Join us for "Art in the Arb", a special workshop series designed to welcome U-M students, staff, and faculty to Nichols Arboretum through a shared arts experience. Join teaching artist Caroline New to be inspired by the beauty of nature and explore your creativity through writing, all while connecting with others. No prior art or writing experience is required; all levels are welcome. All materials are provided. Bring your curiosity and love for the outdoors!

Artist Bio:
Caroline is a scholar and artist from southwest Georgia. She is the author of A History of Half-Birds (Milkweed Editions, 2024) and If I Call This Cave a Garden (YesYes Books, forthcoming 2027).

Her creative work is rooted in the precarious landscape of the Gulf Coast, where her practice spans poetry, sculpture, painting, film, choreography, and the tendons in between. As a Ph.D. student in anthropology, she studies in beyond-human entanglements, ruptures in temporality, and death and extinction in wetlands. She earned her M.F.A. in Poetry at the University of Michigan.

Location details:
This session takes place at the entrance to Nichols Arboretum located at 1610 Washington Heights. Upon entering the Arb, look for the James D. Reader Center, a large white farmhouse. Follow the ramp or stairs to the main entrance with the green door.