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Brookside Gardens – Art in the Garden

Art in the Garden ART EXHIBIT AND SALE

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Art is part of our mission! We are proud to support local artists through rotating monthly art exhibits at the Visitor Center. Many of the art pieces showcased in exhibits are for sale. Our exhibit schedule is currently booked through the end of 2027. We are not currently accepting applications for future art exhibits.

Current Art Exhibit: Botanica ’26: Enduring Plants from Colonial Times

The Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region presents 54 original works by 21 artists depicting plants that would have featured in gardens and landscapes in Colonial America.

June 15 through July 27, 2026

A watercolor with a white background featuring three fully bloomed hellebore. In the lower left corner is 6 green leaves which all meet at one end. Another grouping of six leaves meet together on the right side of the watercolor. A brownish stem comings from the center of the bottom edge growing upward branching into three different stems. Each stem features one fully opened deep pink/burgandy bloom and three additional mostly closed blooms of a similar color.

The Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region (BASNCR), the local chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), is a non-profit organization incorporated in Maryland and composed of over 100 botanical artists and illustrators, primarily from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Its mission is to promote horticulture, botany, scientific illustration and botanical art through programs and exhibitions for members and the general public. Learn more at www.basncr.org.

Art works will be on display at the Brookside Gardens Visitor Center and available for purchase in the Gift Shop.

Art is part of our mission! We are proud to support local artists through rotating monthly art exhibits. The Visitor Center is open 9:00am to 4:00pm daily. Sale of art is arranged directly through Brookside Gardens Gift Shop. To purchase art visit us in person, call 301-962-1448, or email ArtintheGarden@MontgomeryParks.org.