NATURE, HEALTH + WELLNESS PROGRAMS

Laumeier Sculpture Park encourages visitors to engage in experiences of art and nature and uncover the health and wellness benefits provided by these experiences.

Whether it’s the calming effects of being in nature, movement for your body, or inspiration for healthy habits, we hope you will join us for these upcoming and ongoing programs.

2025 Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration Week 

Join us as we celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day from Saturday, April 19 – April 27

Spring has arrived and the Park is beginning to turn green again! Visit Laumeier for engaging activities as we kick off a weeklong celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day!  

ART & NATURE DAYS @ Laumeier

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Art & Nature Days encourage families and friends to visit the Park for a day filled with hands-on activities and engaging demonstrations designed to inspire creativity while spending time outdoors.  

Earth Day Celebration Week at the Park!

Spring has arrived and the Park is beginning to turn green again! Visit Laumeier for an exciting day filled with activities as we kick off a weeklong celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day!

All Ages / April 19, 12–3 p.m./ Ferring Family Foundation Museum Lawn / FREE

• Natural Dyed Eggs / Learn how to dye eggs with natural ingredients that are found in your own kitchen! / 3 eggs for $5 or $15 per dozen (cash only, while supplies last).

• Community Tile Glazing / Laumeier invites participants of all ages to join 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence, Renata Cassiano Alvarez for a drop-in workshop to design and paint a tile for the artist’s final sculpture, Passage.

• Laumeier Sculpture Park Biodiversity Project Scavenger Hunt / Bioblitz          
  Learn how to create an account on iNaturalist and participate in Laumeier’s Earth Day Celebration Week Bioblitz! Complete a short scavenger hunt and enter to win a complimentary I Love Mother Nature membership.

• Family Play Days are fun and engaging opportunities for people of all ages to connect with art and nature in a playful way. Join our education team in exploring natural paints, making prints, mixing “potions”, and more! Prepare to get messy. / Carriage House Deck

WALKING TOUR / Spring Tree Tour: Know Your Buds!

Celebrate Earth Day by visiting the Park and its trees! Tour the Park’s Central Pathway with local arborist, Michael Garrett. Learn about the variety of tree species and their roles in the Park’s ecosystem.  

Sunday, April 27 / 11 a.m. / Level 2
$5, registration required

WALKING TOUR / Stroller Tour

Stroll up to the Park for a day filled with baby-friendly sculpture exploration! Connect with other caregivers while enjoying a guided walk with your young parkgoers through Laumeier Sculpture Park. This tour offers a chance to engage with art and nature while staying active with your family.

Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Please note, strollers are not provided. Tour meets in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center.

WALKING TOURS

Experience artwork in the great outdoors and deepen your connection to nature and to our five senses. Join us for our walking tours on select Sundays—each tour focuses on a different theme and area of the Park. Walking Tours are sponsored by St. Louis County Parks.

Level 1  / This tour includes both flat surfaces and some paved trails. The group will stay in proximity to resting areas and accessibility ramps. 

Level 2 / This tour includes both paved trails and unpaved trails. The group will travel farther from resting areas and parking areas. 

Level 3 / This tour includes unpaved surfaces, some slopes and narrow trails. Participants can expect to be in proximity to wildlife and some foliage. Proper footwear is strongly recommended.

ONGOING PROGRAMS:

MINDFUL REMINDERS

Placed throughout the Park, you will find nine Mindful Reminders that encourage you to search, pause, reflect and practice mindfulness techniques that can contribute to a positive sense of well-being. Bring awareness to your presence on earth in each unique space with both your mind and your body.

What is Mindfulness? It is the ability to be fully present, aware of where you are and what you are doing.  We are often preoccupied with thoughts and anxieties that are not actually connected to our immediate environment. Allow the natural environment and the artistic creations to impact and speak to you, and savor the experience. Practice gratitude and appreciation.

Mindful Reminders locations:

• Paved Path near the center of the Park

• Dan Graham, Triangular Bridge Over Water, 1990

• Michael Heizer, Compression Line, 1968

• Jene Highstein, Ada’s Will, 1990

• Richard Hunt, Linked Forms, 1999

• Alexander Liberman, The Way, 1972–80

• Donald Lipski, Ball? Ball! Wall? Wall!, 1994

• Mark Mennin, Cores for Laumeier, 2003

• Trail entrance by the lower parking lot

The Mindful Reminders project was created by Laura Peroutka Greenwood, Laumeier’s Art Therapy liaison in 2022.