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CINCINNATI— A biennial fall celebration of fine art and floral designs, Art in Bloom, returns to the Cincinnati Art Museum October 26–29. The 9^th Art in Bloom event will feature four days of special events, family friendly activities, docent-led tours and demonstrations by curators and floral arrangers.

Art in Bloom will display approximately 70 arrangements from local garden clubs, professional designers, groups and individuals paired alongside works from the museum’s permanent collection, including paintings, ceramics and sculptures.

The floral designers’ sculptures will emphasize, challenge and build upon elements and concepts within a selected work of art, creating a dialogue between the two pieces.

“Art in Bloom masterfully unites timeless pieces from our permanent collection with artistically presented floral arrangements. The museum is transformed during Art in Bloom as the arrangements invite visitors and staff to see the collection with fresh eyes,” says Cincinnati Art Museum Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles Cynthia Amnéus.

Art in Bloom’s 2017 featured work of art is the whimsical Vaudeville (circa 1982) by Lenore Davis, a fabric artist working in the latter half of the twentieth-century, living and working in Newport, Kentucky. Much of Davis’ work centers on the idea of the body in motion and intermingled human forms. She used fabric because of its inherent versatility of its function in everyday life.

Art in Bloom is presented by Truepoint and generously sponsored by Gorilla Glue and the Oliver Family Foundation. Art in Bloom is free to attend from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and during Art After Dark on October 27 from 5–9 p.m. Docent-led tours are free, but reservations are required. Special events including Evening in Bloom, High Tea and Lecture with Dennis Buttleworth and Debbie Oliver, and Jazz in Bloom require tickets, pricing varies. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/artinbloom or call 513-721-ARTS.

About the Cincinnati Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum is supported by the generosity of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Cincinnati Art Museum with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Cincinnati Art Museum gratefully acknowledges operating support from the City of Cincinnati, as well as our members.

General admission to the Cincinnati Art Museum is always free. The museum is open Tuesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. with extended Thursday hours until 8 p.m. cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

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