Come see the Berkshire Botanical Garden through the eyes of our talented students. This exhibition, running through April 19 at the Leonhardt Gallery, showcases artwork inspired by BBG art classes, celebrating the colors, forms and spirit of the natural world. From striking landscapes to playful, imaginative pieces, each work celebrates the joy of exploring nature through art.
Opening reception is Friday, April 3, 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m, Tuesdays through Sundays. The Gallery is closed on Mondays. Thank you to Floret Flowers for the image below.
The Boxford Village Garden Club strives to inspire and empower its members and the community through engaging in sustainable gardening and civic beautification, educating on and promoting conservation practices, celebrating floral art, and fostering a shared passion for the environment. Come join them at their first “Art in Bloom” event at The Center at 10 Elm. A dozen Garden Club members will create artistic interpretations of local art. We will show our floral displays for three days, hours are:’
Wednesday, March 18: 1:00 pm– 6:00 pm (Reception 4:30 – 6:00) Thursday, March 19: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Friday, March 20: 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Fifty-one years after “Monumenta” transformed Newport with one of the world’s first large-scale outdoor sculpture exhibitions, “Full Circle” revisits that groundbreaking moment through the work of Richard Fleischner, one of the last living participating artists, and his contemporaries.
Centered on Fleischner’s enduring site-specific “Sod Maze” at Chateau-sur-Mer, the exhibition presents original sketches, notes and archival materials that illuminate his early career alongside influential figures such as Christo, David Smith, Claes Oldenburg, Alexander Liberman and Barnett Newman.
Complemented by encaustics and works related to Fleischner’s ongoing Rowdy Meadow earthwork – home to contemporary masters like Richard Serra, Anish Kapoor, and Andy Goldsworthy – the exhibit traces a compelling arc from the pioneering vision of “Monumenta” to the continuing relevance of modern art and contemporary sculpture today.
Join Wright-Locke Farm on March 8 at 4 pm in the All Seasons Barn for a one-of-a-kind dance concert performed by Liquid Spine, a global dance series that unearths the environmental needs of our water systems through movement, community, and conversation.
Their latest project, BYCATCH, brings to life the stories of marine animals impacted by entanglement, whether through ghost gear, pollution, or destructive over-fishing practices such as bottom trawling. This contemporary dance performance uses marine debris collected from the coastlines of Massachusetts. Ropes, nets, and weighted gear are transformed into dynamic, expressive elements that move with a cast of six, professional dancers. Through movement, sound, and repurposed materials, BYCATCH invites audiences to witness the fragility and resilience of marine life. The performance culminates in an opportunity for audiences to connect directly with the artists, ask questions, and deepen their understanding of the embodied, environmental narrative.
A plot of land, a relaxing retreat, a formal landscape, a place of constant labor: gardens can carry a range of associations, especially in the world of art. Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination brings together art from across the MFA’s global collection to explore striking similarities and differences across time and place.
Visitors can see both beloved favorites and previously unseen masterpieces, all centering the garden as a fertile place for human creativity and imaginative possibility. Works ranging from wall-sized tapestries and intricately detailed Chinese scrolls give the illusion of garden spaces. Modern and contemporary prints, drawings, photographs, and paintings bring visitors on an immersive journey through a variety of cultivated and natural worlds. Visitors can look at how we relate to the outdoors, shape garden spaces through cultivation, care, and labor, and express this universal human impulse through art.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden exhibit features over 40 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures created through Community Access to the Arts’ year-round workshops serving children, teens and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Works were inspired by the vibrant plants, herbs and flowers found at Berkshire Botanical Garden, as well as by the beautiful natural landscapes found across the Berkshires. Each piece was created by artists with disabilities through CATA arts programs at disability agencies, day habilitation programs and schools across our community, as well as in CATA’s studios in Great Barrington.
Opening reception is Friday, March 6, 3 to 5 p.m.
Works are professionally matted, framed and available for sale, with proceeds supporting commissions for the individual artists.
