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Student & Teacher Art Show

As I walk through the Botanical Illustration & Art: Student and Teacher Exhibition at Ginter Gallery II, I see a contrast to the blanket of white snow just outside the windows of the […]

A Lover of Roses

Richmond lost an outstanding community member and supporter this week. Mrs. J. Harwood (Louise B.) Cochrane was a vibrant and vital force who supported many nonprofits and made our community […]

Joan Massey: Paintings

Richmond painter Joan Massey’s lifelong love of the natural world has inspired her most recent abstract paintings, where she explores her impressions on colorful, striking canvases. From her home studio […]

Can You Find the Art Door?

Walk through a doorway and something magical happens. You’re in a different place! Perhaps you return to a familiar world filled with memories and people you love. Or maybe you enter a new space, leaving […]

Artist Pam Rogers: Field Investigations

Arlington-based artist Pam Rogers is innately drawn to the natural world. The paintings in her new show: Field Investigations, on display  at Ginter Gallery II, spring from that fascination. Rogers uses […]

A Morning Away “en Plein Air”

The phone! The bills! The kids! When life’s stresses have you ready to lose it, why not take a moment to step away from it all and into an oasis […]

Arboreal: Recent Works by Hillary Waters

by Jonah Holland,  Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Walking down the hall in the Kelly Education Center yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice a very lovely art exhibit […]

Heart Felt Classes

by Judy Thomas, botanical artist, fiber artist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  class instructor  I love working with fabric and fibers, and especially wool.  Why wool?  It is a natural fiber and has […]

Getting Creative with Plants & Printing

by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  Back in the mists of time, I was an art major in college and rummaged around in a number of […]