Art & Enrichment | Park & Recreation District

Arts & Crafts

Explore creativity through hands-on artistic expression and traditional craft practices. Programs support skill development, creative exploration, and the joy of making across a variety of media and techniques.

Youth Arts & Crafts
- Creative Projects, hands-on crafts, and artistic exploration for children and teens.
Sewing & Fiber Arts
- Sewing, textiles, stitching, and other fabric-based creative arts.
Painting
- Explore watercolor, acrylic, oil, and other painting techniques for all skill levels.
Drawing & Illustration
- Develop foundational and advanced skills in sketching, drawing, and visual storytelling.
Mixed Media Arts
- Combine multiple materials and artistic techniques to create unique, expressive works.

Arts & Crafts Offerings & Sign Up

Enrichment

Discover new interests, build knowledge, and engage with the wider world through educational and recreational learning experiences. Programs encourage curiosity, personal growth, and lifelong learning across a range of subjects and disciplines.

Cooking & Culinary Arts
- Cooking, baking, food preparation, and culinary techniques from a variety of traditions and skill levels.
Creative Writing & Storytelling
- Fiction, poetry, storytelling, and other forms of written creative expression.
Tabletop Role-Playing Adventures
- Collaborative storytelling, character creation, strategy, and imaginative adventures through tabletop role-playing games.
Astronomy & Space Exploration
- Observation, discussion, and learning opportunities focused on the night sky, planets, stars, and the science of space.
World Languages
- Language learning and cultural exploration through multilingual educational experiences.

Enrichment Offerings & Sign Up

Pottery

Explore the creative possibilities of working with clay through programs designed for artists of all ages, abilities, and experience levels. Supported by a vibrant studio environment, our pottery offerings encourage creativity, craftsmanship, skill development, and lifelong learning.

Youth Pottery
- Ceramic arts instruction and creative skill development for young artists.
Adaptive Pottery
- Accessible ceramic arts experiences that support creativity, self-expression, and skill development.
Wheel Throwing
- Clay-forming techniques using the potter's wheel.
Handbuilding & Sculpture
- Coil, slab, and sculptural construction techniques for functional and artistic ceramic work.
Raku Firing
- Traditional and contemporary Raku pottery techniques and firing processes.
Intermediate Ceramics
- Continued exploration of ceramic techniques, craftsmanship, and artistic development.
Workshops
- Guided studio time for practicing skills and completing projects.

Pottery Offerings & Sign Up

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Inclusion / Accessibility Services

The Park District remains committed to providing inclusive recreational opportunities and supporting members of our community with special needs. We request at least two weeks’ notice before the first activity meeting to determine whether reasonable accommodation is possible. Although the District will make every reasonable effort to meet your needs, only some accommodation requests can be granted.

To inquire about inclusion services or request additional support, please contact info@biparks.org.

All parks are under a Stage 2 Burn Ban. Charcoal fires and grills are prohibited until further notice. Thank you for helping protect our parks and communities.