Gallery 302 - Art in Bloom
Inspired by the Art in Bloom show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, members of the Lake Region Garden Club collaborate with Gallery 302 artists to mount their own version of the popular exhibit. 
In July, when local gardens are usually at their prime, pieces of art in the gallery are selected from all of the different mediums, including paintings, jewelry, pottery, woodwork, glass and other 3-D art, to be the inspiration for 10 floral displays.
Ten teams of gardeners have two weeks to design their arrangements, choose plant materials, and create their floral responses to the art pieces. The resulting exhibit is a lively display of color, design, wit, and creativity. Because of the transient nature of the plant materials, the exhibit lasts only two days, but on the Saturday of the show the garden club and Gallery 302 host a “fancy” tea. It is a hat and glove affair when artists, gardeners, and gallery visitors can celebrate the creations of the summer season.
Anne Bernard coordinates the Art in Bloom exhibit.
2010 Artists and Floral Designers:
ART IN BLOOM – 2010
Medium Title Artist Garden Club Designer
Wood Greek Form Large Bowl Donald Bolduc
Photography Dragonfly Robin Priest
Acrylic The Beach House Beth Cossey
Pastel Country Road Carolyn Rhoads
Pen and Ink Ellis River, Jackson, NH Jim Dover
Pastel Pleasant Mountain Molly Mains
Linocut Reclining Nude Sandra Tardo-Long
Pottery Knitting Pot Burr Chase
Pastel On Moose Pond Janet Gill
Acrylic Shoreline Moose Pond Elaine McMichael