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We're excited to introduce a new, Halloween-inspired light show this October at our Historic Spanish Point campus in Osprey! “Lights at Spooky Point,” running nightly from October 14 to 31, will feature an array of fantastic creatures and cute creations designed with...
Submissions are now being accepted for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ 42nd Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition. Amateur photographers are invited to submit digital photos taken at either of Selby Gardens’ two campuses in five different categories. Submissions will...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty in Nature as the 2023 installment of its Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition Series. Opening February 12, 2023, the exhibition will showcase the creativity and innovation of the...
We're excited to announce our summer exhibition! Flora Imaginaria: The Flower in Contemporary Photography officially opens Saturday, July 16, at our Sarasota campus. The indoor/outdoor exhibition, co-organized with the Foundation for the Exhibition of...
Selby Gardens has promoted Walter Gilbert to the position of Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion. In his expanded role, Gilbert will guide Selby Gardens’ pursuit of diversity and inclusion goals, including further diversifying its workforce and improving...
The Board of Trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has elected three new members. Attorney Morgan Bentley, journalist Mary Braxton-Joseph, and philanthropist Audrey Robbins each will serve a three-year term on the Board. Their Board service began on July 1....
“Flowers, Poetry, and Light” Pairs Art of Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and Poet/Singer-Songwriter Patti Smith for First Time Ever in a Botanical Garden Setting An immersive, multisensory art exhibition that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith...
Funding Will Help Renovate Historic Palm Avenue into Pedestrian Promenade During Phase One of Gardens’ Master Plan for Downtown Sarasota Campus William G. and Marie Selby Foundation has awarded Marie Selby Botanical Gardens a $250,000 grant to assist with the...
First Class Graduates from Tuition-Free Construction Training Program Offered by CareerEdge and Funded Through Selby Gardens Master Plan The inaugural class of eight local residents graduated on May 5 from a first-of-its-kind training program in the...
Residency Announced at Encore Performance by Smith to Celebrate “Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light” Exhibition SARASOTA, Fla., April 29, 2022 – Poet, singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist Patti Smith has been...