Lynden Sculpture Garden Education Programs
Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W Brown Deer Rd, River Hills, WI 53217
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Lynden Sculpture Garden Education Programs include summer camps at the intersection of art and nature, workshops for all ages, nature tours, and field trips. The program also offers Let’s Make Together! workshops for 3-5-year-olds and their adults, as well as the Knit @ Lynden group. Educational programming focuses on hands-on experiences that integrate the outdoor sculpture collection with the natural ecology of the site.
• Price: Thanks to the generosity of the funders, admission is free at this time.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden features a collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures sited across 40 acres of park, lake, and woodland, and its house and a portion of the grounds were transformed using sustainable building and landscaping practices. The Lynden Sculpture Garden does not have paths and strongly advises suitable footwear.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden is committed to promoting the enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of art, sculpture, and the environment through the exhibition of art and sculpture, educational experiences, and connections with the community. Educational programming focuses on the intersection of art and nature, providing hands-on experiences that integrate the monumental outdoor sculpture collection with the natural ecology of the site.
The former home of Harry and Peg Bradley opened to the public in May 2010. The Lynden house and grounds were purchased by the Bradleys in 1927, and in 1962 Peg Bradley began collecting contemporary monumental sculptures, collecting actively until her death in 1978.
The education team includes Director of Education Jeremy Stepien; Education Implementor Anna Grosch; Bilingual Art and Nature Education Specialist Claudia Orjuela; Guest Educators Denice Niebuhr and Annalesa Albright; and Art Educators in Residence Ali Berry, Hattie Grimm, and Katie Hobday. Jeremy Stepien has over ten years of experience in art education and administration, has worked with multiple Milwaukee art organizations, has experience as a youth mentor, line therapist for children with autism, and art educator, earned his BFA from MIAD in 1999 with a major in painting and a minor in drawing, and has volunteered with Milwaukee Empty Bowls for nine years and joined its board in 2011. Anna Grosch is an art educator with a strong background in community-based curriculum, recently completed a Master of Science in Art Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and focused her research on community-based art education, museum education, and place-based learning. Claudia Orjuela is an art educator who uses the arts as a vehicle for cultural integration and environmental awareness, was influenced by Lynden’s critical place-based education mission and outdoor education during her time as a graduate fellow at Lynden, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and earned her BFA at the University of Barcelona and her master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Guest Educator Denice Niebuhr has been an early childhood educator and recently retired as a teacher of four-year-olds in Milwaukee Public Schools, is an alumna of the Innovative Educators Institute at Lynden, has a background in connecting nature and the arts with children of all ages, received professional development through the Kid Curators program at Arts@Large, has participated in arts programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee Ballet Company, assisted in developing the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Early Childhood ACE program, serves on the board of Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions as an educational consultant, and is a self-taught steel wire jewelry artist. Guest Educator Annalesa Albright has been a member of Lynden’s land team for six years, has passions for gardening, exploring nature, and crafting with natural materials, has a formal education in local food systems, and has spent years building knowledge of local flora and fauna. Art Educator in Residence Ali Berry is an art teacher, artist, and farmer who taught high school art in Milwaukee for four years, currently teaches middle school art in Sheboygan County, lives and works on a small organic vegetable farm when not teaching, and in her artistic practice is inspired by relationships between living things and experiments with natural dyes, printmaking, and designing collaborative experiences. Art Educator in Residence Hattie Grimm spent four years teaching art in the classroom, has spent the past year as a full-time artist, and has worked with the Innovative Educators Institute for the past five years. Art Educator in Residence Katie Hobday is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Art Education Program, works as a teacher mentor, art teacher in residence, and curriculum designer, taught middle school art for seven years, and has been involved with the Innovative Educators Institute since 2015.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to their roles at Lynden, Jeremy Stepien serves on the board of Milwaukee Empty Bowls, and Denice Niebuhr serves on the board of Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions as an educational consultant.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
• Price: Thanks to the generosity of the funders, admission is free at this time.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden features a collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures sited across 40 acres of park, lake, and woodland, and its house and a portion of the grounds were transformed using sustainable building and landscaping practices. The Lynden Sculpture Garden does not have paths and strongly advises suitable footwear.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden is committed to promoting the enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of art, sculpture, and the environment through the exhibition of art and sculpture, educational experiences, and connections with the community. Educational programming focuses on the intersection of art and nature, providing hands-on experiences that integrate the monumental outdoor sculpture collection with the natural ecology of the site.
The former home of Harry and Peg Bradley opened to the public in May 2010. The Lynden house and grounds were purchased by the Bradleys in 1927, and in 1962 Peg Bradley began collecting contemporary monumental sculptures, collecting actively until her death in 1978.
The education team includes Director of Education Jeremy Stepien; Education Implementor Anna Grosch; Bilingual Art and Nature Education Specialist Claudia Orjuela; Guest Educators Denice Niebuhr and Annalesa Albright; and Art Educators in Residence Ali Berry, Hattie Grimm, and Katie Hobday. Jeremy Stepien has over ten years of experience in art education and administration, has worked with multiple Milwaukee art organizations, has experience as a youth mentor, line therapist for children with autism, and art educator, earned his BFA from MIAD in 1999 with a major in painting and a minor in drawing, and has volunteered with Milwaukee Empty Bowls for nine years and joined its board in 2011. Anna Grosch is an art educator with a strong background in community-based curriculum, recently completed a Master of Science in Art Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and focused her research on community-based art education, museum education, and place-based learning. Claudia Orjuela is an art educator who uses the arts as a vehicle for cultural integration and environmental awareness, was influenced by Lynden’s critical place-based education mission and outdoor education during her time as a graduate fellow at Lynden, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and earned her BFA at the University of Barcelona and her master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Guest Educator Denice Niebuhr has been an early childhood educator and recently retired as a teacher of four-year-olds in Milwaukee Public Schools, is an alumna of the Innovative Educators Institute at Lynden, has a background in connecting nature and the arts with children of all ages, received professional development through the Kid Curators program at Arts@Large, has participated in arts programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee Ballet Company, assisted in developing the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Early Childhood ACE program, serves on the board of Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions as an educational consultant, and is a self-taught steel wire jewelry artist. Guest Educator Annalesa Albright has been a member of Lynden’s land team for six years, has passions for gardening, exploring nature, and crafting with natural materials, has a formal education in local food systems, and has spent years building knowledge of local flora and fauna. Art Educator in Residence Ali Berry is an art teacher, artist, and farmer who taught high school art in Milwaukee for four years, currently teaches middle school art in Sheboygan County, lives and works on a small organic vegetable farm when not teaching, and in her artistic practice is inspired by relationships between living things and experiments with natural dyes, printmaking, and designing collaborative experiences. Art Educator in Residence Hattie Grimm spent four years teaching art in the classroom, has spent the past year as a full-time artist, and has worked with the Innovative Educators Institute for the past five years. Art Educator in Residence Katie Hobday is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Art Education Program, works as a teacher mentor, art teacher in residence, and curriculum designer, taught middle school art for seven years, and has been involved with the Innovative Educators Institute since 2015.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to their roles at Lynden, Jeremy Stepien serves on the board of Milwaukee Empty Bowls, and Denice Niebuhr serves on the board of Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions as an educational consultant.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
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