Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Taylor Bultema is an experienced arts and education professional with a diverse background in coordinating art classes and events. Currently serving as the Art Classes and Events Coordinator at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park since September 2021, Taylor previously held roles as a Youth Advocate at A.Y.A. Youth Collective and as a Guest Experience Coordinator at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, where responsibilities included overseeing educational programming and leading recruitment efforts. Additional experience includes teaching art classes at Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities and serving as a Unit Coordinator and Psychiatric Technician at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, contributing to patient care and programming. Taylor also possesses a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan, emphasizing arts outreach, printmaking, and psychology.
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
One of the world’s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park serves more than 750,000 visitors annually. The 158-acre grounds feature Michigan’s largest tropical conservatory; one of the largest children’s gardens in the country; arid and Victorian gardens with bronze sculptures by Degas and Rodin; a carnivorous plant house; outdoor gardens; and a 1900-seat outdoor amphitheater, featuring an eclectic mix of world-renowned musicians every summer. The internationally acclaimed Sculpture Park features a permanent collection including works by Ai Weiwei, Kapoor, Rodin, Oldenburg, Moore, Bourgeois and Plensa, among others. Indoor galleries host changing sculpture exhibitions with recent exhibitions by Picasso, Degas, di Suvero, Borofsky, Calder and Dine.