Outdoor grounds open daily 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. Crystal Bridge Closed for Renovation. Reopens fall 2022.
Myriad Botanical Gardens offers a variety of art exhibitions yearly in the Crystal Bridge Art Gallery at the Conservatory Lobby. View the gallery free during lobby hours: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Works of art are for sale.
Current Exhibition
With one notable exception, every instance of the color blue you see in nature is due to the chemistry and physics of how colors are produced, and how we see them. This exhibit explores the instances of blue in nature and why. Works of art will be available for sale.
Participating Artists
Dennis Burian
Martha Burger
Amber Casper
JD Epperson
Kristin Gentry
Debby Kaspari
Linda Kukuk
Kurt McDaniel
Jerry Piper
Krysta Quinn
Kyndall Rainey
Connie Rish
Lauren Rucker
Adrienne Wright
Janice Yeary
Upcoming Art Exhibits
A Desert View: Works of Art by Jim Keffer September 9 – October 26
Leaf In Light:
Works of Art by Kyndall Rainey
October 28 - December 30
“Friendship” Sculpture: Well-known Boston artist, Nancy Schön, has captured the true nature of friendship in this bronze sculpture of two prairie dogs on display in the Children’s Garden.
Location
Children’s Garden
Gateway
“Gateway” Sculpture: Artist Hans Van de Bovenkamp created the 14-foot red abstract sculpture as a means to connect the organic forms of nature with urban architecture and the environment.
Location
Northwest corner of the Gardens, at the corner of Hudson and Sheridan avenues.
Goldfish
“Goldfish” Sculpture: This Texas Cream Limestone sculpture measuring approximately 18” x 4’ x 5’ 10” displayed on the lake level is a Fancy Tail Goldfish. This sculpture was created by Oklahoma City artist, Kendall Howerton.
Location
Lower level east lake side.
Philodendron Dome
By Laurie Spencer, artist, Tulsa, Oklahoma Installed 1992 at the lower lake.
Philodendron is a tropical American climbing plant that is widely grown as a greenhouse/indoor plant, which is fitting considering the dome is located by the Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory. The dome contains many huge leaves, with vines and roots climbing among the curved metal pieces forming the dome. The leaves resemble a Philodendron plant, except in size.
Location
Moved to the Children’s Garden after 2011 renovation.
Story Teller Chair
“Storyteller’s Chair” Sculpture: Oklahoma City artist, Don Narcomey, created this Sculpture with bois d’ arc wood (Osage Orange), an extremely hard and decay-resistant wood used in the past for fence posts and bows to shoot arrows. It is a magical addition to storytime in the Children’s Garden.