On a bright morning in March, snow lies thick across the fields of the Van Doren family property in Cornwall, Conn. Stone walls break through the white landscape, dividing pastures and woods as they have for generations.
Featuring the work of artist Jenine Shereos, the exhibition explores Shereos’ ongoing dialogue with plants and the natural world through a body of work that is both tactile and transportive.
For the first time, the artistic work of Berkshire Botanical Garden students takes center stage in a full public exhibition. “Groundbreaking — Art from the Roots Up” opens April 4 in the Leonhardt Galleries, showcasing how a careful eye on nature can sprout into vibrant art.
The exhibit, on display in the Leonhardt Galleries from March 6 through March 29, features over 40 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures created through Community Access to the Arts’ year-round workshops serving children, teens, and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
The Guild of Berkshire Artists presents "Flora/Fauna/Form," a juried member exhibition on view at our Leonhardt Galleries from Feb. 13 through March 1. This compelling show invites viewers to explore the endless ways artists interpret and are inspired by the natural world.
What began as casual field notes and collected imagery evolved into a vibrant, richly layered visual archive. The exhibition runs from Oct. 18 through Nov. 30. Admission is free.
This summer, step into the world of Frances Palmer — potter, gardener and photographer — through an immersive new exhibition at Berkshire Botanical Garden that runs in the Leonhardt Galleries from Aug. 15 through Oct. 5. The public is invited to the opening reception on Friday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Curated by James Salomon, the show invites visitors to step into a world of imagination — from June 6 through Aug. 10. Coinciding with "DayDream" is Sculptor Mark Mennin’s Outdoor Exhibit, "Sleepwalkers."
Featuring botanical bas relief, ceramics, concrete leaf sculptures, acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings, photography, and fine needlework, the exhibition highlights work from staff and volunteers.
In this juried show featuring artwork by the Guild of Berkshire Artists, each artist was challenged to interpret their concept of what nature means to them.
Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 2024 Art/Garden series continues with “90 Years Young: Berkshire Botanical Garden 1934-2024,” an exhibition featuring historical photos, film and other artifacts that trace the garden’s growth and elevation.
The exhibition opened on Harvest Festival weekend, Oct. 12, and continues through Dec 2, in the Leonhardt Galleries.
From inside his art studio in an old farmhouse he rents in Cornwall, Conn., Peter D. Gerakaris recently witnessed for the first time the power and poise of a bird that, for good reason, has been a recurring theme in his many works: the falcon, this one a peregrine falcon.
In a burst of brutal purpose, it swooped from a misty hilltop down to a field beside the Housatonic River, snatched a rodent with its talons and soared off into the vanishing point.
Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 2024 Art/Garden series continues with “Re-Rooted,” an exhibition featuring the drawings of Brooklyn-based artist Ellen Driscoll, who takes her inspiration from the resilience and regenerative power of plants.
The exhibition runs from April 20 through May 27, in the Leonhardt Galleries. The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, April 20, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Berkshire Botanical Garden presented the art exhibition “BBG Creativity Unleashed,” from March 29 through April 12, in our Leonhardt Galleries.
Featuring botanical bas relief, ceramics, concrete leaf sculptures, acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings, carved walking sticks, photography, and fine needlework, the exhibition highlighted work from staff and volunteers who have shown their work both professionally or only to the delight of their friends and families.
The opening reception was Friday, March 19, from 5 to 7 p.m.
A collection of paintings, drawings, photographs, and collages inspired by nature, created by artists with disabilities is on display in our Leonhardt Galleries through March 24.
Berkshire Botanical Garden's 2024 Art/Garden series opened with “Musings on Nature” from Feb. 9-25, in our Leonhardt Galleries featuring work by the Guild of Berkshire Artists.
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