Nature is beautiful and it’s bountiful. You can find nature’s bounty everywhere you look! Whether it’s flowers, fields, plants, greenery, fruits, vegetables, insects, or anything create by Mother Nature, it’s beauty is undeniable and provides wonderful subject matter for artwork!

The “Nature’s Bounty” exhibit opens to the public online and by appointment from January 4, 2021 through March 25, 2021. There will not be a First Friday opening reception for this exhibition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, Buttonwood Art Space and Kansas City Community Gardens (KCCG). will host a series of “mini events” throughout the exhibition. Additionally, tours are available by appointment only at https://buttonwoodartspace.com/show/nature-s-bounty. This exhibit features 178 different works of art by 110 different artists. Artwork in this exhibit features a wide variety of mediums and subject matter. Each piece of original artwork featured depicts nature and things found in nature. Artwork includes paintings, photography, mixed media, fiber and 3D works.

KCCG’s mission is to empower and inspire low-income households, community groups, and schools in the Kansas City Metropolitan area to grow their own vegetables and fruit. KCCG provides free gardening workshops, technical assistance, garden supplies, and other resources to individuals, families, neighborhood organizations, nonprofit agencies, and other groups throughout the metropolitan Kansas City area through the Self-Help Gardening (Rent A Plot & Home Gardens) and Community Partner Gardens programs.

In addition, KCCG’s Schoolyard Gardens program staff help schools to create and grow gardens to improve students’ knowledge about nutrition and the importance of fresh fruits and vegetables to a healthy diet.