January 28-31, 2016
Come in from the winter cold to the warmth of WAM’s annual floral extravaganza, when the Museum blooms with flower arrangements inspired by works of art. This premier floral design event includes captivating and imaginative interpretations of artworks created by skilled arrangers from across the region, displayed in virtually every Museum gallery.
Programs
THURSDAY (January 28)
Salisbury Society Exclusive Preview Event at Flora in Winter
Thursday, January 28
Tours: 3:30pm and 4pm (galleries)
Reception: 5-6pm (conference room)
Event includes tours of Flora in Winter with the event Chairs, and a private reception.
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For more information, call 508-793-4325.
Flora Opening Party
Thursday, January 28: 5:30-8pm
Reserve early by January 19 for discount:
$25 WAM Members; $45 nonmembers; $25 students
After January 19 or at the door:
$30 WAM Members; $50 nonmembers; $30 students
Member youth $4; nonmember youth $6
This year’s Opening Night Party is not to be missed, with hors d’oeuvres, live music, and a cash bar. Make sure to dress in our theme: Winter White and Ice Blue.
Valet available at both Lancaster Street and Salisbury Street Entrances for $5 per car.
To buy tickets: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online:
Buy tickets for the Flora Opening Party
FRIDAY (January 29)
Flora Rewind, Flora Live Interpretation in the Gallery (Members Only)
Friday, January 29, 9:30-10am conference, 10am-11am European galleries
Members only event; $35. Limited to 30 people only!
This NEW special member’s only event will tap the expertise of two Flora chairs, Kim Cutler and Kathy Michie. While you enjoy coffee and pastry, Kim will present an illustrated talk, “Flora Rewind,” which will look at luscious designs from the past and demonstrate that the basic elements of design—line, color, texture, form and composition—are just as important to floral designers and they are to fine artists. Floral designer Kathy will go “live” in the European galleries creating a rich, fresh floral design interpreting Niccolo Pisano’s “Altarpiece: The Holy Family and Saints.” Shhhhh. Some insider secrets may be revealed!
To reserve your seat: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online:
Buy tickets for the Flora Rewind
Interpretive Challenge Class Demonstration: The Judges Challenge
Friday, January 29, 3:30-5:00pm
Lancaster Lobby
Free with Museum admission, no RSVP required.
Come and get some insight into how three different experienced floral designers create flower arrangements from scratch starting with all of the same pieces and parts. They know ahead of time that The Samurai Murals in the Lancaster Lobby will be their inspiration but do not know what the plant material or any of the other components that they will be receiving. The finished designs will be on view for the duration of Flora and will be raffled off on Sunday, January 31st.
SATURDAY (January 30)
Origami Flower Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, January 30, 11:00am-1:00pm and 1:30-3:30pm
Throughout Museum Galleries
Free with museum admission, no RSVP required.
Join museum educators and docents in an interactive drop-in origami-making scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Can you find all three Art Carts? Leave with a bouquet of three handmade flowers! Create in the presence of masterpieces in this fun interactive activity for all ages.
Floral Cyanotype Artist Demonstration, Lecture, Lunch, and Tour
Saturday, January 30, 10:30am-1pm (Higgins Education Wing, Studio 100)
Members $30, Nonmembers $40, Students $10 (fee includes Museum admission and lunch.)
Following in the footsteps of 19th-century botanist Anna Atkins, artist Jesseca Ferguson will demonstrate the cyanotype process using plant materials. Ferguson will hand sensitize artists paper and print photograms using ultra-violet light, much as Atkins did when she printed her 1843 book, “Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.” A buffet-style lunch and a guided tour of Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period will follow the demonstration.
To reserve your seat: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online:
Buy tickets for the Floral Cyanotype Artist Demonstration
Fresh Ideas with Fresh Flowers, Floral Demonstration, Lunch, and Tour
Saturday, January 30, 10:30am-1:30pm
Members $30, Nonmembers $40, Students $10 (fee includes Museum admission and lunch).
Join National Garden Club Master Judges Thelma Shoneman and Maureen Christmas as they explore the world of floral design. The demonstration will present exciting combinations of plant materials and new design techniques. The stunning results will be raffled off to the audience. Immediately following will be a buffet-style lunch and a special docent-led tour of Flora in Winter!
To reserve your seat: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online:
Buy tickets for Fresh Ideas with Fresh Flowers
SUNDAY (January 31)
Origami Flower Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, January 31st, 11:00am-1:00pm and 1:30-3:30pm
Throughout Museum Galleries
Free with museum admission, no RSVP required.
Join museum educators and docents in an interactive drop-in origami-making scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Can you find all three Art Carts? Leave with a bouquet of three handmade flowers! Create in the presence of masterpieces in this fun interactive activity for all ages.
Activity for Kids of All Ages: Floral Sun Prints
Sunday, January 31st, 10:30am-12:30pm
HEW Studio
Free with Museum admission, no RSVP required.
Join a WAM faculty member for this interactive drop-in activity. Use Sun Print paper to create your own work of art with real plant material, inspired by the exhibition Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period. Space is limited and is first-come, first-served.
Lecture: Jim Welu, Tulip mania
Sunday, January 31st, 1pm
Conference Room
Free with museum admission, no RSVP required
Join Jim Welu, director emeritus, as he chronicles tulip mania, the Dutch 17th-century preoccupation with tulip bulbs, often considered the first recorded speculative bubble.
Fragrant flowers and beautiful arrangements will be in bloom at the Worcester Art Museum’s annual four-day fundraiser, Flora in Winter. The region’s premier floral design event, from Thursday, January 29 through Sunday, February 1, 2015, showcases skilled arrangers’ creations that feature captivating, imaginative interpretations of artworks on view in the Museum.