Lynden Sculpture Garden Youth Programs
Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W Brown Deer Rd, River Hills, WI 53217
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Lynden Sculpture Garden Youth Programs take place among more than 50 monumental sculptures spread across 40 acres of park, lake, and woodland. The programs use the outdoor sculpture collection and the natural ecology of the site for hands-on educational experiences that connect art and nature.
• Schedule: Open daily from 10 am–5 pm (closed Thursdays)
• Price: Thanks to the generosity of funders, admission is free at this time.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden focuses its educational programming on the intersection of art and nature, integrating the outdoor sculpture collection with the surrounding environment. The garden is committed to promoting the enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of art, sculpture, and the environment through exhibitions, educational experiences, and connections with the community. Prior to opening to the public in May 2010, the house and a portion of the grounds were transformed using sustainable building and landscaping practices, and the lake and rustic bridge were designed to match Harry Bradley’s memories of the municipal grounds in Kansas City where he swam as a boy. 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.
The education team is led by Director of Education Jeremy Stepien, who has over ten years of experience in art education and administration and has worked with organizations including the YMCA, RedLine, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Walker’s Point Center for the Arts. Education Implementor Anna Grosch manages partnerships with schools and nonprofits and works directly with teachers, drawing on her Master of Science in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her research in community-based art education, museum education, and place-based learning. Bilingual Art and Nature Education Specialist Claudia Orjuela brings a multicultural background and graduate training from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a practice that promotes diversity and awareness of critical issues through the arts. Guest Educator Denice Niebuhr is a retired early childhood teacher with experience connecting nature and the arts, participation in arts programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee Ballet Company, and involvement in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Early Childhood ACE program; she also serves as a board member of Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions as an educational consultant. Guest Educator Melissa Courtney is an interdisciplinary artist working in paint, print, and textiles whose work has been shown in galleries and collections in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Montreal, and who has taught at the Lynden Sculpture Garden for six years as well as at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, and Museum of Wisconsin Art. Jeremy has also been active as a volunteer with Milwaukee Empty Bowls for nine years and joined their board in 2011.
Last updated February 27, 2026.
• Schedule: Open daily from 10 am–5 pm (closed Thursdays)
• Price: Thanks to the generosity of funders, admission is free at this time.
The Lynden Sculpture Garden focuses its educational programming on the intersection of art and nature, integrating the outdoor sculpture collection with the surrounding environment. The garden is committed to promoting the enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of art, sculpture, and the environment through exhibitions, educational experiences, and connections with the community. Prior to opening to the public in May 2010, the house and a portion of the grounds were transformed using sustainable building and landscaping practices, and the lake and rustic bridge were designed to match Harry Bradley’s memories of the municipal grounds in Kansas City where he swam as a boy. 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.
The education team is led by Director of Education Jeremy Stepien, who has over ten years of experience in art education and administration and has worked with organizations including the YMCA, RedLine, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Walker’s Point Center for the Arts. Education Implementor Anna Grosch manages partnerships with schools and nonprofits and works directly with teachers, drawing on her Master of Science in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her research in community-based art education, museum education, and place-based learning. Bilingual Art and Nature Education Specialist Claudia Orjuela brings a multicultural background and graduate training from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a practice that promotes diversity and awareness of critical issues through the arts. Guest Educator Denice Niebuhr is a retired early childhood teacher with experience connecting nature and the arts, participation in arts programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee Ballet Company, and involvement in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Early Childhood ACE program; she also serves as a board member of Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions as an educational consultant. Guest Educator Melissa Courtney is an interdisciplinary artist working in paint, print, and textiles whose work has been shown in galleries and collections in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Montreal, and who has taught at the Lynden Sculpture Garden for six years as well as at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, and Museum of Wisconsin Art. Jeremy has also been active as a volunteer with Milwaukee Empty Bowls for nine years and joined their board in 2011.
Last updated February 27, 2026.
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