Art Exhibits 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 (pdf, 92KB)*
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
2010
Spring Images, Spring Magic (Acrylics, oils, watercolors)
WMAS
February 6 – April 3, 2010
Images of Spring (Photographs)
Daniel McNeill
April 3 – May 22, 2010
Orange Glad, Glad Happy (Large botanical pastels)
Kay Sandler
April 3 – May 22, 2010
From Pollen to Petals (Photographs)
Jennifer Kline Vallina
April 3 – May 22, 2010
Botanica 2010: The Art and Science of Plants (Watercolor, color pencil, graphic, pen & ink)
Artwork by teachers and students at the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration
May 22 – July 10, 2010
Scenes from a Summer Garden (Photographs)
Rob Rudick
July 10 – August 28, 2010
The Color of Summer (Watercolors)
Sue Moses and Carol Kent
July 10 – August 28, 2010
Orchid Celebration (Oil paintings)
Betty Tsuneishi
July 10 - August 28, 2010
Autumn Blaze (Watercolors)
Lou Janesko
August 28 - October 9, 2010
Kimono Gardens (Ceramic on wood, giclee prints)
Marcia Jestaedt
August 28 – October 9, 2010
Nature as Prism (Photography)
Wayne Guenther
August 28 – October 9, 2010
Eden & Other Gardens (Fiber art – art quilts)
Verena Levine & Diane Garrison
October 9 – December 4, 2010
Color & Light (Paintings)
Women’s Art Exchange
October 9 – December 4, 2010
The Art of Seeing, 2010-2011 (Paintings and drawings)
Botanical Arts Society of the National Capital Area
December 4, 2010 - February 6, 2011
2011
Tangled Tulips & Poppies Three (Watercolors)
Carol Vorosmarti
February 7 – April 10, 2011
The Art of Spring (Paintings)
Olney Art Association
February 7 – April 10, 2011
Spring Color, Summer Dazzle (Watercolors, oils, acrylics)
WMAS
April 11 – May 21, 2011
Botanica 2011: The Art of Science of Plants (Watercolor, color pencil, graphic, pen & ink)
Artwork by teachers and students at the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art
May 21 – July 9, 2011
Flowers, Gardens and Bouquets
Judith Prevo
July 9 – August 28, 2011
Floral Exuberance (Pastels)
Mimi Whitcomb
July 9 – August 28, 2011
Snapshots of Summer (Photographs)
Deborah Starobin-Armstrong
July 9 – August 28, 2011
Forestscapes & Waterfalls (Photographs)
Cory Brodzinski
August 29 – October 16, 2011
Bright Flowers & Abstract Sunsets (Watercolors & oils)
Diane Gibson
August 29 – October 16, 2011
Wooded Landscapes (Paintings)
Elena Maza
August 29 – October 16, 2011
In An Autumn Frame of Mind (Paintings)
Linda DeCamp
October 17 – December 4, 2011
Maine Echoes (Watercolors)
Madeline Wikler
October 17 – December 4, 2011
From Garden to Canvas
Brookside Gardens Volunteers
December 5, 2011 – February 5, 2012
2012
Nature Photography
Eric Hagemann
February 6 – April 8, 2012
Bouquets of Grasses (Monotypes)
Mary D. Ott
February 6 – April 8, 2012
Plein-Air Paintings (Watercolors)
Margaret Huddy
April 9 – May 18, 2012
Botanica 2012: The Art & Science of Plants (Watercolor, color pencil, graphic, pen & ink)
Artwork by teachers and students at the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration
May 19 – July 6, 2012
Recent Watercolors
Debra Halprin
July 7 – August 26, 2012
Fields of Light (Pastels)
Jo Ellen Murphy
August 27 – October 21, 2012
Fall Exhibition of Paintings
WMAS
August 27 – October 21, 2012
Small Things That Matter (Watercolor, color pencil)
Judy Brown
October 22 – December 2, 2012
Paintings
Donna Auston, Donna Golden, Mariane Kastrinakis
October 22 – December 2, 2012
Montgomery County Department of Parks