Special Exhibits
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden displays artwork and handmade creations by artists and artisans in the Pittsburgh area and beyond. All exhibitions are included with the price of regular daily admission.
David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators
Dates: June 15 – September 15, 2024
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is excited to welcome David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators during summer 2024! Big Bugs + Pollinators calls attention to some of nature’s smallest and most incredible creatures. These little animals help our world in big ways and David Rogers invites you to explore their mysteries. This exhibition has been touring botanical gardens, arboreta, and nature centers throughout the United States since 1994 in various configurations, but this will feature the Big Bugs series alongside The Pollinators series.
Read more about David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators on davidrogersbigbugs.com
Big Bugs + Pollinators is made possible with funding from Grable Foundation and Laurel Foundation. Sculpture sponsors include: Calgon Carbon, Charles Pack Trust, Elizabeth Shiras Charitable Trust, EQT, FedEx, LANXESS, MSA: The Safety Company, Merit Electrical Group, Peoples Natural Gas, Richard A. Zappala Family Foundation and TriState Capital.
Bugs, Birds & Botanicals
Date: July 5 – October 27, 2024
Artists: 3 Rivers Botanical & Nature Artists
The focus of this exhibition is in its title: Bugs, Birds & Botanicals. Each artist has chosen a beautiful subject to render in their own unique style. Pollinators, beneficial insects and native plants play essential roles in the Garden and these works of art showcase the important work they do for the Allegheny Plateau ecosystem.
3 Rivers Botanical and Nature Artists was established in January 2023 by a group of independent artists. This group is dedicated to the practice and promotion of art representing nature in all of its forms. We are inclusive and welcome artists working at all levels in any and all mediums.
Featured Artists:
Marian Atkins
Michele Bamburak
Holly R. Dobkin
Elizabeth Doherty
Melissa A. Fabian
Raana Flemm
Eryn Hughes
Maureen Kelly
Iza Kubanowska
Raquel Kueffner
Mary Kraus
Amy Lewandowski
Stephanie S. Lind
Marguerite Dailey Matz
Rosemarie Mazza
Brenda Nemeth
Jeanne Perrier
Lisa M. Rasmussen
Carol Watkins
Chris White
Date: Opened October 1, 2021
Artist: W. Gary Smith
Carbon Cycle: An Earth Art Exhibit connects the serpentine line and the circle — two of the most powerful symbols throughout human culture — to tell a story of transformation and rebirth, symbolizing the healing and evolution of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s site from coal mine to garden. This large-scale installation is designed by W. Gary Smith, an internationally known environmental artist.
W. Gary Smith has a simple mission: creating meaningful encounters between people, plants and the natural world. Gary has exhibited works in botanic gardens across North America, including exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal, California, Arkansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and more. Gary is the author of From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design and lectures frequently on art and nature.
Carbon Cycle: An Earth Art Exhibit opened on October 1, 2021 in the 5-acre Exhibit Garden. For more information about the work of W. Gary Smith, please visit wgarysmith.com.