Exhibition hours, through March 29, are Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Annual Bulb Show returns to the Fitzpatrick Greenhouse now through March 20, from 9 – 4. Creating this burst of color begins quietly in late summer, when our horticulture staff selects and orders the season’s bulbs. Planting begins in the fall in the Lexan Greenhouse — tulips first, then daffodils and finally the smaller bulbs that round out the collection.
From there, the bulbs spend weeks in cool rooms beneath the Center House, where temperatures remain close to 42°F to simulate winter. Tulips need about 15 weeks of chilling, daffodils 12, and grape hyacinths 10. Staggered planting ensures a steady succession of blooms throughout the month-long show.
As their chilling period ends, the bulbs move back to the Lexan Greenhouse to “wake up.” Over several weeks they send up shoots, leaf out and eventually burst into color. Before they’re displayed in the Fitzpatrick Conservatory, each pot is topped with moss, pine needles or nut shells, and the display team adds finishing touches, including succulents, branches, even small stumps, to create depth and contrast.
When the show opens, the conservatory becomes a bright, fragrant haven. Its intimate scale invites visitors to lean in close for a fully immersive, “face-in-flowers” moment. For more information visit https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/bulb-show-2026
Plan ahead – the 2026 Nantucket Daffodil Festival is coming April 24 – April 26. The 49th Annual Daffodil Show by the Nantucket Garden Club will be held in the greenhouses at Bartlett’s Farm on Saturday, April 25 from 2-5pm & Sunday, April 26 from 10am to 3pm. This year’s theme is “It’s Daffy Time… Let’s Dance!” Visit town early to view 100 decorated vintage cars line up on Main Street: staging begins at 9:30 AM. The parade starts at noon, with cars driven in a loop downtown before heading up Orange Street and out to ‘Sconset. Parade participants only park on the right; spectators may set up their picnics on the left. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce signature event. If you stay in town for Daffy Saturday, you can participate in the Daffodil Hat Pageant at 10 am, the Children’s Beach Bike Parade at 10:35 am, and NiSHA’s Daffodil Dog Parade shortly after 12 noon. The Morris Dancers are sure to show up & perform. Bring a blanket and set up a picnic for family and friends on the lawn at Children’s Beach.
Complete information plus recommendations on where to stay (book early!) may be found at https://daffodilfestival.com/
How do you represent a suit of armor with roses? A portrait with peonies? A raging storm with tulips? This winter, come closer to the art you thought you knew, reimagined in floral arrangements throughout the Worcester Museum of Art galleries. Admission tickets to Flora in Winter, February 26 – March 1, are available at the door only. Saturday, 4–7 pm, enjoy a flora evening out with extended hours, music, and drinks. Included with Flora in Winter 2026 Saturday admission.
Salisbury Giving Society Patrons are invited to a special evening on Thursday, February 26 from 4:30 – 7:30, to tour and experience Flora in Winter 2026. Email KatySullivan@worcesterart.org or call 508-793-4325 to learn about joining the Salisbury Giving Society or to RSVP to this event.
Join the Boston Downtown Alliance for the third annual edition of WINTERACTIVE, a free, walkable art experience featuring artworks and interactive play elements at 18 different sites, presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. Inspired by the vibrant winter festivals and art exhibitions of our neighbors in the province of Québec in Canada, we invite you to embrace the joy of winter as you stroll the streets of Downtown Boston. You’ll find a delightful experience around every corner… and there are plenty of places to eat and shop along the way! Complete details may be found at https://www.winteractive.org/
One example of an installation is Trumpet Flowers by Amigo & Amigo in Dewey Square. In approaching the towering Trumpet Flowers a sense of shrinking envelops you, as if stepping into a giant’s musical garden. As a vibrant jungle of light, color, and sound bursts forth like a symphony of nature, meander and explore this floral forest and accept the invitation to activate your own spectacular light show accompanied by a curated musical score.
