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2010 Calendar of Events
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Brooklyn Botanic GardensBrooklyn Botanic Gardens
Drawing From Life: Maud Purdy and 90 Years of Women
Artists at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A major exhibit tracing over 90 years of women artists painting plants at
Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be on view September 15 through November
11, 2007. Watch for a full schedule of lectures, family art projects, and a
symposium on art and botany.
General GroundsMid-March–October
Tuesday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekends and holidays: 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Closed Monday (open holiday Mondays, except Labor Day)
November–Mid-March
Tuesday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekends and holidays: 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
(open holiday Mondays)
Steinhardt Conservatory, Visitor Center & GardenGift ShopOpen every day the Garden is open: March 15–October: 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. (Visitor Center closes at 5 p.m.)
November–March: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Garden is closed Mondays,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Performers, lecturers, and craftspeople…
Hours
Upcoming Events
BROOKLYN
BOTANICGAEDEN
Gallery Exhibition: Birds in Flight and at
Rest: Artists Specializing in Ornithology
Saturday, June 23–Sunday, July 17
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 23 | 2–4 p.m.
This summer, join us for an exhibit of artists who portray birds
using various media, including oil on wood panel, printed photo-
graphs on fabric, three-dimensional installation, and traditional oil
and acrylic on canvas.
Big City, Big Trees: Gentle Giants of the
Urban Landscape
Saturday, July 7–Sunday, August 26
Escape the city summer heat and come enjoy the cool shade of
the amazing trees of BBG. This July and August, the Garden will
highlight some of our most notable trees. There will also be spe-
cial programs, activities, and tours planned to increase your
knowledge and appreciation of these "gentle giants."
Trees: Myths, Monsters & Manipula-
tions—The Photographic work of Beth
Lilly
Saturday, July 28–Sunday, September 9
Opening Artist Talk & Gallery Tour: Saturday,
July 28 | 2–4 p.m.
In conjunction with BBG's Big City, Big Trees event this
summer, the Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery will host the
work of Atlanta-based photographer Beth Lilly. The artist
will exhibit groups of work in which she examines the
beautiful resiliency of trees in one series and uses digital
manipulation to showcase the natural patterns of trees in
another. All of Lilly's photographs are beautifully printed
large scale on Thai mulberry and rag paper.
Abstracting from Nature: Theory and
Practice
Abstraction, seen through the processes of some of our
best-known painters, may indicate an unconscious knowl-
edge of beauty, infused through nature and present in the
austere application of color, line, form, and texture. Spe-
cific painting and drawing exercises, lectures, and obser-
vations from BBG gardens will articulate nature as a
source of inspiration for this class.
BROOKLYN
BOTANICGAEDEN