Calling all interested artists…Geauga Park District and Geauga Arts Council invite you to participate in our Maple SugART Invitational — an exclusive project to “upcycle” galvanized steel sap buckets for the creation of artwork!

One hundred buckets historically used for maple sugaring at Swine Creek Reservation are being distributed at The West Woods Nature Center (maximum 2 per artist), and completed entries (1 or 2 per artist) will be displayed at the park January 28 through April 28 to honor Geauga’s rich maple sugaring history.

Buckets may be painted/embellished in their current form or deconstructed for materials; any additional media may be utilized. Click the artist application button below to learn more.

NOTE: Plenty of buckets were still available after initial pick-up November 22, so we have opened access to out-of-county artists and continue to distribute them through the front desk. Please visit or call ahead with interest if you’d still like one!

Sundays, March 6, 13 & 20 • Noon to 4 PM
at Swine Creek Reservation

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Visit Geauga Park District’s sugar house and sugarbush for a sweet taste of how maple sugaring methods have evolved from the Native American tradition to modern methods! Help gather sap in the sugarbush with a horse-drawn sap sled; experience the tapping, gathering and boiling methods used throughout history; see sap boiling in the sugar house; and try a taste of pure maple syrup.

Fun for the whole family — and entirely free! Join us.