Arts Abloom! is a weekend-long installation at Roberson Museum where regional florists reimagine local art as vibrant floral arrangements.
This year, florists are interpreting work from Joshua Lasky | Unexpected Passion, Alexandra Davis | Resurgence, and Don DeMauro | SPOOL/LOOPS: Suturing Time.
2026 Event Schedule
FRIDAY
September 11 | 6 PM – 8:30 PM
Preview Garden Party
$15 Member | $20 Not-yet-member
Be the first to see the floral arrangements. Dress in your best florals and meet the florists and artists!
Build your own floral creation at our bouquet bar.
Refreshments provided by Cheesy Meat Cute.
Live music from Viola Vortex.
SATURDAY
September 12 | 12 PM – 5 PM
$5 admission all day!
Flowers, Art, and Music!
Experience the stunning floral arrangements based on artwork from the Joshua Lasky, Alexandra Davis, and Don DeMauro exhibitions. Participate in floral crafts and activities for all ages.
12 PM – 4 PM | Artisan Market: Local vendors selling flower themed creations.
1 PM – 2 PM | Live Music from Kellie Wright
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Live Music from Greg Hill
First 200 visitors get a free Arts Abloom! sticker!
SUNDAY
September 13 | 12 PM – 5 PM
$5 admission all day!
Workshops and More!
Last chance to experience the floral arrangements.
First 100 visitors get a free, hand-made ceramic ornament to paint from Roberson Clayworks!
1 PM – 3 PM | Floral Motif Stitching Workshop: Join Jennifer Lorang (Member of the local EGA chapter, B.C. Stitchers) to learn about and recreate a historical Anne Patterson bedcover design in this workshop sponsored by the Emboriderer’s Guild of America Legacy Scholarship. Limited to 25 participants. Registration required.
meet the florists
Anastacia Mosher-Arnold
Arnold’s Flower Shop
instagram: @arnoldsflowershop
“Art and floral design share the same core language-color, movement, and emotion. Partnering with the Roberson Museum for Arts Abloom allows us to celebrate our local arts community in a truly unique way, using fresh blooms to offer a fresh perspective on a stunning artwork.”
Selected Work: Black Blue Grid by Don DeMauro
Kimberli Schwartz
By the Stem Floral Design
instagram: @bythestemfloraldesign
“As a Certified Floral Designer my goal is to elevate the profession of Floral Design through education and the participation in events that highlight advanced design techniques and mechanics. Being a part of a local event that honors Floral Designers as true artists is at the core of what i do and champions the growth of this profession and skill set.”
Selected Work: Guardians at the Gate by Don DeMauro
Atira Dilello
Independent Designer
instagram: @atira_floral_design
“I was seeking opportunities to push my creativity in floral design and Arts Abloom was the perfect fit. The concept of creating a floral piece inspired by art is one that interested and excited me from the beginning.”
Selected Work: The Madonna by Joshua Lasky
facebook: @mulberryandfernfloral
“Bringing together the community of floral designers to create and celebrate art in our region is a great opportunity to showcase their unique style. This event will allow our community to explore and learn more about florals as an art form. What better way to highlight flowers and art!”
Selected Work: Blue Axis I & II by Don DeMauro
David Yacaginsky AIFD, CEJ, CFD
Woodfern Florist
Family owned and operated, Woodfern Florist proudly serves the Binghamton area with the finest floral arrangements and gifts, backed by service that is friendly and prompt.
Selected Work: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer by Alexandra Davis
Ken Havenstein
Renaissance Floral Gallery
“I love when I’m allowed to use my skills and imagination to make up an arrangement. So many of the arrangements I make are already designed and I’m just putting the flowers where they need to go. I got interested in Arts Abloom because the artists provide the inspiration and I provide the imagination.”
Selected Work: Wall of Portraits by Joshua Lasky
Cary Coryell
Michaeleen’s Florist & Greenhouse
instagram: @michaleensweddingsandplants
“The entire concept of Arts Abloom is what it’s all about for me — local artists coming together to celebrate, challenge & inspire one another. One of the most common things my customers say to me is that they have “no creativity;” I always have to rebuke them as I believe most everyone has some channel of creativity running within them — the task is to figure out how to access it. I’m so excited to have this opportunity to push the boundaries of my skills and my medium, nature. Arts A’Bloom challenges us to expand our view of what “art” and an “artist” is, and showcases the impressive range of talent in our region.”
Selected Work: Emanation by Alexandra Davis
Donia Tanner
Cloudy Bloomers by Donia
“What got me interested in Arts Abloom is the idea of art coming to life as florals.”
Selected Work: Woodcut – Hybrid with Silk Scroll by Alexandra Davis
instagram: @gennarellisflowers
Selected Work: The Fold Unfolded by Don DeMauro
“Getting involved in something different to challenge my creativity, and be in the presence of talented designers!”
Selected Work: Taking the Measure of Things by Don DeMauro
meet the Artists
Joshua Lasky Unexpected Passion
On view through October 18, 2026
Embracing the aesthetic of master painters and photography pioneers, Joshua Lasky’s bold portraits blur the line between photo and painting to create a wholly unique style. In this solo exhibition Lasky shares the series of photographs that ignited his unexpected passion for capturing light and the human condition.
On view through October 25, 2026
In Resurgence, Alexandra Davis explores the intersections of time, memory, and human endeavor through intaglio prints on shaped plates in shifting configurations. Her compositions evoke fractured land masses drifting across vast geological time, placing human experience within the immense scale of the Earth’s history.
Don DeMauro SPOOL/LOOPS: Suturing Time
On view through October 11, 2026
For Don DeMauro, the body is, by its existential nature, nomadic and migrates to the figural. Art is equally anatomical and political, personal and social. The body is the site of conception and sensation. Art mediates and interprets through line, shape, plane, tone and color. This dialectical tension determines the responsibility and choice necessary for an aesthetic and social formation.
Artisan MArket Vendors
Saturday, September 12 | 12 PM – 4 PM
HeartofCarrie (Creations by Carrie Button)
Tricia’s Treasures
2025 GALLERY
