EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

BLOOM! Juried Exhibition 2025

20 March - 18 May 2025

This spring, an explosion of color rocks the Norton inside and out. Just as our botanical gardens burst forth with blossoms, BLOOM! lavishes upon us an exhibit of canvases vibrant with pigmented petals. With over 527 submissions from 29 states and 22 countries around the world, it was truly a challenge to select the 53 pieces that make up this year’s display. So, please join us and enjoy the beauties of nature without the perils of pollen or bad weather. 

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Featured Artists: Natalie Armstrong • Huijun (Joy) Austin • Yolanda Barnes • Scott Beckman • Noah Bounds • Lelde Brake-Klaveri • Erica Branch • Julia Braud Rachel Cabral • Sarah Clostio • Victoria Coates • Mary Jean Davis • L. Rivka Estes• Emily Ezell • Michelle Filer • Hillary Frazier • Irene Gallion • Joanne Harrill • Faith Hensley • Crystal James • Kelsey Kenneday • Rebecca Latham • Mileah Lorenz • Shelly Losee • Jerry Madara • Janet Maines • Isabelle Massart-Bursh • Laney Brooke Mayeaux • Sarah Melanson • Hanazuka Misaki • Sidney Mitchell • Jacqueline Claudet Mitterer • Keith G. Morris • Mark Nesmith • Neona Norwood • Rachelle Perez • Kassi Picou • Whitney Pollock • Mary Post • Liz Reyes • Jason Rodrigue • Heather Marie Dickens • Megan Rose • Jennifer Ryland • Cecily Sammons • Stacy Spohn • Pritha Srinivasan • Samantha Tallichet • Whitney Tates • Beki Tobiasson • Nikolas Tower • Anzhei Trubitski • Jane Ugah • Klavdia Zhernosek 

Sisters in Art: Women in Print

Special Exhibition • Women's Gallery

This spring, the Norton welcomes Women in Print, our latest Sisters in Art exhibition, to our permanent Women’s Gallery. This exhibition offers a delightful look at a baker’s dozen of women artists whose medium of choice is printmaking. It includes the rich and varied works of artists such as Kyra Markham, Christis Tirado, Inga Britta Mills, Karen Whitman, Deborah Maris Lader, Dame Laura Knight, Peggy Bacon, and Clare Leighton.

These women have employed printmaking to address topics as diverse as personal identity, social issues, and even the creative process itself. Among the works of art selected for this exhibition are a number of new additions to our permanent collection featured here for the first time.  

CLICK HERE for the Digital Catalogue

BLOOM! Opening Reception

Thursday • 20 March 2025 • 5:00 - 7:00 PM

This spring, an explosion of color rocks the Norton inside and out. Just as our botanical gardens burst forth with blossoms, BLOOM! lavishes upon us an exhibit of canvases vibrant with pigmented petals. With over 527 submissions from 29 states and 22 countries around the world, it was truly a challenge to select the 53 pieces that make up this year’s display. So, please join us and enjoy the beauties of nature without the perils of pollen or bad weather. 

The opening reception for BLOOM! will be held on Thursday, 20 March, from 5:00-7:00 pm. This event is FREE! The public is cordially invited to meet the artists and be the first to view this beautiful exhibition. 

Twilight Talkies

Join us for our Twilight Talkies series on the first Friday of each month! Starting in April and lasting through October, we show a family-friendly movie on the front lawn of the museum for FREE!!  Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a movie under the stars.  Sing, dance, and have a GREAT time! Local food trucks will be on hand with yummy treats to enjoy.

Movies start at dusk. 

Food trucks available from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Check our social media for a list of trucks.)

No Pets Allowed at this Event

We look forward to seeing you for the 2025 Twilight Talkies series!