Art in Bloom 2024

Art in Bloom events

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Art in Bloom Preview Party

Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6–9 pm

See the flowers first during a special ticketed Art in Bloom preview event on the evening of Thursday, February 29. This year’s preview party will feature fine food, live music, and an exclusive first viewing of the always stunning creations of Art in Bloom. Get tickets.

Toddler and Me: Drop-in Pollinator Activities

Friday, March 1, 2024, 10 am-1 pm

This early childhood program is designed for children ages 2-6 and encourages a stress-free visit with drop-by stations in Sculpture Hall that include hands-on artmaking and special guest experts to teach about pollinators.

Floral Frenzy (SOLD OUT)

Friday, March 1, 2024, 6–7:30 pm

Enjoy a fun and fragrant competition between teams of floral designers to beat the clock and each other in a series of fresh and surprising creative challenges. Free, but tickets required.

Art in Bloom featured speaker: Doan Ly

Saturday, March 2, 2024, 2–3 pm

Doan Ly, founder and artistic director of a.p. bio floral design and photography studio in New York City, will discuss her multidisciplinary practice and demonstrate her creative process in floral design. Ly will sign copies of her 2023 book Still Life immediately following the program. Copies of the book will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop. Get tickets.

Flowers After Hours (sold out)

Saturday, March 2, 2024, 6–9 pm

Avoid the daytime crowds by attending Flowers After Hours, a new, limited-capacity experience on Saturday evening with live music, cocktails, and more for visitors 21 and older. Get tickets.

Family Florals

Sunday, March 3, 2024, noon–4 pm

Bring the whole family for floral-inspired art activities and a scavenger hunt through the galleries from noon to 4 pm on Sunday. No tickets or reservations required. Sponsored by Caleres. For more hands-on activities and comfortable seating, visit the Art in Bloom Explore Lab and Lounge in the Caro Nichols Holmes Gallery 214 and Sherry and Gary Wolff Gallery 215.

Parking and Museum Shuttle

Park near Forest Park’s Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center and ride the Museum’s free shuttle to Art in Bloom.

The shuttle will run from Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3, and visitors can ride it from 30 minutes before the Museum opens until 30 minutes after the Museum closes. Due to high attendance, the Museum’s parking lots and parking garage will have very limited availability. When planning your arrival at Forest Park, we suggest avoiding the Hampton entrance by the Saint Louis Zoo. Please allow enough time for parking to arrive at the Museum at least 30 minutes prior to the start of all ticketed programs.

Art in Bloom dining options

Art in Bloom Dining at Panorama

Enjoy a delicious buffet of soups, sandwiches, salads, and desserts at Panorama. Reservations are highly recommended, and sellouts may occur. Reservations can be made online at  resy.com or by calling Panorama at 314.655.5490.

Lunch buffet, $25 / $21 Members

• Friday and Saturday, 10 am–2 pm
• Sunday, 10 am–3 pm

Dinner buffet, $48 / $42 Members

• Friday, 5 pm–8 pm
• Saturday, 6 pm–8 pm (Flowers After Hours admission required)

Cafe & Garden View Lounge

For more casual fare, the Cafe serves soups, salads, sandwiches, and snacks. Relax, recharge, and enjoy views of the Blanke Sculpture Terrace. Take food from the Cafe to the Garden View Lounge in the Education Center to relax and recharge yourself and your mobile device. Florals in the Garden View Lounge generously provided by Walter Knoll Florist. Cafe specials for Art in Bloom include:

• Mini ceviche cones
• Warm savory pastry blossoms (vegan optional)
• Chocolate-drizzled fruit skewers (gluten free, vegetarian)
• Meringue mini pies (vegan)
• Serendipity Ice Cream bonbons (gluten free, vegan)

Cafe and Garden View Lounge hours

• Friday, 8 am–8 pm
• Saturday, 8 am–4 pm and 6 pm–8 pm (Flowers After Hours admission during evening hours)
• Sunday, 8 am–4 pm

Participating florists

• Zachary Bair of Grimm & Gorly Florist interpreting Chest
• Rebecca Bodicky of Alice Blue Collective interpreting The Country School
• David Bovier of Ken Miesner’s Flower Shoppe interpreting Sailboats
• Darien Burress of Black Girl In Bloom interpreting Clerestory Window, from the Madison State Bank, Madison, Minnesota 
• Carly Meyer and Jessica Douglass of Flowers & Weeds interpreting Wirering Lamp
• Heath Daniel of 39th Street Floral interpreting Man’s Robe (agbada or riga)
• Joshua Davis of Botanicals Design Studio interpreting Space VI
• David Doom of Walter Knoll Florist interpreting Levitator Abstraction
• Sandra Fulton of Petals Galore Floral Art interpreting Priming Flask
• Erin Higgins-Wilson of Belli Fiori Wedding and Event Design interpreting Eiffel Tower
• Morgan Hopkins of Flowers to the People interpreting Zenobia in Chains 
• Erika Jackson of River Valley Flower Farm interpreting Untitled sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly
• Ratissia (Tee) Johnson of Dirty Blossom interpreting Dish with Design of Eight Petaled Flower 
• Sophia Larsen of 39th Street Floral interpreting Ornament in the Form of a Coiled Snake 
• Teresa Layton and Ashley Putnam of Sisters Floral Design Studio interpreting Carnival Mask, Green, Violet, and Pink (Columbine)
• Ken Mahne of Petal Pushers STL interpreting Irawo II 
• The Garden Club of St. Louis interpreting Betty 
• Frankie Peltier and Josh Brower of Festive Couture Floral interpreting Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall
• Therese Pircon of Root & Relic interpreting Boss 
• Ann Rabbitt of Thorn Studio interpreting Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming
• Dean Riebeling of Botanicals Design Studio interpreting Untitled (Quiet Strength VI) 
• Elisabeth Roeleveld of Les Bouquets interpreting Portrait of a Florentine Nobleman
• Cynthia Ryan of Roses & Mint Florals interpreting Breastplate (civavonovono)
• Karen Suedkamp of Alex Waldbart Florist interpreting Portrait of a Young Man (perhaps an artist)
• Joseph Thomasson of Stems Florist interpreting Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
• Sara Ward of Wildflowers interpreting The Land of Evangeline 
• Rich West of RW Designs interpreting Ölberg 
• Lucy Willis of Lucy Willis Interiors interpreting Crest Mask (ci wara kun)
• Ben Zielinski of Fields and Fern interpreting Pair of Vases from the Swan Service
• Diana Zimmermann of Walter Knoll Florist interpreting Deer Pendant

Pedestal Sponsors

• 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
• Lisa and Tom Acker
• Alex Thornhill and Heather Johnson, Janet McAfee Real Estate
• Alise O’Brien Photography
• Baisch and Skinner
• Bogosian Family
• Centro Modern Furnishings
• Cheree Berry Paper & Design
• Closet Factory
• Mark H. Critchfield and Gregory D. Mudd
• Dentons US LLP
• Bill Donius and Jay Perez
• Edwin Pepper & Associates
• Fendler + Associates, Inc., Architects
• Robert and Lisa Forsyth
• Husch Blackwell LLP
• Jan and Rand Goldstein
• Susan and John Horseman
• Kiku Obata & Company
• Barbara Kern
• Matt and Jennifer
• Mitchell Wall Architecture & Design
• The Peacock Family
• Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pope
• Becky and Greg Smith
• St. Louis Magazine
• Stückenschneider Decoration and Design
• Ingrid Taylor, M.D.
• Walbrandt Electric & Technology
• Ted Wight