On View: Sat. May 4 & Sun. May 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cape Ann Blossoms (2023) image of Augustus W. Buhler (1853-1920), Shoving Off. C. 1907. Oil on canvas, Gift of Dr. Bernard S. Cohen, 1979. [Accession # 2199]. Floral Arrangement by Joni Pesola of Danvers Garden Club. Photo taken by Aram Boghosian.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – To celebrate the beginning of spring, Cape Ann Museum is bringing back its popular Cape Ann Blossoms event on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Floral designers from the North Shore will bring art to life though eye-catching arrangements inspired by artworks around the Museum.
Cape Ann Blossoms will open with a ticketed preview party on Friday, May 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The party will include light fare, festive drinks, and a chance to have the first look at the inspired floral compositions located throughout Museum galleries. To purchase tickets, visithttps://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cape-ann-blossoms-preview-party/.
“Cape Ann Blossoms is a weekend of spectacular floral displays that highlight the relationship between art and our natural world,” says Oliver Barker, Director of the Cape Ann Museum. “Visitors are dazzled each year by the breadth of floral compositions crafted by talented local designers’ responses to works of art from the Museum’s collection. Whether you are an art lover, a keen gardener or someone looking to be inspired, Cape Ann Blossoms is a must-attend event.”
The designers and garden clubs participating include:
Cape Ann Garden Club represented by Pat Plevisani and Christina Cunningham
Celia’s Flower Studio represented by Celia Gibson
Danvers Garden Club represented by Nancy Walke
Danvers Garden Club represented by Stacy Giggie
Essex County Horticulture Organization represented by John Archer
Farm and Son represented by Jeffrey Pratt
Floralscapes by Maureen represented by Maureen Duncan
Generous Gardeners represented by Leslie Pope and Mary Ethel Stack
Gordon Florist and Greenhouse represented by Cindy Gordon and Leandro Gomez
Hamilton Wenham Garden Club represented by Pat Fleming
Helios Floral represented by Keelia Otten
Luna Moss represented by Amy Sadler
Isabella Natti (10 years old, did arrangement in lobby in 2023)
Newburyport Horticultural Society represented by Janet Collett
North Shore Garden Club represented by Catherine Ebling and Helen Gleanzer
Posy Florals represented by Britt von Decker
Reading Garden Club represented by Rosemarie Rose
Rockport Garden Club represented by Eileen Saunders
Sage Floral Studio represented by Gina Russo and Beth Genovese
Cape Ann Artisans represented by Beth Williams and Pam Stratton
Designers from Cape Ann Artisans
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