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Fall Blooms Along The River

October 17, 2016

River Gallery Sculpture Garden presents artist Mia Kaplan’s latest addition to her installation in the garden along the Tennessee River. “Blooms Along the River” is a continuation of the works she installed during her exhibition earlier this year. 

Kaplan is a multi-disciplined artist who works in response to natural environments. During her last visit to Chattanooga, she painted her sculptural blooms entitled “Chattanooga Reliquaries” while drawing the palette compositions directly from the surrounding landscape this past May. 

To celebrate the fall months, Kaplan will return and once again paint from the sights and sounds of Bluff View Arts District en plein air (a term coined by the French for works that are created “in open air”. )

She will be bringing primed pieces in and will be finishing them on site in the days leading up to the opening. Visitors are welcome to observe and meet the artist at work on October 21 & 21, between the hours of 10am and 2pm at the River Gallery Sculpture Garden.

About River Gallery Sculpture Garden:

River Gallery Sculpture Garden located in the beautiful Bluff View Art District opened its sculptural gates May 1993. The garden was designed by landscape architect Joe Baasch and is located on a two-acre outdoor space. Overlooking the beautiful Tennessee River, the garden features a formal garden, meditation area, and an informal garden with a recycling mountain stream. 

Purchase of sculpture and information on the annual exhibit are available through River Gallery. 

River Gallery Sculpture Garden is one of the 195 sculpture gardens selected worldwide for listing in the International Sculpture Center's Sculpture Parks and Garden's Directory. The garden is further recognized with a listing in the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Gardens.

Contact River Gallery at 800-374-2923 for more information.

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SAVE THE dates:

  • 2/9: "Open Air Studio" at Northlake Nature Center in Mandeville. All ages drawing workshop with Mia. For more info, contact rue@northlakenature.org.

  • 2/23 - 5/3: "Rest in Peace, Mi Mi” with Dapper Bruce Lafitte. The Building, 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. New Orleans.


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Happy Valentine’s Day to all the lovers, especially to my sweetheart @cedricangeles . I wouldn’t change a thing about him, even if I could. 😉💘 ( Sadly, I don’t know who made this sign or took this photo, but big hugs to them too. )
From today’s drawing workshop at @northlakenaturecenter where I have sponsored workshops in drawing from observation for years, mostly to kids but now I’ve opened it up to adults. What I love most about drawing is how it reveals individuality. I try and do my best to provide principles that help others translate what they perceive onto paper. Want to try it? Next one is in April, when everything will be blooming. Contact Rue @northlakenaturecenter.org  to register. No experience necessary. Thank you to everyone who joined me this morning. 💚 (This is all work by participants)
Dapper Bruce Lafitte is one of my favorite people. We had begun some collaborative drawings, a sort of call and response where I would draw, he would draw, and so on. Finally, the results are coming to the surface in a show that Bruce is putting together, “Rest in Peace, Mimi”. Details coming soon.
Housing studio experimentation happening at school... Imagine 5 people living in 1200sf, 25% of that needs to be outdoor space. Would you/could you live here? 🙃🤔 🏙
Adventures at the archives - Southeast Architectural Archive (SEAA) and The Louisiana Research Center (LaRC) at Tulane: a book of pressed flowers from 1894, other significant books on flowers/gardens circa 1838, and a Proteus Float Plate from 1892. #tulaneuniversity #archives #joneshall
You inspired me to share mine too @j.michael.bailey 🐙 Thanks for the reference help @rushjagoe 🙂
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