Art in Bloom (at SLAM)

Photo by C. Warner at SLAM, 2026.

The 20th annual Art in Bloom at the Saint Louis Art Museum was filled with surprises both lovely and thought-provoking. The following is a survey of what caught our eye and what we were able to capture with minimal disturbance from neighbors enjoying the event, too! Please visit the museum’s website for this year’s complete list of designers, the works that inspired them, and their sponsors.

39th Street Floral on Stone and Star by Grace Hartigan | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Holly Hennessey on Fritze by A. R. Penck | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Botanicals Design Studio on The Dream by Max Beckmann | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Walter Knoll Florist on Portrait of Mink with Violet Shawl by Max Beckmann | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Black Girl in Bloom on Banquet Scene with a Lute Player by Nicolas Tournier | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

E. Higgins Design on Still Life by Pieter Claesz | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Roses and Mint Florals on Untitled by Australian Aboriginal artist | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Walter Knoll Florist on Keros, Inka | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Andrew Carter Thomas on Vessel in the Form of a Coyote, Toltec | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Walter Knoll Florist on Vessels, Teotihuacan | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Grimm & Gorly Florist on Crouching Figure, by John Bernard Flannagan | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Moody Blooms on Edge of the Forest, by Charlotte Buell Coman  | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Root & Relic on Thaddeus Burr, by John Singleton Copley   | Photo by Abril Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Photo by C. Warner at SLAM, 2026.

Once again, please visit Art in Bloom at the Saint Louis Art Museum to see the full list of artists, artworks, florists and their sponsors.