Join Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD, for a fresh and inspiring demonstration and Q&A, live from her studio in British Columbia. Botanical art takes a different approach than flower arrangement does. An arrangement combines specific flowers, such as peony or garden rose, to create an attractive composition. In botanical art, flowers are an element of design. The … Continued

With Genevieve Cortinovis, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Design In conjunction with this year’s Art in Bloom, this talk will explore the vogue for floral textiles in 18th-century European fashion, highlighting the influence of botanical illustrations and drawing books, advances in horticulture and botany, the rise of publicly accessible … Continued

Artist Oscar Murillo examines notions of cultural exchange, globalization, labor, and action through his monumental paintings that reflect the processes of their making. Join a conversation between Murillo and Hannah Klemm, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, as they discuss his recent paintings created in his Colombian hometown, La Paila, where he has resided … Continued