Start: May 17, 2025 1 p.m.
End: May 17, 2025 5 p.m.
Location: David Owsley Museum of Art
Contact Details
Rachel Buckmaster
765-285-5270
Art in Bloom is an annual celebration of the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) featuring innovative floral interpretations created by regional designers. This exhibition of floral arrangements will be on view for the public May 17 and 18 with no admission fee and extended hours on both days. Friday, May 16, DOMA will host a public "Preview Party" reception from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Join us for tours, activities, demonstrations and more (and parking at non-metered spots on Campus Drive on the Old Quad is free on weekends!). All of the weekend festivities are open to the public with no admission fee. (Registration is only requested for the Paper Flower Workshops due to limited space.)
The following presentations and activities are scheduled (times subject to slight changes):
FRIDAY, May 16:
- Preview Party from 5:00pm - 7:00pm featuring jazz with the Mark Buselli Trio, a cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, and the first look at the flower arrangements
- (Please note: the museum will be closed 9am - 5pm for event set-up)
SATURDAY, May 17:
- Extended museum hours: 1pm - 5pm
- Watch a demonstration of how to create wearable floral art with Roberta Staggs: 1:15pm in the Contemporary Craft Gallery
- Learn to make a paper flower with Jeanne Zeigler: 1:15pm (REGISTER HERE) and 3:15pm (REGISTER HERE)
- Guided tours of the flowers: 2pm and 3:30pm
- Enjoy live music in the Sculpture Court with Jim Rhinehart at 2:30pm and Becky Burkart at 4pm
- Paper flower-making crafts and coloring pages for all ages: 1pm to 5pm
SUNDAY, May 18:
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May 12 - 18: Make a gift in support of Art in Bloom
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