SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - R.W. Norton Art Gallery once again hosts the nationally known BLOOM! exhibition.
On March 20, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., the opening reception for BLOOM! 2025 will be held at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 4747 Creswell Avenue. The exhibition goes up just as the botanical gardens, attached to the gallery, are beginning to blossom.
There were over 527 submissions from 29 states and 22 countries around the world. 53 vibrant works of art were selected to make up the 2025 exhibition. The exhibit is known for displaying some of the most beautiful floral works of art each year.
Featured artists
Natalie Armstrong • Huijun (Joy) Austin • Yolanda Barnes • Scott Beckman • Noah Bounds • Lelde Brake-Klaveri • Erica Branch • Julia Braud Rachel Cabral • Sarah Clostio • Victoria Coates • Mary Jean Davis • L. Rivka Estes• Emily Ezell • Michelle Filer • Hillary Frazier • Irene Gallion • Joanne Harrill • Faith Hensley • Crystal James • Kelsey Kenneday • Rebecca Latham • Mileah Lorenz • Shelly Losee • Jerry Madara • Janet Maines • Isabelle Massart-Bursh • Laney Brooke Mayeaux • Sarah Melanson • Hanazuka Misaki • Sidney Mitchell • Jacqueline Claudet Mitterer • Keith G. Morris • Mark Nesmith • Neona Norwood • Rachelle Perez • Kassi Picou • Whitney Pollock • Mary Post • Liz Reyes • Jason Rodrigue • Heather Marie Dickens • Megan Rose • Jennifer Ryland • Cecily Sammons • Stacy Spohn • Pritha Srinivasan • Samantha Tallichet • Whitney Tates • Beki Tobiasson • Nikolas Tower • Anzhei Trubitski • Jane Ugah • Klavdia Zhernosek
“Please join us and enjoy the beauties of nature without the perils of pollen or bad weather,” says R.W. Norton on the Facebook event page.
The event is free to attend and art lovers are invited to meet the artists as well as be the first to view the art.
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