Mrs Delany and her Circle December 8th at The Yale Centre for British Art. The lecture begins at 12:30. Lunch is at 1:30. Please let Nancy know if you plan to attend so she can finalise the reservations. For further information on Mrs. Delany and her Circle click this link.
Storm King and Stonecrop - October 14
Storm King Art Centre -
"Widely known as one of the world's outstanding sculpture parks, the Storm King Art Center is located approximately one hour north of New York City, in New York's Hudson Valley. The Art Center's permanent collection of sculpture, dating from 1945 to the present, includes works by many of the twentieth century's most influential artists, integrated into a pristine, 500-acre landscape of rolling hills, fields, and woodlands."
www.stormking.org
Stonecrop Gardens
"Stonecrop Gardens is located in Cold Spring, New York and was originally the home of Anne and Frank Cabot. Stonecrop became a public garden in 1992 under the direction of Caroline Burgess.
At its windswept elevation of 1,100 feet in the Hudson Highlands Stonecrop enjoys a Zone 5 climate. The display gardens cover an area of approximately 12 acres and comprise a diverse collection of gardens and plants including woodland and water gardens, a grass garden, raised alpine stone beds, cliff rock gardens, and an enclosed English-style flower garden. Additional features include a Conservatory, display Alpine House, Pit House with an extensive collection of choice dwarf bulbs, and systematic order beds representing over 50 plant families."
www.stonecrop.org