Throwback Thursday: “The Art of Native Plants”
For today's Throwback Thursday, we're taking a look back at a warmer, definitely more spring-like exhibition, "The Art of Native Plants." We were thrilled to be able to collaborate with the North Carolina Native Plant Society (NCNPS) for this exhibition back in 2016. If you're living in NC and interested in gardening and plant life, you should check them out!
NCNPS’s mission is to promote the enjoyment and conservation of North Carolina’s native plants and their habitats through education, protection, propagation, and advocacy. NCNPS is a non-profit group of volunteers who accomplish our mission through events and programs that promote the proper care, preservation, and education of native plants across the state.
"The Art of Native Plants" was a group exhibition juried by artist Lynn Duryea, who before retiring, taught ceramics for many years in the Art Department at Appalachian State University in Boone. We had a lot of great submissions from artists around the state, all of whom made work featuring native plants that grow here in North Carolina at all times of the year. It was a bright, fun exhibition that featured artwork created using a diverse selection of mediums, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, wood, fibers, metals, and photography.
Did you get to see this exhibition? What do you think about BRAHM doing themed, juried exhibitions featuring artwork from the community like this one?
Learn more about the NCNPS by visiting www.ncwildflower.org.
Image Credits: Gallery view of "The Art of Native Plants," 2016. Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC.