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• Kohler Fellows Host Three Art-Science Fusion Community Events at the Arboretum March 13, 2023

  In April, Anna Gregory and Praveen Maripelly will lead three participatory events at the Arboretum called Wisconsin Landscapes: Art and Science Fusion Workshops. Held from… Read more

• Art on View: From Dark to Light March 1, 2023

  “From Dark to Light: A Collection of Wisconsin Spring Botanical Photographs,” by Thomas Lemke, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in March… Read more

• Art on View: Unexpected Journeys January 3, 2023

  “Unexpected Journeys,” paintings by Barbara Vater, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in January and February. The exhibit features acrylic paintings made… Read more

• Art on View: Bees, Birds, and Other Wee Beasties June 29, 2022

  “Bees, Birds, and Other Wee Beasties,” an exhibit of textile art by the Memory Cloth Circle, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery… Read more

• Art on View: Raptor Love May 2, 2022

  “Raptor Love,” an exhibit of photography by Jim Stewart, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in May and June. Stewart uses photography… Read more

• "Canopy Understories" Sculpture Installation Coming to Longenecker Horticultural Gardens April 18, 2022

  The Madison Public Art Project has commissioned Madison-based artists Laura Richards and William Grant Turnbull to create a new sculpture series, “Canopy Understories,” which… Read more

• Call for Artists: Arboretum's Steinhauer Trust Gallery, 2023 Exhibits March 31, 2022

  The Arboretum is now accepting artists’ proposals for 2023 exhibits in the Visitor Center’s Steinhauer Trust Gallery. The submission deadline is May 15, 2022. A… Read more

• Art on View: Intimate Observations March 2, 2022

  “Intimate Observations: Nature’s Little Lives Up-Close” Kristin Gjerdset “Intimate Observations” focuses on the small-scale residents of a place, particularly insects and spiders. The exhibit… Read more

• Art on View: Altruistic Nature January 4, 2022

  “Altruistic Nature,” paintings by Jen Salt, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in January and February. The exhibit depicts Wisconsin landscapes, mostly… Read more

• Art on View: Firelines: Humans and Habitat Renewal October 11, 2021

  “Firelines: Humans and Habitat Renewal,” black-and-white panoramas of prescribed burns by Jill Metcoff, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery from October 11… Read more

• Art on View: Renewal Without End February 12, 2021

  Visit the southeast corner of Longenecker Horticultural Gardens to see “Renewal Without End,” an art installation by Derick Wycherly. The twenty-yard banner spans four trees… Read more

• New Zine Reveals the Wonderful World of Microbes February 11, 2021

  The Arboretum is excited to release The Wonderful World of Microbes – a fascinating and beautifully illustrated zine about the widespread influence of tiny organisms… Read more

• Art on View: Wisconsin Flora through the Four Seasons December 30, 2019

  “Wisconsin Flora through the Four Seasons,” pencil, ink, and watercolor drawings by David Kopitzke, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in January… Read more

• Art on View: A Simple View November 4, 2019

  “A Simple View,” paintings by Lorraine Ortner-Blake, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in November and December. Ortner-Blake’s paintings show Wisconsin land… Read more

• Art on View: Threads of Life August 29, 2019

  Rock Lake’s Blue Heron, by Wendy Butler Berns “Threads of Life,” fiber art from the Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists group, will be on view… Read more

• Art on View: Peace. Love. Pollinators! July 1, 2019

  “Peace. Love. Pollinators!,” photographs by Ann Thering, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in July and August. Thering’s photos capture the magic… Read more

• Nature as Muse: Volunteers Dig into Poetry Writing Workshop July 1, 2019

  The Arboretum recently organized a series of writing workshops for Arboretum volunteers. The series, Mary Oliver and the Fine Art of Mindfulness in Nature, was… Read more

• Art on View: Landscapes of Place April 28, 2019

  “Landscapes of Place,” monotype prints by Nancy Aten, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in May and June. Aten, an ecological restoration… Read more

• Art on View: Tiny Wonders February 28, 2019

  “Tiny Wonders,” an exhibit of vibrant scientific illustrations of insects by Alix Lukas and Jacki Whisenant, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery… Read more

• Art on View: Beneath the Surface October 31, 2018

  “Beneath the Surface,” an exhibit of photographs by Lisa Seidman, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in November and December. Seidman’s exhibit… Read more