Plant Based Storytelling
OSGF
A collection of short stories, poems, and reflections written by participants in the 2023 Plant Based Storytelling short course.
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Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscapes for the Public Good
OSGF
This downloadable exhibit, created by OSGF in partnership with the National Association for Olmsted Parks and Olmsted 200, celebrates the bicentennial of the pioneering landscape architect and social reformer’s birth.
Read MoreHer Words on the World: Perspectives from Six Women Writers
OSGF
Explore the work of six talented environmental and nature writers.
Read MoreFall 2020 Residencies
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The works of our Fall 2020 Artist in Residence cohort.
Read MoreSummer 2020 Residencies
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The works of our Summer 2020 Artist in Residence cohort.
Read MoreFantastic Flora
OSGF
An exhibit about plants and the incredible ways they adapt to thrive in a changing world. Every Friday for the next year, we will release another page from our “Fantastic Flora” collection on this website, and in early 2021, we will make the collection of posters available for download to schools, environmental organizations, and any who wish to use them in their programs.
Read MoreShelter in Art
OSGF
How Artists are Using the Pandemic to Re-examine Their Relationship to the Natural World
Read MoreCultivating History: Food, Crops, and Art
OSGF
A portable loan exhibit tailored to the Virginia Standards of Learning that reveals the untold stories of everyday crops and how the process of sharing, conserving, and documenting plants has continued to shape our human understanding of the natural world.
Read MoreMattioli's Commentarii
OSGF
Books act as agents of change, revolutionizing the ways in which we think, act, and know. One type of book that has advanced our collective knowledge through history is the herbal. This exhibit explore’s one of history’s most influential herbals.
Read MoreThe People and Plants Shaping Modern Medicine
OSGF
Many modern medical breakthroughs have been made through the discovery of plant properties. This exhibit explores the valuable plants and the extraordinary people whose discoveries have changed the world - including people who have overcome societal injustices to achieve scientific recognition.
Read MoreNature's Pharmacy: The Discovery of Medicinal Plants
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From herbs to opium, humankind has used plants to treat illnesses since long before the advent of modern medicine. Today we continue to benefit from and struggle with the properties these plants possess, but it took centuries of experimentation to discover their true nature and pave the way for breakthroughs that have saved countless lives.
Read MoreWomen Botanical Artists
OSGF
Women have played a significant role in the development of plant science through botanical art, yet many have not received due recognition for their work as compared to their male counterparts. Explore the works of women artists ahead of their time whose works are part of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s collections.
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