Event Details

Thursday, September 17, 2026
5:30–7:30 p.m.

McGuffey Art Center
201 2nd St NW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Cocktail Attire

Tickets are now available.
Early access August 3 | Public access August 10

Individual Celebration Ticket  |  $150
Steward Celebration Ticket (two tickets and tax-deductible contribution)  |  $500
Cultivator Celebration Ticket (two tickets and tax-deductible contribution)  |  $1,000

Botanical Art Festival Celebration Host Committee

With gratitude, we recognize the Host Committee for their leadership, participation, and philanthropic support in making the Botanical Art Festival Celebration possible.

Carolyn and Bill Achenbach
Edward and Kathleen Allenby
Carolyn and David Beach
Antoinette and Benjamin Brewster
Catherine and Tyler Brown
Virginia Daugherty
Pam and Frank Edmonds
Maria and Ryan Gall
Maria and Burke Graham
Ashley and Kevin Gundersen
Rusty and Graham Lilly
Keryn and Ted Mathas
Evans and Court Nexsen
Consi and Jud Palmer
Jane-Ashley and Peter Skinner
Joan and Greg Swanberg

Join the Host Committee

Celebrate Art. Support Nature. Grow the Garden.

Celebrate the intersection of art and nature by joining the Host Committee for the Botanical Art Festival Celebration. This special group of supporters helps make the event possible and ensures it continues to grow as the Garden’s most inspiring evening of creativity and community.

A portion of your participation in the Host Committee will support the Garden’s Art Fund, established to acquire art and offer art-centered programming in the Garden for years to come.

Couple Host  |  $1,250
Includes 2 tickets to the Botanical Art Festival Celebration and joint listing on the event invitation and materials.

Patron Host  |  $2,500
Includes an additional 2 tickets for guests.

To be listed as a member of the Host Committee in the printed Botanical Art Festival Celebration invitation, commitments must be received by June 1, 2026.

If you are interested in pledging your participation in the Host Committee with a gift payable by September 1, 2026, please contact Danielle Grieser, Capital Campaign Director, at (434) 953-0060 x5 or d.grieser@piedmontgarden.org.

To join the Host Committee via mail, please make your check payable to the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont and mail to:
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
Attn: Host Committee
P.O. Box 6224, Charlottesville, VA 22906

Botanical Art Festival Sponsors

Support for the Botanical Art Fetsival is provided by Virginia National Bank, Dominion Energy, Grelen, The Market at Grelen, Sentara, Virginia Commission for the Arts, Panorama Natural Burial, Arkwise – Ameriprise Financial, Bloom Real Estate, Poppypointe, ReDesign, The Botanique & Co., Maryann Thompson Architects, Panorama Paydirt, Tourterelle Floral Designs, and Woodard Properties.