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What's Blooming at Spring Blooms / Update #4
What's blooming at Spring Blooms presented by Wild Birds Unlimited as of April 14, 2025.
Käthe Kollwitz: Art and Advocacy in Turbulent Times
Ever timely, Käthe Kollwitz’s prints continue to highlight the interaction between art and advocacy in unpredictable periods, more than a century after many were created.
Behind the Blooms
Art in Bloom is the perfect combination of art, nature, and community in celebration of creativity and spring. Learn all about how Newfields brings it to life every year.
What’s in a Name?
A lot. Learn how Newfields is developing a model to address problematic common names in the horticulture world as well as how we can put the same strategies to work in other areas of study and our personal vocabulary too.
The Art of Orchid Care
For all of their magnificent beauty, you may think orchids are hard to care for, but with just a little bit of attention, phalaenopsis orchids (the kind you see in the grocery store) are relatively easy to keep happy and blooming for months.
Take a Walk in Her Shoes
Practical, sharp, and on the move! Dr. Burnette’s signature footwear—sneakers—take her where she needs to be to keep Newfields moving forward.
Heart Work: Artists Among Us
Artists Among Us, the first-ever all staff exhibition at Newfields, was one of Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette’s first undertakings as the new leader at Newfields. The exhibition features diverse materials and approaches that reflect the breadth and depth of the exceptional minds at Newfields.
FITZ: Local Legend
Catch FITZ’s piece Keep it Cool in We. The Culture: Works by The Eighteen Art Collective on view in the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields through September 24, 2023. Learn more about his approach in this interview.
Amiah "Mimsy" Mims: Local Legend
Taylor Hurt and artist Amiah Mims talk art, entrepreneurship, and purpose in this Q&A interview.
ess mckee: Local Legend
ess mckee is a multimedia artist whose style and skill are as multifaceted as the mediums she uses to create. Natalya Herndon visited ess’ studio at the Harrison Center to discuss her journey and process.
VIP Tree-tment
The Garden at Newfields is home to 200 species of trees. Some of the most majestic trees are 125 years old and are the stars of the show this time of year.
The Spirit of Giving: Sharon Gamble
Sharon Gamble is one of the hundreds of volunteers who makes Newfields shine. Find inspiration in her story.