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Art In Bloom Call for Submissions

HOLIDAY HOURS: Crystal Bridges will be closed December 25 (Christmas Day).
HORARIO POR DÍAS FESTIVOS: Crystal Bridges estará cerrado el 25 de diciembre (Navidad).

Calling all floral designers! Art in Bloom returns to Crystal Bridges!

In celebration of art, nature, and creativity, Art in Bloom is a four-day event that seeks to combine the power of art with the beauty of nature. Floral arrangements, made by talented, regional, floral designers, are paired and displayed beside artworks found in the museum’s galleries.

We invite all interested florists and floral designers to design a floral arrangement inspired by an artwork at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. If selected, your arrangement will be displayed in the galleries from Friday, August 30, to Monday, September 2, 2024. Designers will be selected by July 1.

Will you be the next floral arranger to find his/her work in the Crystal Bridges galleries? Send us your idea and application today!

Low vase of pastel flowers on a pedestal in front of a portrait of George Washington
Floral Design by Sugar House. Gilbert Stuart, George Washington [The Constable-Hamilton Portrait], 1797, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.27.

Key Art in Bloom Dates

Art in Bloom Information Session will happen over Zoom on Tuesday, June 18.

Applications are due by Friday, June 28.

Selected designers will be notified by email by Monday, July 1.

Orientation and artwork selections during in-person meeting Thursday, July 11.

Materials checklist and interpretation description are due for display by Monday, July 29.

Arrangements will be installed in the museum on Friday, August 30, and deinstalled Tuesday, September 3.

Please read the full guidelines for participation prior to applying.
Guidelines for art in bloom

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