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  • Thursday, January 23 – Sunday, January 26 – Flora in Winter

    Get a welcome taste of spring during Worcester Art Museum’s 18th-annual Flora in Winter. One of our most highly anticipated events, this four-day extravaganza features captivating and imaginative flower arrangements inspired by works of art and created by the region’s top floral designers.

    Flora in Winter is supported in part by the Bernard G. and Louise B. Palitz Fund and the Spear Fund for Public Programs. Sponsored by Unibank. General admission to the event is at the door only – WAM members free, nonmembers $25. There are ticketed events that may be reserved online. For complete information visit www.worcesterart.org.

    Thursday, January 23 from 11 – 1, join Thelma Shoneman for a Workshop on Leaf Manipulation ($50). From 1:30 – 3:30, Ellen Donaldson will take you back to the 1960’s with a Workshop on Groovy Felt Flower Pins ($15.)

    Friday, January 24 from 8 – 10 am brings a Flora Live Interpretation in the Gallery: Two Impressions, One Renoir, with floral designers Julie Lapham and Sarah Ribeiro ($20 WAM members, $40 nonmembers.) At 10:30, Kim Cutler, Flora in Winter co-chair, reveals how floral designers look for clues such as color, line, and texture, in works of art when creating interpretive flower arrangements. In the evening, from 5:30 – 8, don’t miss the exclusive evening celebration of Flora in Winter, inspired by the exhibition Photo Revolution: Andy Warhol to Cindy Sherman! The festivities include entertainment, live music, hearty hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar. Valet available at Lancaster Street entrance for $5 per car. Tickets ($25 members, $40 nonmembers) sold online and at the door.

    Saturday, there will be Flower Power Art Carts, with face painting in Lancaster Lobby and Chenille Stem Flower Making in Salisbury Hall. At 9:30 am, Sally Jablonski, of Herbert E. Berg Florist and World Cup of Flower Arranging finalist, shows how to create centerpieces for your dining room table or entertaining spaces—using her award-winning design techniques. Program includes refreshments and a docent-led tour of Flora. (WAM members $20, nonmembers $40). At 2 pm there will be a concert in Renaissance Court by Post Road Chorus.

    Sunday, attend a lecture at 1 pm on Artificial Flowers in the Age of Aquarius, with Nancy Burns, Stoddard Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs ($10, limited seating), followed by a concert at 2 by the Seele Musicale Chamber Ensemble, performing selections from the 17th and 18th centuries.

  • Thursday, January 24 – Sunday, January 27 – Flora in Winter 2019

    Thursday, January 24 – Sunday, January 27 – Flora in Winter 2019

    Leave the winter cold outside and treat yourself to color and fragrance during Worcester Art Museum’s annual floral extravaganza — when the entire Museum blooms with flower arrangements inspired by works of art. The region’s top floral designers interpret paintings, sculpture, and other works with imaginative arrangements that both dazzle and delight! Demonstrations, lectures, guided tours, and activities for children also take place throughout Flora in Winter, January 24 – January 27.

    Flora in Winter 2019 Chairs: Kim Cutler, Kathy Michie, and Sarah Ribeiro. Flora in Winter is funded in part by The Spear Fund for Public Programs.
    Sponsored by: United Bank Foundation Massachusetts. WAM Members enjoy free admission to all four days of Flora in Winter, except for the Flora/Monet Opening Party – special rates apply. Nonmembers: Adults $22, youth $6 during exhibition hours.  For complete schedule visit http://worcesterart.org.