Mounts Botanical Garden: ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN Exhibition Opens January 7

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dec. 12, 2023 - PRLog -- (West Palm Beach, FL – December 11, 2023) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its next major exhibition in Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden, a beautiful 20-acre oasis located just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach.

ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN

January 7 through May 12, 2024

Created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, 20 larger-than-life sculptures inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami will emerge skyward throughout Mounts—each one a stunning merger of art and nature enhancing and celebrating the verdant environment.

"Be among the first to visit ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN as it officially opens at Mounts Botanical Garden," invites Curator/Director Rochelle Wolberg. "This extraordinary exhibit has been seen by 2 million people across the United States, and we are thrilled to now have it here."

From traditional soaring cranes and gliding planes, to galloping ponies, emerging butterflies, and even a boat, Kevin Box takes origami to another level, transforming traditional Japanese topics into museum-quality metal sculptures. ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN features not only his compositions, but also moving collaborations with world-renowned origami artists Robert J. Lang, Te Jui Fu, Beth Johnson, and Michael G. LaFosse.

Special Grand Opening Activities on January 7

To mark the opening of ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN, Mounts will be offering numerous activities for visitors of all ages celebrating both the exhibit and Japanese culture, including:

++ Ronin Taiko Japanese Drum Troupe – performances at 11 am and 1 pm

++ Origami Paper Folding, including flowers, carrots, dogs, tigers, and hearts

++ Cherry Blossom Painting

++ Origami Coloring Book

++ An on-going Collaborative Community Art Project. Visitors will have the opportunity to fold origami hearts and write a wish for themselves, the community, the Garden, or the world. All of the origami wishes will be hung from branches, creating a piece of community art in the Mounts Pavilion.

++ Food Trucks

"Among the thoughtful and inspirational titles of the origami creations at Mounts Botanical Garden are Star Unfolding, Rising Cranes, Pegasus Unfolded, White Bison, Painted Ponies, Emerging Peace, Flying Folds, and more. One highlight of the exhibit is certain to be Master Peace, the 25-foot sculpture representing 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes," adds Wolberg.

Attached Image from ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN:

(Photos courtesy of KevinBoxStudio & Mounts Botanical Garden)

1. Hero's Horse, one of the ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN creations

Available for Interview:

Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director

Mounts Botanical Garden

561.233.1730 / rwolberg@pbcgov.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net