Big Bugs on Display at Lewis Ginter Bugtanical Garden
THIS EXHIBIT HAS PASSED There’s nothing itsy bitsy about this spider – or any of the other pollinators featured in David Rogers’ Big Bugs exhibit – a collection of 10 […]
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Local Artists Design Mailboxes for Love Letters to Nature
If you’ve been to the Garden recently, you may have noticed some mailboxes placed all around. Hand-painted by local Richmond artists, each mailbox is a spot for you to deliver […]
Summer Reflections of Resident Artist Unicia Buster & Artist Alfonso Acosta
This past year has left many of us in need of deep healing. When all else seems uncertain, it’s important to remind ourselves of our deep and essential connection to […]
Healing Art & Zen
A year ago, Liz Hambrick was reeling. It was July 2020, 4 months since the shutdown, and COVID-19 was raging across the country. “I was bored to tears and I […]
Unicia Buster:
Human Cecropia
My love of moths continues as I channeled the spirit of the Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus or Cecropia moth, the largest native North American moth for my latest work of art. […]
Artists in Residence
Last year was challenging for all of us on so many levels. I know for me, the ability to pause in nature, listen to music or paint, was a part […]
Native Plants of the James River: Native Art
Experience native wildflowers and plants in a new way by visiting the Lora M. Robins Library at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden during the month of October for a special show: […]
Emily Herr Adds a Welcome Mural
The iconic view of the Conservatory and the Central Garden leading up to it immediately draw in visitors. However, hidden behind the Conservatory, an oft-overlooked treasure awaits. The Kroger Community […]
The Art of a Nature Journal
Q & A with Botanical Illustrator Lara Call Gastinger Lara Call Gastinger is a botanical artist and illustrator from Charlottesville, VA. Gastinger is the lead illustrator for the Flora of […]
The Wild Art We are Wild About
Picture a blazing sunset, moody dark gray clouds juxtaposed against bright green trees, or a tiny wildflower peeking out from between the cracks in a sidewalk – wouldn’t you agree […]