by Kevin Rose | Feb 24, 2024
Legacy support is important for the longterm survival of any non-profit organization, but it is vital for organizations tasked with maintaining cultural landmarks in perpetuity. For these organizations, the long term protection of the physical asset is the raison...
by Kevin Rose | Feb 23, 2024
The Hartman Rock Garden is offering a paid internship this summer to students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs who wish to gain professional experience in the fields of art history, history, and museum studies. This intern will work alongside Kevin Rose,...
by Kevin Rose | Feb 22, 2024
Back in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, our team at the Hartman Rock Garden wanted to create a program that would give children and their families a way to engage in a safe, educational outdoor activity. We had started working on this type of program years...
by Kevin Rose | Feb 22, 2024
Last summer, we announced a new project to permanently return Ben Hartman’s beloved concrete figurines to the site for the first time since the late-1990s. Ben began producing these concrete figurines in his workshop and basement in the mid-1930s using similar...
by Kevin Rose | Jan 15, 2024
Ben started his school in the spring of 1932. A newspaper story that August read, “Mr. Hartman has a skillful eye for arranging his flower beds. This year, in March, to be exact, another idea occurred to Mr. Hartman. Why not enhance the beauty of his gardens with...