Art in Bloom Set-up

 While taking a class yesterday on modern American Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, I was able to watch some of the participants in the annual Art in Bloom exhibit setting up some of their work.  A cooperative effort of many floral artists worked on the figure at the entrance outside the museum, a floral greeting to visitors anticipating the event that is much anticipated by the public.

What is Art in Bloom?Free and open to the public, Art in Bloom exhibits imaginative floral interpretations of selected works of art from Mia’s permanent collection, created by more than 100 commercial florists and individual artists.

Over the course of the four-day festival, everyone is invited to experience the floral fragrance throughout the museum, enjoy a lecture or demonstration, attend a party or free docent tour, and browse floral-inspired merchandise in the Art in Bloom Pop-up Shop.

Art in Bloom is the principal fundraiser of the Friends of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The Friends organization is dedicated to supporting, enhancing, and sustaining the collections, programs, and influence of Mia. (Credit: MIA)