Week of Events
Wild Things: The Art of Kusamono
(DC) (National Arboretum) This three-day weekend event is devoted to the Japanese botanical art of kusamono. Discover how wild grasses, wildflowers, and other small native plants may be artistically arranged to suggest miniature representations of natural habitats. Often displayed alongside bonsai as an accent, kusamono stands on its own as a complete expression, emphasizing simplicity, seasonality, and a sense of place. ...
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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Monday, June 22, 2026
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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June 24, 2026 -Exhibit: The Art of Truman Low
Exhibit: The Art of Truman Low
(DC) (Smithsonian) View the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) artist: Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe. Lowe’s elegant, minimalist sculptures made of willow branches, feathers, and other organic materials evoke the rivers, streams, and waterfalls of the Wisconsin woodlands where he was raised and the canoes used to traverse them.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Friday, June 26, 2026
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June 26, 2026 -An Artist in Their Garden (Virtual)
An Artist in Their Garden (Virtual)
(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Join us as Jean Brinton Jaecks, Artist, Gardener, and Educator shares her paintings, her two-acre garden as a family legacy, and how they happily coincide year-round. Dedicated to gardening for biodiversity and maintaining a chemical-free, sustainable environment, Jean will offer her perspective on what it means to invite not only creatures and plants to thrive together, ...
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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June 27, 2026 -Exhibit: A Viewing Stone
Exhibit: A Viewing Stone
(DC) (National Arboretum) Viewing stone lovers find inspiration in the traditional stones found and displayed in China and Japan; however, when it comes collecting stones in this country many stones do not fit the classic traditions. These small natural objects encourage contemplation of larger landscape scenes, objects in nature, and abstract images. Challenge your imagination by comparing the variety of ...