Annmarie’s Art Blooms: Fabulous Floral Fantasies
More than 25 floral designers from across the region will have their work on display at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons for Art Blooms: Fabulous Floral Fantasies on July 18 and 19 and from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission to the exhibit is free.
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Art Blooms is a weekend exhibit held in the Dennis Murray Arts Building. Each floral designer is assigned a work of art currently in the Main and Mezzanine Galleries and is invited to create a floral arrangement inspired by that work of art.
The designers are asked to draw inspiration from two exhibits this year.
The first exhibit, Cosmos: Imagining the Universe, captures how artists render the work of scientists, authors, explorers, astronomers, cartoonists, Trekkies, LARPers, astrologers, and philosophers. This exhibit embraces not only what science has revealed about space, but what humans have imagined about the cosmos.
The second exhibit, Heroes & Villains: Exploring Archetypes Through Art, celebrates the complexities and nuances of heroes and villains that populate history, literature, popular culture, folklore, mythology, psychology, and other realms of human experience and expression. The resulting floral arrangement beautiful, and provocative and not to be missed.
Don’t miss the Free Floral Design Demonstration on Saturday July 19 from 10:30 am to noon.
This year marks the fifth year for Art Blooms, the exhibit co-hosted by the Calvert Garden Club and Ann’s Circle of Annmarie Garden.
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie Garden is located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay.
The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest past permanent and loaned sculpture, including more than 35 works of art on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Annmarie Garden also presents a variety of award-winning special events, gallery shows, and engaging public art programs. Annmarie Garden’s Studio School offers creative classes for all ages and abilities taught by a talented faculty.
Annmarie Garden is conveniently located just off Route 2-4, on Dowell Road in Solomons; open 9 am-5 pm daily; the Murray Arts Building and Gift Shop are open 10 am-5 pm daily. Click here to learn more about Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center.
