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Calling All Floral Artists!

The Cincinnati Art Museum invites you to apply for Art in Bloom 2026, an exciting four-day celebration where floral artistry meets fine art. This is your chance to be part of a transformative experience capturing the beauty of art and nature in unique floral installations and delighting museum audiences.

Ready to be part of Art in Bloom 2026? Submit your application today!
Deadline to submit: Monday, January 12, 2026

Apply for Art in Bloom 2026

 

Art in Bloom

April 23–26, 2026

Art in Bloom is an event where floral artists from across the globe are selected to interpret artworks with bloom-inspired designs. Set against the backdrop of the museum’s art-filled galleries, floral installations bring fresh perspectives to the works of art, creating an immersive experience for all ages. The 2026 event will feature floral displays throughout the museum, interactive workshops, and exclusive programming designed to captivate and inspire. Museum visitors can enjoy the floral displays for free during open hours. Some related programs are ticketed.

Art in Bloom 2026 is co-chaired by Litany Webster and Missy Byrne.

 

Floral Art Selection Jury

Asha Ama Bias-Daniels

Cincinnati-based fashion designer and artist

Asha Ama Bias-Daniels is a couture fashion designer and Project Runway All Star who designs fashions “reminding us of who we are.” The Cincinnati-born artist has shown her work at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, and Freedom Center, and nationally at Madison Square Garden, the BET Awards, and the Academy of Country Music Awards. Bias-Daniels has designed for best-selling artists Zendaya, Little Big Town, and Lizzo and premiered costumes for dance productions, including at the Cincinnati Ballet and Parsons Dance NY. In 2024 she debuted the first-ever three-night fashion show for BLINK, the nation's largest public light and art event. Giving back to the community, Bias-Daniels created a Parisian-themed fashion show in partnership with the Dragonfly Foundation Grand Gala to benefit pediatric cancer patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The City of Cincinnati proclaimed April 14 as “Asha Ama Bias-Daniels Day” when she served as Duncanson Artist in Residence at the Taft Museum in 2021.

Amy Miller Dehan

Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at CAM

Amy Miller Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, joined the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2001. In her role, Dehan researches, displays, and continues to build the museum’s collections of American and European decorative arts dating from 1400 to the present. She has curated more than 30 exhibitions on Cincinnati art, contemporary craft, folk art, American silver, musical instruments, British decorative arts, American Modernism, and contemporary design. Dehan has received the Victorian Society of America’s Ruth Emery Publication Award for her scholarship on Cincinnati silver and most recently earned the Association of Art Museum Curators’ Award for Excellence for the digital exhibition Joseph Urban: Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom. Currently, Dehan serves as President of the Decorative Arts Society, Inc., a New York-based non-profit engaging museum professionals, academics, collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts in the appreciation and study of decorative arts and design from the past to the present. 

Pam Kravetz

Cincinnati-based, nationally recognized artist

With Pam Kravetz, contemporary art is not a spectator sport—it is understandable, accessible, interactive, and community oriented. Truly, she is inspired by the beauty in the chaos of the everyday. Kravetz’s artwork ranges from performance art to street art and mural installations to monumental memory quilts. An active member of Cincinnati’s arts community, she has served as the Art Director of the BLINK Parade, a co-liaison to the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2023 Conference, and a board member of ArtWorks, the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and the Ish Festival. The Contemporary Arts Center, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Weston Art Gallery have all exhibited Kravetz’s work. The recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, Kravetz—along with her alter ego Pinky Shears, the notorious mastermind of the Yarn-Bombing Collective—is always up for the next larger-than-life art bonanza!

Jay Logan

Owner and Founder of Florality

Jay Logan is the owner and lead designer of Florality, a boutique floral studio based in Cincinnati’s Hyde Park neighborhood. With more than 25 years of experience and a background in landscape design, Logan brings a deep understanding of plants, seasonality, and composition to his floral work. A former band and color guard teacher, he continues to share his love of creative expression by leading workshops on flowers and gardening. Logan grows many of the blooms featured in Florality’s arrangements, reflecting his belief that great design is inspired by nature.

Susan McLeary

Owner and Founder of Passionflower Sue, Floral Educator and Author

Susan McLeary is a floral designer, artist, and instructor who creates unusual, boundary-pushing floral art including elaborate headpieces, floral wearables, and large-scale floral installations. Her soulful, seasonally inspired creations have been described as exquisite living artwork. A passionate teacher, McLeary offers instruction for new and professional florists through her online classes, “Virtual Studio,” membership, and through destination workshops. McLeary’s work has been featured in leading industry publications and websites including Martha Stewart Weddings, Cosmopolitan, SELF, Flower, Florist’s Review, The Knot, My Modern Met, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Belle Armoire, Midwest Living, and Fusion Flowers. She is the author of two books: The Art of Wearable Flowers and Flowers for All, both published by Chronicle Books.

 

Art in Bloom Co-Chairs

Litany Webster

A smiling white woman with brown hair wearing a swirly green and white top.

Missy Byrne