“And we are thrilled to engage two distinguished Richmond artists in creating original installations that will both touch the heart and inspire the imagination. “Garden Glow is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a beautifully reimagined version of the natural and historic landscape at Maymont,” said Parke Richeson, Maymont Executive Director. And back by popular demand will be a giant Shadow Wall, perfect for striking poses! Other interactive features this year include a Big Bright Mega Light array by artist Kevin Aukward, allowing guests to express their own creativity with over 2,000 glowing pegs. In the Japanese Garden, Dobrow will highlight the patterns and textures of animals and plants with a more abstract animation that will play across the natural and man-made structures in the garden. And artist Jeff Dobrow will project an animated light show on the historic water tower by the Carriage House featuring a menagerie of mesmerizing illustrations inspired by Maymont’s plants and rescued wildlife inhabitants. And Maymont has commissioned innovative art installations by local artists: Alfonso Pérez Acostawill engage local school children in a participatory art project to paint designs on lightbulbs that express their “inner glow,” these will hang along with hundreds of the artist’s own hand-painted bulbs, lighting up the interior of the arborvitae grove. In addition to the signature experience of the Japanese Garden presented by Colesville Nursery, the Garden Glow path will wend its way through the historic Italian Garden for the first time. The highlight of Garden Glow is the walking tour that immerses guests in a natural landscape dramatically illuminated from within. Each evening after sunset, people of all ages come together on the Carriage House Lawn, where the Glow Village will offer expanded seating and cozy fire pits, with refreshments from the Glow Bar and a selection of food trucks. Now through November 6, dramatic lighting transforms the historic architecture and gardens into an unforgettable experience for the whole community.

Maymont’s fifth annual Garden Glow is bigger and more imaginative than ever.

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