Experience Smith-Gilbert Gardens’ two-month-long outdoor exhibit, Art Blooms, surrounded by beautiful flowers! Celebrate spring with various art installations, games, events, and more throughout April and May 2026.

Smith-Gilbert Gardens and the City of Kennesaw invite the community to experience Art Blooms 2026 – Inherent Resilience: Healing Through Art and Nature, a two-month, citywide celebration of creativity, connection, and renewal. Taking place throughout April and May, Art Blooms transforms gardens, parks, trails, and public spaces into immersive art experiences that explore how art and nature inspire healing and growth.

During Art Blooms, the permanent collection will be complemented by a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibit showcasing regional artists, along with specially painted wooden eggs created by students from Cobb County high schools, highlighting student creativity and artistic expression.

Members of the community may participate in the Art Blooms scavenger hunt. Participants can pick up scavenger hunt cards at several participating locations, including 1885 Grill, Lazy Guy Distillery, Smith-Gilbert Gardens, the Southern Museum and ETO Martial Arts. Each location will stamp the card once. Once the card is filled with stamps, participants should drop it off at City Hall, 2529 J.O. Stephenson Avenue, by Friday, May 29 by 4 p.m. for a chance to win prizes. Prizes, donated by local businesses, can be redeemed at Smith-Gilbert Gardens.

A full schedule programs, workshops, and performances will take place throughout the exhibit, including:
• April 4: Art in the Garden for Kids
• April 11: Creative Photography
• April 11: Garden Learning Series – Edible Elegance
• April 15: Spring Plein Air Paint Out with Jeff Surace
• April 17,18, 24, 25: KSU Theatre and Performance Studies Department presents The Beauty Project: Through the Looking Glass
• April 25: Art Hatch Spring Arts Festival
• May 2: Art in the Garden for Kids
• May 13: Spring Plein Air Paint Out with Jeff Surace
• May 16: Insect Pinning and Other Natural Wonders