By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Oct 12, 2022 at 1:31 PM

For the 10th year, art and flowers come together for Bloomin’ Weekend at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend.

The popular event takes place from Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6. Guests will view imaginative floral installations created by local florists and artists on display throughout the museum’s galleries.

Bloomin’ kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. with the unveiling of an outdoor digital art installation by Milwaukee muralist and visual artist Emma Daisy projected onto the museum’s exterior. 

Featured artist Leslie Iwai will transform MOWA’s atrium into an enchanted garden with a large-scale floral sculpture installation featuring 20-foot tulips entitled "Tulips for Clemens." The installation pays homage to the exhibition on view, "Magic Wilderness: Dreamscapes of the Forest," which celebrates the Wisconsin wilderness.

This year’s annual event also includes workshops taught by floral experts on how to create an evergreen swag or master the Japanese art of Ikebana to create a perfect floral arrangement. Workshops are $35 and require advanced registration.

Full details of the event and workshops can be found at wisconsinart.org/bloomin


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.