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SPRING IS CALLING

A Flower Arrangement Exhibition from Art + Design April 16th, 2026

SPRING IS CALLING asks a simple but powerful question:

How does great art bloom again through your hands?

Submit floral interpretations of the color, mood, symbolism, composition, or emotional intensity of a work of art housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Let the museum masterpieces become living form!

INSPIRATION 1

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden

Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

France (design) and Netherlands (weaving) 1495–1505 For details see: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/467642

INSPIRATION 2

Young Woman with Ibis

Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Edgar Degas 1857-58 For details see: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438156

INSPIRATION 3

The Love Song

Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Sir Edward Burne-Jones  1868–77 For details see: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435826

REQUIREMENTS:

Must provide your own vase/vessel Must be stable and gallery ready No lose water leakage or unsafe materials Include a brief inspiration statement

WHAT YOU MAY USE:

Fresh/Real Flowers Faux Flowers Handmade Flowers Botanical Elements

If interested RSVP here by April 13th at:

Opening of the exhibition will take place on April 16th at 4:30 in the Fine Arts Gallery on the A-State campus

For more details or questions contact Kristen Franyutti (kfranyutti@astate.edu)