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August 29, 2024 | Sarasota, FL – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ 44th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition, presented in partnership with the Observer Media Group, is now on view in a virtual gallery that can be accessed at selby.org. The show includes...
Year-Long Schedule of Exhibitions, Programs, and Special Events Delivers Robust Line-Up August 28, 2024 | Sarasota, FL – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens officially kicks-off its season with a year-long schedule of special exhibitions, programs, and exciting events. As...
July 25, 2024 | Sarasota, FL., - Today, TIME reveals the annual list of the World's Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations around the globe. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was one of only eight places to visit in the United States that made...
Call for submissions to open Aug. 5–12, with virtual gallery on view Aug. 29–Sept. 30 SARASOTA, FL. | July 22, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present its 44th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition from August 29 through September 30. This year’s...
The Board of Trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has elected three new members to their governing Board of Trustees. Businessman Ali Bahaj, executive Hosana Fieber, and entrepreneur and economist, Richard Sandor, will each serve a three-year term on the Board...
Selby Gardens Postures as International Model for Sustainability A pinnacle solar panel ‘Power On’ moment has arrived at the 15-acre bayfront sanctuary, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, the World’s First Net Positive Energy Botanical Garden...
SARASOTA, FL., June 13, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce its summer exhibition, The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections, on view inside the Museum of Botany & the Arts at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, July 20, 2024,...
A tiny new plant species reaffirms the “miraculous” survival of Western Ecuador’s ravished biodiversity June 11, 2024, Sarasota, FL. | Selby Gardens research botanist, John L. Clark, is the lead author describing a new plant species, Amalophyllon miraculum, in...
Sarasota, FL.| April 30, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is excited to announce Zuleima Martinez of Sarasota as the award recipient of the inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship. Martinez will be graduating on May 3 with an associate’s degree from...
SARASOTA, FL., April 24, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced the appointment of Nancy Seijas-Kipnis, as Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing. Since Kipnis’s arrival in this executive leadership role, her priorities have included...