Eco-Art Workshop: Build an Insect Hotel with Shawn Smith

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.
$10 Members | $20 Non-Members | Please register using the link below.
We thank Artist Sponsors Don Wenzel and Ron Darnell for helping make this residency possible.