Upcoming Events

Red Oaks Forest School Art Club

Every 2nd Saturday, 10 am-Noon

September 12, October 10 (Tree Week), November 14, and December 12

FREE | Please register

Josephine Sculpture Park partners up with Red Oaks Forest School to host a free, all-ages Art Club the second Saturday of each month! Art and nature are perfect partners. Creating art helps us explore our feelings and deepen observations of the world around us. Nature is constantly inspiring so many feelings, wonders, thoughts, questions, and more. Spending time in nature and making art, both help to reduce stress and explore feelings, which can be so important for kids, especially in underserved communities.

This series is part of Josephine Sculpture Park's Wellness in the Wild program, strengthening community health through outdoor movement, the arts, and connection.

Eco-Art Workshop: Build an Insect Hotel with Shawn Smith, JSP Artist-in-Residence

Tuesday, September 15, 6-8 pm EST

Josephine Sculpture Event Barn

$10 Members | $20 Non-Members | Please register

Join JSP Artist-in-Residence Shawn Smith to build your own insect hotel using natural materials and reclaimed wood. Learn all about native bees with Kentucky State University ecologist Kristin Conrad. This workshop will invite us to observe the natural world with curiosity, and to see native insects as essential members of a healthy ecosystem. 

Together, we will:

• Get hands-on with field scopes, bee specimens and printed resources to learn about Kentucky native bees and pollinators.
• Explore what makes effective insect habitat and why habitat diversity matters.
• Select and arrange natural materials to create varied insect nesting and overwintering habitats.
• Experience thoughtful, durable, sustainable design of a simple building project.
• Leave with an insect hotel you can install at home (mounting supplies not included).

This workshop is rain or shine in the JSP event barn! All ages welcome; children accompanied by an adult.

We thank Artist Sponsors Don Wenzel and Ron Darnell for helping make this residency possible. 

Yoga in the Barn

Every Other Saturday, Now-October 3, 9-10am

September 19 and October 3

Suggested donation $10/class | Please register

Josephine Sculpture Park is partnering with The Ashventure to host a bi-weekly, all-levels yoga class in the event barn! Ashtin will guide you through a lovely all-levels class with views of blooming meadows, sculptures and woodlands from the comfort of the shaded, solid floor of the event barn. Please bring a yoga mat or towel (the floor is concrete) and water. All ages are welcome, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

This series is part of Josephine Sculpture Park's Wellness in the Wild program, strengthening community health through outdoor movement, the arts, and connection.

Sculpture Trail Club with WalkBike Frankfort

September 17, October 7 and October 22, 6-7pm EST

FREE | Donations welcome | Please register

Josephine Sculpture Park is partnering with WalkBike Frankfort to host a social all-paces (run, walk, jog) club! Explore the park’s 2 miles of trails at your own pace with new and familiar friends. 

This series is part of Josephine Sculpture Park's Wellness in the Wild program, strengthening community health through outdoor movement, the arts, and connection.

Sculpture Social with Shawn Smith

Thursday, September 24, 6-8 pm EST

Josephine Sculpture Park Amphitheater

FREE | Please register

Join us in celebrating Artist-in-Residence Shawn Smith’s new sculpture at Josephine Sculpture Park! The interactive artwork invites us to observe the natural world with curiosity and care, and to connect with native insects as essential members of a healthy ecosystem. 

We will begin in the Josephine Sculpture Park amphitheatre for an interdisciplinary panel with artist Shawn Smith, JSP Founding Director & Chief Curator Melanie VanHouten, Kentucky State University ecologist Kristin Conrad, and the Kentucky Resources Council. 

We’ll end the night at Shawn’s sculpture and to learn more about the artists’ process and residency experience.   

Refreshments will be provided. Please register so we know how many folks to expect. We will gather rain or shine. 

We thank Artist Sponsors Don Wenzel and Ron Darnell for helping make this residency possible. 

Rooted: An Introduction to Forest Bathing

Saturday, October 3rd, 11 am - 12pm EST

Membership Exclusive Event | Please register

As autumn settles over JSP's meadows and woodlands, we invite members to slow down and reconnect with nature, art, and with themselves. Rooted: An Introduction to Forest Bathing is an intimate, member-only experience blending the ancient Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) with the healing power of sound.

Guided gently through JSP's trails, sculptures, and native landscape, you'll learn the fundamentals of forest bathing. The process unveils a mindful, sensory practice of slowing down and immersing yourself fully in the natural world. No hiking pace, no destination: just presence, breath, and the quiet company of trees, art, and each other.

The experience will be paired with an immersive sound experience led by Theresa Adamchik, ATR-BC, LPAT-S, LPCC-S, an Integrative Mental Health Counselor with over 15 years of experience who specializes in mindfulness, somatic methods, sound therapy, art therapy, and forest bathing in her Louisville practice. Theresa incorporates Reiki-infused sound healing, combining gentle energy balancing with therapeutic vibrations to promote deep relaxation and overall well-being, creating a truly immersive close to your morning among the sculptures.

If you'd like to become a JSP Member and attend Rooted, click the Membership button below! If you're a member and having trouble registering for this event, please give Danielle Creamer, our Development Coordinator a call at 502-352-7082. 

Outdoor Art Adventure Workshop for Girl Scouts

Saturday, October 24, 2-5 pm EST

$20 | Badge Not Included | Please Register

Earn your Outdoor Art badge through this immersive experience at the Josephine Sculpture Park. Explore a multitude of sculptures across a rural landscape as you search for the elements of art to inspire your own sculpture design. Make art from natural materials with the appreciation of our environment. Orchestrate a symphony and sing about nature. Become an artist by taking a snapshot of the outdoors and painting a landscape. 

Levels: Daisy-Ambassador. Girls will be broken into three groups. The day will encompass activities that complete the steps to earn their Outdoor Art badge. Badges are not provided.