The popular Cape Ann Blossoms event will be held on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cape Ann Blossoms will open with a ticketed Gala preview party on Friday, May 5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The party will include hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and a chance to have the first view of the inspired floral compositions located throughout the Museum. Tickets are available online on the Museum’s website.

“Cape Ann Blossoms is an important signature event of the Cape Ann Museum’s calendar, please join us for this celebration of spring and juxtaposition between natural and artistic expression,” said Oliver Barker, Director of the Cape Ann Museum. “This temporal display honors Cape Ann’s storied and rich artistic history as well as the talents of local floral designers today.”

Among the artists in the Museum collection who will be paired with local floral designers are: Milton Avery, Theresa Bernstein, Virginia Lee Burton, Leon Kroll, Umberto Romano, and others. This year’s floral designers will also be responding to work within the temporary exhibition This Unique Place, which showcases 5 decades of Jeff Weaver’s work as one of the area’s most beloved artists.

Among the designers and garden clubs participating are: Margaret Allard, Linda Brown of All Purpose Flowers, Deb Gonet and Beth Williams of the Cape Ann Artisans, Bonnie Angus and Rose Beecher of the Cape Ann Garden Club, Celia Gibson of Celia's Flower Studio, Joni Pesola of the Danvers Garden Club, Maureen Duncan and Kathy Newman of Flowerscapes by Maureen, John Archer of the Essex County Horticultural Organization, Mary Grazen Browne, Judy Caulkett, Susan Kelly and Leslie Pope of the Generous Gardeners, Cindy Gordon & Leandro Gomes of Gordon Florist and Greenhouse, Pat Fleming and Nancy Donaldson of the Hamilton Wenham Garden Club, Keelia Otten of Helios Floral, Eileen Saunders and Kerry O'Donnell of the Rockport Garden Club, Amy Sadler of Luna Moss, Beth Genovese and Gina Russo of Sage Floral Studio, Sueky Ginsburg of Suekena's Bouquets, Nancy Walke of the Danvers Garden Club, and Misty Florez and Carol Palmer of the Yankee Dahlia Club.

Cape Ann Blossoms signifies the return of spring and the return of joyful floral colors to the Museum,” said Cape Ann Blossoms Committee member Gail Anderson. “It’s a unique and beautiful combination of nature-inspired art and fine art from the Museum's collections.”