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Tag: Cynthia Wick

  • Saturday, July 19, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Fête des Fleurs: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    On the evening of Saturday, July 19, from 4 to 7 p.m., we will gather to celebrate nature’s beauty and the spirit of the season. This year’s event, 2025 Fête des Fleurs: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will help support our mission, allowing Berkshire Botanical Garden to continue inspiring tens of thousands of visitors and offering educational opportunities that celebrate the art and science of gardening for our local community. You can expect a truly enchanting evening, where you will be transported into Shakespeare’s play with captivating theatrical performances, interactive activities, and an atmosphere that immerses you in the magic of the season. Guests will enjoy a delightful selection of refreshments and hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening, complemented by captivating entertainment that brings the garden to life. BBG members $125, nonmembers $175. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/2025-fete-des-fleurs

  • Through June 30 – Floraborealis

    Berkshire Botanical Garden announces its featured summer art exhibition, Cynthia Wick’s “Floraborealis,” on display in the Leonhardt Art Galleries through August 27.

    “Floraborealis” features joyous, incandescent paintings that emerged out of the dark Covid years of isolation, when the artist took refuge in her studio in Lenox, Massachusetts, going inward for inspiration and exploring her memories of color, light and beauty. 

    Wick’s love of nature is undeniable as flowers, star-filled skies and bodies of water merge into distant, twinkling, city lights. Her materials are acrylic paint and painted paper collage. The artist also adds found objects like metallic cocktail umbrellas, glitter and Japanese paper she collects. These are deeply felt and personal works complex in their layering of vivid color. Wick works loosely and intuitively in the beginning of each picture, then slowly builds up the surface with multiple layers of paint and collage. “Floraborealis” is Wick’s second show at Berkshire Botanical Garden, following her 2019 exhibition, “The Shape of Color.”

    Gallery hours for “Floraborealis” are seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.