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Tag: Church Exhibition Gallery

  • Monday, March 8, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm – The Inner Beauty of Flowers

    The exhibition entitled The Inner Beauty of Flowers, a collaboration between the Botanic Garden of Smith College, retired radiologist Merrill C. Raikes MD, and University of Massachusetts physics professor Robert B. Hallock, will be shown in the Church Exhibition Gallery of the Smith College Lyman Plant House beginning Saturday, March 6, and will run through September 30, 2010.  Join others for an exploration of light, vision, x-rays and flowers, extending the range of our perception, at the opening reception on Monday, March 8, from 7 – 9.  X-rays open up a new world of the interior structure of objects.  Merril Raike’s superb floral radiography reveals an unseen world of delicacy and beauty.  For more information, log on to www.smith.edu/gardens/Home/events.html.

  • Through October 11, 8:30 – 4 pm – Botanical Architecture Exhibit

    Students in Smith College’�s Introduction to Architecture: Language and Craft studio, taught by Jim Middlebrook, were asked to reinterpret the spatial language of flowers. Each student chose a flower from the Botanic Garden, then photographed it and analyzed its spatial character. Students built models according to this visual �language.� These forms were used to design a theoretical pavilion for flower display next to Paradise Pond. On display are the photos, models, and pavilion designs. Come to the Smith College Lyman Plant House, Church Exhibition Gallery, 15 College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts now through October 11 to see the fabulous work created by these very talented students. Admission is free.  For further information, contact Pamela Dods, garden@smith.edu.