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The communications office of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin provides media with timely, accurate information about the Wildflower Center. Below are recent press releases related to Center events and to staff expertise on conservation practices, native plant gardening, nature education, and native plant resources and research findings. For more information or photos beyond those on the newsroom site, please contact:

Communications Director
Saralee Tiede
512.232.0104
stiede@wildflower.org		   Media Manager
Barbra Rodriguez
512.232.0105
brodriguez@wildflower.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 12, 2010

Free Admission January Offers New Exhibits

Event:  The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin offers free admission throughout January to its gardens, art exhibits, store and more. Visitors can enjoy the new Visitors Gallery exhibit that orients guests and the “Anticipation” art exhibit of nature-inspired sculptures and paintings that opened Jan. 9, among other offerings.    When:  The grounds are open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5:30 p.m., Sunday. For hours of the gallery, café and store, go to: http://www.wildflower.org/visit/ Where:  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave. Background: The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center unveils a new interactive exhibit this month as part of its January offerings during free admission month. The contemporary, permanent exhibit in the Visitors Gallery has eight interactive stations that orient people to the Center, inspire action and make the case for native plants and their role in ensuring a sustainable future. Visitors can enjoy meals at the café, shopping for clothing and more at the Center store. A new exhibit by two Texas artists opened Jan. 9. “Anticipation: The Promise of Spring,” the exhibit in the McDermott Learning Center, features remarkable seed and pod sculptures by T.J. Mabrey, and evocative paintings of Vermont winter by Austin-based Eliza Thomas.  

Complementing the new exhibit stations in the Visitors Gallery is a resource center with high-resolution slide shows of wildflowers and computers for learning about native plants in greater detail. The exhibit designed and built by Xibitz Inc. was made possible by the family of Claire Kolodzey, a docent for many years, and by contributions from Heart Sing Foundation, the Lola Wright Foundation and from volunteers. For more information about the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, call 512-232-0100, or visit http://www.wildflower.org. To learn more about the “Anticipation” exhibit, go to: http://www.wildflower.org/exhibits.

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