Art in Bloom 2023

Art in Bloom events

Art in Bloom Preview Party

See the flowers first during a special ticketed Art in Bloom preview event on the evening of Thursday, March 2. This year’s preview party will feature fine food (and bubbles!) in Sculpture Hall, with live music and an exclusive first viewing of the always stunning creations of Art in Bloom. We will also fete our featured presenter, Gabriela Salazar, visiting from her floristry school and beautiful garden in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Select for tickets.

Featured LECTURE: The Garden and the Artistry of Floral Design

Gabriela Salazar will discuss her unique floral design approach and vision for her garden and Heartfelt Floristry school in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, during a talk and live floral arranging demonstration in SLAM’s Farrell Auditorium at 7 pm on Friday, March 3. Tickets are available at the Museum and via MetroTix.

Flowers After Hours

Sold out—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.

Family Florals

Bring the whole family for floral-inspired art activities and a scavenger hunt through the galleries from noon to 4 pm on Sunday.

Parking and Museum Shuttle

Park in the Forest Park Visitors Center parking lots and ride the Museum’s free shuttle to Art in Bloom.

The shuttle will depart every 20 minutes, all weekend long. 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

Lunch Buffet in Panorama

Enjoy handcrafted sandwiches, salads, and soups. Reservations recommended and available at 314.655.5490. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 am–3 pm. $25/$21 for Members.

Dinner Buffet

Enjoy handcrafted sandwiches, salads, and soups. Reservations recommended and available at 314.655.5490. Friday, 4–7:30 pm, Saturday 6–8 pm. $42/$36 for Members.

A ticket to Flowers After Hours is also required to attend the dinner buffet on Saturday night.

Cafe

Light fare, including brewed coffee and tea, sandwiches, and snacks. Open during festival hours, including the Member-only hours. Members always save 10 percent at the Cafe.

Designers of this year’s arrangements

Visitors during Art in Bloom can see fantastical floral interpretations of the Museum’s collection created by the region’s most talented floral designers. In a random drawing in January 2023, participating floral designers were assigned works from SLAM’s collection to interpret.

• Brittany Ahola, Walter Knoll Florist: Untitled
• Christine Anson, S. Finch Florist: Beaded Crown (adenla)
• Zachary Bair, Grimm & Gorly Florist: Seated Woman
• Cecilia Barnett, Boone Country Garden Club and Ikenobo Ikebana Society: Two Girls in Front of Birch Trees
• Gretchen Bennett, Tipsy Tulip 2: Man’s Wrapper (kente)
• Rebecca Bodicky, Alice Blue Collective: Watts 1963
• David Bovier, Garden Club of St. Louis: Tureen and Stand, from the service for the Marquis Ensenada
• Julie Brinker, Hoffmann Hillermann Nursery & Florist: Valentine Tessier
• Darien Burress, Walter Knoll Florist: December
• Nick Decker, Ken Miesner’s Flower Shoppe: Hang-It-All
• Elisheva Heit, Flamenco Exquisite Flower Design: Wine Chandelier
• Kelsey Herschel, Grow Your Own Way Florals: Headrest in the Form of a Reclining Boy
• Morgan Hopkins, Flowers to the People: The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene
• Cathy Kohenskey, A Moment of Grace Florist: Charioteer
• Ken Mahne, Petal Pushers STL: Table
• Carly Meyer and Jessica Douglass, Flower & Weeds: Stone Sea
• Kira Mulvany, Cynthia Ryan, and Carly Bohmer, Roses & Mint Florals: Jar
• Carolyn Cosgrove Payne, Wild Ginger Weddings: Mask
• Ann Rabbitt, AIFD, CFD, Thorn Studio: Sallet Helmet
• Lindsey Rawlings, Walter Knoll Florist: On the Ice near Dordrecht
• Susan Marie Reed, Forsythia Garden Club: Ornament from the Saint Nicholas Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Sydney Rogers, Bloomin’ Buckets: Acrobats
• Joe Shaffer, Michelle Wolters, and Shannon Horstmann, Robert Jackson III, Independence Center: Pair of Doors
• Marcie Sherman, Revel &amp, Hearten: Parfleche
• Karen Suedkamp, Alex Waldbart: Titan
• Joe Thomasson, AIFD, CFD, Stems Florist: Jolly Flatboatmen in Port
• Brett Turner, Bunches Squared Florist: Standing Visnu
• Sara Ward, Wildflowers: Vessel with Painted Motifs
• Rich West, RW Designs: Still Life with a Basket of Fruit
• Lucy Willis, Lucy Willis Interiors: Insignia (gui) in the Form of an Adze with Incised Images