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
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.
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.
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.
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
Zachary Bair of Grimm & Gorly Florist interpreting Chest
Rebecca Bodicky of Alice Blue Collective interpreting The Country School
David Bovier of Ken Miesner’s Flower Shoppe interpreting Sailboats
Darien Burress of Black Girl In Bloom interpreting Clerestory Window, from the Madison State Bank, Madison, Minnesota
Carly Meyer and Jessica Douglass of Flowers and Weeds interpreting Wirering Lamp
Heath Daniel of 39th Street Floral interpreting Man’s Robe (agbada or riga)
Joshua Davis of Botanicals Design Studio interpreting Space VI
David Doom of Walter Knoll Florist interpreting Levitator Abstraction
Sandra Fulton of Petals Galore Floral Art interpreting Priming Flask
Erin Higgins-Wilson of Belli Fiori Wedding and Event Design interpreting Eiffel Tower
Morgan Hopkins of Flowers to the People interpreting Zenobia in Chains
Erika Jackson of River Valley Flower Farm interpreting Untitled sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly
Ratissia Johnson of Dirty Blossom interpreting Dish with Design of Eight Petaled Flower
Sophia Larsen of 39th Street Floral interpreting Ornament in the Form of a Coiled Snake
Teresa Layton and Ashley Putnam of Sisters Floral Design Studio interpreting Carnival Mask, Green, Violet, and Pink (Columbine)
Ken Mahne Petal Pushers STL interpreting Irawo II
The Garden Club of St. Louis interpreting Betty
Frankie Peltier and Josh Brower of Festive Couture Floral interpreting Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall
Therese Pircon of Root & Relic interpreting Boss
Ann Rabbitt of Thorn Studio interpreting Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming
Dean Riebeling of Botanicals Design Studio interpreting Untitled (Quiet Strength VI)
Elisabeth Roeleveld of Les Bouquets interpreting Portrait of a Florentine Nobleman
Roses & Mint Florals interpreting Breastplate (civavonovono)
Karen Suedkamp of Alex Waldbart Florist interpreting Portrait of a Young Man (perhaps an artist)
Joseph Thomasson of Stems Florist interpreting Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Sara Ward of Wildflowers interpreting The Land of Evangeline
Rich West of Floral Shop interpreting Ölberg
Lucy Willis of Lucy Willis Interiors interpreting Crest Mask (ci wara kun)
Ben Zielinski of Fields and Fern interpreting Pair of Vases from the Swan Service
Diana Zimmermann of Walter Knoll Florist interpreting Deer Pendant