Montalvo Arts Center Presents Contemporary Floral Design

SARATOGA, CA (4 June 2019) — Montalvo Arts Center invites members of the Bay Area to release their creative side with four after-hours classes as part of its Summer Nights Series. Offered for beginners, experts, and all levels of curiosity, the subject of these Summer Arts Classes range from visual arts to cocktail mixology and botanical design. In a relaxed setting where experimentation is encouraged, attendees will enjoy guided instruction from professionals along with light refreshments and wine. Summer Arts Classes (details below) will be offered 6:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesdays evenings: June 19, July 24, August 21, September 11, 2019 at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga. For tickets (prices below) or more information, the public may visit www.montalvoarts.org or call 408-961-5858.

Contemporary Floral Design: Color Theory – June 19
Montalvo kicks off its Summer Arts Classes by inviting attendees to explore the landscape and natural palette of its grounds through the art of Contemporary Floral Design. The pieces created in this workshop will complement the color and texture of Montalvo’s unique property through the arrangement of seasonal foliage, flowers, and seeds. This exploration will teach students about native plants, how to use foraged foliage, and creating a palette that will work with a given event location. Topics of this class include: tints, shades, saturation, contrast, warmth, coolness, analogous colors, and rounding out with triangles. Amanda Borges, a native Californian who works as a landscape designer and florist throughout the Bay Area, will be instructing this class.

Montalvo Summer Nights offers the community a fun and beautiful atmosphere for creative exploration: through art, music, dance, film, live performance, and more, guests can follow different paths to find their inspiration.

Montalvo Arts Center is a donor-supported nonprofit institution whose mission is to engage the public in the creative process, acting as a catalyst for exploring the arts, unleashing creativity, and advancing different cultural perspectives. Located in Silicon Valley's Saratoga Hills, Montalvo occupies 175 stunning acres and is home to the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program (LAP), the Carriage House Concert Series, and a robust arts education program.