Thomas Flechtner, Ohne Titel (aus der Serie SAKURA), 2003; Christian Ulrich, Meisterflorist, Zürich; Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
“Flowers to Arts” at the Aargauer Kunsthaus has been a great success year after year – the exhibition has attracted up to 18,000 visitors in just six days in each of the last nine years. The floral interpretations by florists and flower designers of works of art from the museum’s rich collection never cease to fascinate; in 2023 for the ninth time.
Rolf Winnewisser, Porträt des Malers: als Roulette spielender Lazarus; 2020; Ondrej Vystrcil, Meisterflorist, Bremgarten; Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
This year, the popular event again marks the start of spring. From 7 to 12 March, 14 historical and contemporary works of art form the basis for floral interpretations by Swiss master florists and floral designers and two international guests from Graz engage in a creative dialogue. Flowers for Art spans an arc between the two disciplines and provides for surprising perspectives in the viewing of art: a concept that opens up entirely new ways of seeing. Look forward to a sensual and emotional art experience!
Book entry with time slot
Lucie Schenker, Rotation grün, 1997; Marie Bongard, Blumengestalterin, Zürich; Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
In order to guarantee visitors a relaxed and enjoyable exhibition experience in the face of large crowds, the Aargauer Kunsthaus will again control admission in 2023 via time slots. The summer edition 2022 has shown: The flow of visitors can be better managed through advance sales and time slots. Admission to the Kunsthaus is faster and there are no long queues.
Sophie Teuber-Arp, Cercles et barres, 1934; Andrea Lehmann, Floristin, Solothurn; Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
You can access the advance ticket sales for time slot admissions (special hour and day admissions) as well as all events (guided tours, talks and workshops) via this link.
Links to the online ticket shop and to aarau info can also be found on the website of the Aargauer Kunsthaus and on the Flowers to Arts website.
Guided tours, workshops and talks
Daniela Keiser, Mézilhac (Steinbruch), 2021; Lisa Pellanda, Meisterfloristin, Losen (TI); Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
Visitors can look forward to a multi-faceted accompanying programme with the popular tandem guided tours as well as exchanges with the art and floristry scene.
René Acht, Ohne Titel, undatiert; Anita Schott, Floristin, ewig. FA, Carouge (GE); Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
Guided tours for people with visual and hearing impairments are also offered. Workshops and talks between artists and florists complete the rich programme. During the Special Hour (1.5 hours), the public can enjoy a quiet morning ritual and also watch the florists freshen up the flowers.
Detailed information on the events can be found on the following websites: Events at theAargauer Kunsthaus or Events by Flowers to Arts.
Practical information
Pierre Haubensak, Ohne Titel, 1968; Johann Obendrauf, Meisterflorist und Petra Hütter, Meisterfloristin, Graz; Photo: © Werner Mäder, Uetikon
The Flowers for Art exhibition is open from Tuesday 7 March to Sunday 12 March 2023, Tuesday to Thursday, 9am – 8pm and Friday to Sunday, 9am – 6pm. Advance booking of tickets is strongly recommended.
The Aargauer Kunsthaus is located at Aargauerplatz, 5001 Aarau and can be reached by phone at +41 62 835 23 30.
On the history of the exhibition
The exhibition format Flowers for Art first took place in 2014 as an experiment. Since then, it has developed into an important platform for dialogue between floristry and art. In 2019, Flowers for Art attracted over 18,000 visitors. In 2020, the exhibition was held in a reduced form due to the pandemic, the 2021 edition was postponed by one year and offered in the summer of 2022. This year, it will again be held in spring, as scheduled.
Flowers for Art is a joint project of the FLOWERS TO ARTS association and the Aargauer Kunsthaus.
