Art Exhibits
Botanical works of art ranging from photography to mixed media to oil and acrylic paintings grace the walls of the Evjue Commons at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Art exhibits are on display year-round and are open Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Gallery Sundays are made possible by a gift from William Wartmann.
See what is on exhibit 
Apply for an Exhibit
Thank you for expressing interest in doing an exhibit at Olbrich Gardens. We have a small committee that reviews submissions and selects the artists to be exhibited. We are currently booked through 2009.
If you are interested in doing an exhibition, we would like to see samples of your work. It would be great if you have a web site that we could view or if you could send us slides or a CD of some of your work. If it seems that Olbrich is a good match for your work, we will contact you about a show date. If offered a show at Olbrich, samples of your work will be kept for promotional purposes. If the committee feels your artwork is not a good fit at this time, samples will be returned.
A few other points about our exhibit space:
- Our gallery is in the Evjue Commons, which is a rental and program
space. When the Commons is in use for a program or event, the public
is not allowed to view the exhibit. The only time that is guaranteed
for public viewing of the exhibition is Sundays from 11 a.m. -
5 p.m.
- Our exhibit space is big. We typically need 20 - 25 professionally
framed pieces to fill the space. We exhibit only two-dimensional
works. We cannot exhibit sculpture because there is no way to safely
exhibit three-dimensional works.
- Olbrich receives a 20-percent commission on any works sold during
the course of an exhibition. Olbrich's Growing Gifts Shop does
not stock, display, or sell additional prints of the works included
in the exhibit.
- Artists may host their own rent-free opening reception on the
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening prior to the opening Sunday.
- Olbrich promotes all exhibitions through news releases and the
Olbrich Gardens newsletter.
If you have any other questions about having an exhibit at Olbrich, or would like to submit samples for consideration, please contact:
Katy Plantenberg
Public Relations & Special Events Assistant
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
Madison, WI 53704
phone: 608-245-3675
fax: 608-246-4719
kplantenberg@cityofmadison.com
