place in the barn at fpconservatory.org.

    GCAC Presents is a bi-weekly column brought to you by the Greater Columbus Arts Council – supporting art and advancing culture in Columbus – in partnership with the Columbus Arts Marketing Association, a professional development and networking association of arts marketers. Each column will be written by a different local arts organization to give you an insiders look at the arts in Columbus.

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    Alana Settle
    Alana Settlehttp://www.fpconservatory.org
    Alana Settle is the marketing manager at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
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