The Marion Art Center announces the return of its three day festival, Art in Bloom, June 22-24, with a reception scheduled Thursday, June 22 from 5-7 pm. The MAC will host several events over the three-day period. Anyone is invited to create an arrangement for Art in Bloom, and designers may work in pairs or teams. Designers may visit the MAC May 12-June 21 to view the exhibit featuring paintings by Anne Carrozza Remick & Stephen Remick. Choose one of the works on display to inspire your artistic floral creation. There will be only one designer or design team per artwork. Designers may use any available MAC pedestals for displaying arrangements but are encouraged to bring their own unique stand of appropriate size and height. All arrangements must be delivered to the Marion Art Center no later than Thursday, June 22 at 12:00 pm.
Other events include: Jill Sanford’s Art for Your Mind presentation Landscapes Old and New on Thursday, June 22 from 1:00-2:00 pm ($5 MAC members, $8 for nonmembers); Artful Flower Pressing with Meagan Souza on Saturday, June 24, 10:00 am-12:30 pm ($35 for MAC members, $40 for nonmembers); a watercolor painting workshop (details TBA), and more. Learn more at marionartcenter.org/events. Art in Bloom also coincides with the Marion Garden Group’s Secret Gardens of Marion event scheduled on Friday, June 23 from 10 am-3 pm. Two gardens will feature a MAC member artist (Jay Ryan and Barbara Healy) who will be plein air painting on site. Tickets to the garden tour can be purchased on the MGG website at mariongardengroup.org.