Art Shows at Brookside Gardens
Art is Part of Our Mission
Brookside Gardens supports and promotes all the arts with show opportunities and by working with individual artists, groups of artists, and public sector agencies including the Montgomery County Arts Council and the Public Arts Trust.
Art and Photography Exhibits in the Visitors Center
Visitor
Center Art & Photo Exhibit Application*
Open
daily 9:00am to 5:00pm. Closed Christmas Day and selected
holidays.
The Brookside Gardens Visitor Center at 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland 20902, includes four gallery areas: the atrium, lobby, education hall, and library. Exhibits of 8 to 60 works run all year long in all areas for both individuals and groups of artists and feature paintings, photographs, fabric arts, and any other hangable art, with a theme of plants. These shows are visited by up to 30,000 visitors per month. Sales are conducted by the Visitor Center Gift Shop. Artists have included everything from the second grade of Glenallan Elementary School to the world famous aubusson tapestry artist, Dirk Holgar. Application forms are accepted anytime.
Visitors
Center Art Exhibit Calendar
Signs of Spring - Watercolors
Kandy Phillips
2/15/08 to 4/27/08
Nature’s Designs: Fine Art Photography
Duncan Whitaker
2/15/08 to 4/27/08
Branch, Water, and Setting Sun - Photographs
Ellen X. Silverberg
2/15/08 to 4/27/08
Blossoms & Butterflies - Watercolors
Mary Lou Shields
4/28/08 to 6/20/08
The Shape of Color - Watercolors
Susan Moses & Carol Kent
4/28 to 6/20/08
Starpower: Nature Under the Lens - Photography
Ted Schroll
4/28 to 6/20/08
Botanica 2008: The Art & Science of Plants
- Watercolor, color pencil, graphic, pen & ink
Teachers & students at the Brookside Gardens School of
Botanical Art and Illustration
6/21 to 8/15/08
Nature Exotic and Familiar - Photographs
Yoma Ullman
6/21 to 8/15/08
Landscapes Near & Far - Palette knife oils
Linda DeCamp
8/16 to 10/10/08
Tropical Sensations - Paintings
Jamie Downs
8/16 to 10/10/08
A Exhibition - Watercolor
Baltimore Watercolor Society
10/11 to 12/06/08
A Feast in Winter - Watercolors and pastels
Concetta Scott
12/06 to 2/07/09
Winter Made Glorious Summer - Watercolors, pastels, oils
Washington Metropolitan Artists Society
12/06 to 2/07/09
