Art in Bloom, the Museum’s annual celebration of flowers and fine art, returns with dozens of works from the Museum’s collection imaginatively interpreted through floral design by the region’s most talented florists. In addition to the floral displays, the festival includes special ticketed events, family activities, dining, and shopping.

The Museum will offer exclusive Member hours from 8 to 10 am on all three days of the festival.

Art in Bloom Events

ART IN BLOOM PREVIEW PARTY

See the flowers first during a special ticketed Art in Bloom preview event on the evening of Thursday, February 29. This year’s preview party will feature fine food, live music, and an exclusive first viewing of the always stunning creations of Art in Bloom. Get tickets.

ART IN BLOOM FEATURED SPEAKER: DOAN LY

Doan Ly, founder and artistic director of a.p. bio floral design and photography studio in New York City, will discuss her multidisciplinary practice and demonstrate her creative process in floral design. Ly will sign copies of her 2023 book Still Life immediately following the program. Copies of the book will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop. Get tickets.

FLORAL FRENZY

Enjoy a fun and fragrant competition between teams of floral designers to beat the clock and each other in a series of fresh and surprising creative challenges. Free, but tickets required.

FLOWERS AFTER HOURS

Avoid the daytime crowds by attending Flowers After Hours, a new, limited-capacity experience on Saturday evening with live music, cocktails, and more for visitors 21 and older. Get tickets.

FAMILY FLORALS

Bring the whole family for floral-inspired art activities and a scavenger hunt through the galleries from noon to 4 pm on Sunday. No tickets or reservations required. A family-friendly tour leaves at 2:30 pm from Sculpture Hall. Space for the tour is limited; sign-up is available only on-site and begins at 1 pm in Sculpture Hall.

Participating florists

1.  Zachary Bair of Grimm & Gorly Florist interpreting Chest

2. Rebecca Bodicky of Alice Blue Collective interpreting The Country School

3. David Bovier of Ken Miesner’s Flower Shoppe interpreting Sailboats

4. Darien Burress of Black Girl In Bloom interpreting Clerestory Window, from the Madison State Bank, Madison, Minnesota 

5. Carly Meyer and Jessica Douglass of Flowers and Weeds interpreting Wirering Lamp

6. Heath Daniel of 39th Street Floral interpreting Man’s Robe (agbada or riga)

7. Joshua Davis of Botanicals Design Studio interpreting Space VI

8. David Doom of Walter Knoll Florist interpreting Levitator Abstraction

9. Sandra Fulton of Petals Galore Floral Art interpreting Priming Flask

10. Erin Higgins-Wilson of Belli Fiori Wedding and Event Design interpreting Eiffel Tower

11. Morgan Hopkins of Flowers to the People interpreting Zenobia in Chains 

12. Erika Jackson of River Valley Flower Farm interpreting Untitled sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly

13. Ratissia Johnson of Dirty Blossom interpreting Dish with Design of Eight Petaled Flower 

14. Sophia Larsen of 39th Street Floral interpreting Ornament in the Form of a Coiled Snake 

15. Teresa Layton and Ashley Putnam of Sisters Floral Design Studio interpreting Carnival Mask, Green, Violet, and Pink (Columbine)

16. Ken Mahne Petal Pushers STL interpreting Irawo II 

17. The Garden Club of St. Louis interpreting Betty 

18. Frankie Peltier and Josh Brower of Festive Couture Floral interpreting Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall

19. Therese Pircon of Root & Relic interpreting Boss 

20. Ann Rabbitt of Thorn Studio interpreting Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming

21. Dean Riebeling of Botanicals Design Studio interpreting Untitled (Quiet Strength VI) 

22. Elisabeth Roeleveld of Les Bouquets interpreting Portrait of a Florentine Nobleman

23. Roses & Mint Florals interpreting Breastplate (civavonovono)

24. Karen Suedkamp of Alex Waldbart Florist interpreting Portrait of a Young Man (perhaps an artist)

25. Joseph Thomasson of Stems Florist interpreting Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd

26. Sara Ward of Wildflowers interpreting The Land of Evangeline 

27. Rich West of Floral Shop interpreting Ölberg 

28. Lucy Willis of Lucy Willis Interiors interpreting Crest Mask (ci wara kun)

29. Ben Zielinski of Fields and Fern interpreting Pair of Vases from the Swan Service

30. Diana Zimmermann of Walter Knoll Florist interpreting Deer Pendant