Top floral designers will interpret the paintings and sculpture at the San Diego Museum of Art as the popular “Art Alive” exhibition returns for the 38th year in April.
The museum’s signature fundraiser features nearly 100 floral designers’ interpretations of famous works of art throughout the museum, filling the galleries with color and scent from April 11 to 14,
The museum in Balboa Park expects 12,000 people to see to the exhibition and 1,400 to attend Bloom Bash, the popular opening celebration.
This year the Bloom Bash will expand into the Plaza de Panama to accommodate a growing guest list, with food from 45 restaurants and a Ferris wheel set up in the plaza.
“Each year the creativity exceeds expectations,” said Roxana Velásquez, executive director of the museum. “And the impact is extraordinary, as support from this event and our local community helps the Museum provide essential educational and outreach programs as well as bring exhibitions to San Diego throughout the year.”
This year’s rotunda designer will be Jennifer McGarigle, the founder of Floral Art in Venice. She will transform the museum’s rotunda in homage to the “Alfred Eisenstaedt: Life and Legacy” photography exhibition, which opens Art Alive weekend.
Art Alive 2019 will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14. General admission is free for members, $25 for nonmembers, $5 for youth aged 7 to 17, and free for children aged 6 and under.
The black-tie premiere dinner is on Thursday, April 11, and the Bloom Bash takes place from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday, April 12. Tickets for the bash are $200 for members and $250 for nonmembers.
