RIDGELY, MD – A showcase of excellence that dates back to 1829, the annual Philadelphia Flower Show is a top destination and a “must-experience” horticultural event. On Tuesday, March 3, 2020 join Adkins Arboretum for an unforgettable trip to this year’s show, “Riviera Holiday.” The 191st show will immerse visitors in the Mediterranean Riviera, with […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Snowflakes, foxes, pollywogs and more! Welcome 2020 and engage your young child with nature with Adkins Arboretum’s Acorn Academy Nature Preschool programs. The series of 10 classes for three- to five-year-olds is offered in either Wednesday or Thursday sessions beginning February 26 and 27, 2020. Programs run from 10 to 11:15 a.m. […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum recently upgraded and increased the accessibility of its Living Collections Database. The upgrade was made possible with a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded through its most competitive grant program, Museums for America, in the category of collections stewardship. Adkins Arboretum is considered a […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – There’s a story behind each of Easton artist Jeremy Joseph’s paintings, on view in the Adkins Arboretum Visitor’s Center through January. Why would a pair of bright-eyed birds be carrying potted plants on their backs, and what’s behind chickadees playing mixed doubles on the tennis court? In his show Winter Birds Dream […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Ring in the season with local greenery for a beautiful Eastern Shore holiday! Adkins Arboretum will hold its annual Holiday Wreath Sale and Open House on Sat., Dec. 7 at the Arboretum Visitor’s Center in Ridgely. Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop for handmade evergreen wreaths crafted from the […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Do you have a passion for yarn artistry and a love of trees? Combine the two to create a tree “sweater” for the inaugural Yarn Storming event at Adkins Arboretum! Sponsored by the Arboretum in partnership with the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore (FACES), Yarn Storming is an opportunity to […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely, Md., will sponsor its 21st annual Juried Art Show, to exhibit in February and March 2020. The theme of the show—Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—celebrates the Arboretum’s mission of conservation. The Leon Andrus Awards, named in honor of the Arboretum’s first benefactor, will be given […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Join artists Lee D’Zmura and Anna Harding for botanical art programs offered this fall at Adkins Arboretum. Color Pencil I is a three-part series offered Fridays, October 18 to November 1, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants will learn basic color pencil techniques through demonstrations, exercises that explore application and […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – There’s a peculiar intimacy about the tiny panels of shells, pressed leaves and feathers in Listening, an exhibit by environmental artist and writer Mary McCoy on view through November 29, 2019 in the Adkins Arboretum Visitor’s Center. Hung casually alongside printed poems, pencil drawings and large sculptures made with branches or vines, […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – From early sacred drawings to modern exhibitions, the tree features prominently in art. Join Benjamin Tilghman, assistant professor of art and art history at Washington College, for an October lecture series at Adkins Arboretum that considers instances where artists have made trees the primary subject of their artworks. Woven Mulberries, Abandoned Oaks […]
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