"Art In Bloom" - A Walking Tour of Jackson Village, NH - Exhibit of Art and Floral Design

There was a lot of excitement on June 29th, 2019 when the Art in Bloom Committe headed by Teri Cosentino hosted the Mountain Garden Club's eighth "Art In Bloom" walking tour around the loop of Jackson Village. The Mountain Garden Club is proud to present this floral interpretation of Art as our "annual gift to the Valley".

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. visitors were welcomed at the: Jackson Public Library, the RiverWood Inn, Whitney Community Center, the Wentworth, Jackson Historical Society and the Old Jackson Library. Exhibit programs and maps were distributed at each of the locations.

Each of the venues were filled with display pieces from MGC members or created by local artists, accompanied by an interpretive floral arrangement inspired by each piece. The art pieces included paintings, photography, sculptures, just to name a few. Forty arrangers placed a total of forty-one arrangements at the six aforementioned sites. In addition, twenty-three members volunteered their time to hostess at the sites. Overall, seventy-one members of the MGC volunteered in some fashion.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Whitney Community Center, club members provided visitors with refreshments. Many members either donated food or gave their time to work in the kitchen. The foods provided were delicious and beautifully presented.

This year, we were very excited to see the floral arrangement exhibition by Carrie Scribner of Dutch Bloemen Winkel who demonstrated how to look at a painting and interpret it as a floral arrangement. She also brought one other arrangement that she designed earlier in the day. Both were raffled off at the end of her demonstration.

The entire event was very well attended and although an official count could not be tallied, it was estimated that hundreds of people enjoyed the day touring the venues in Jackson.

Join the tour - click any photo below and follow the tour from there. You can also click the slideshow at the top of this page. The exhibit slide show begins at the RiverWood Inn and will take you through all the venues - it finishes with a photo from the floral demonstration - you can print or exit at any time.