5/18/2010
 The Tulip Allure in Art and Horticulture
Roundtable Discussion of the Book The Tulip
Tuesday, May 18, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
A panel will lead discussion of the bestseller The Tulip by Anna Pavord. Topics include connections between art, botany, economics, cultural history and social issues. Participants are encouraged to read the book in advance. Light refreshments. International Museum Day event. In collaboration with Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark Collections program. Free.
The panel will be moderated by Andy Coughlan, Editor of ISSUE arts magazine, exhibiting artist and Assistant Director of Student Publications, Lamar University. The panelists include Mary Baswell, English major and current McNair Scholar, Lamar University; Jason Duncan, B.A. (English), senior McNair Scholar, Lamar University; Holly Hanson, B.S. (Plant Science and Horticulture), Volunteer Coordinator/Tour Coordinator at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center; Scott Hasty, master florist, J SCOTTS AFLORIST; Ann Hoffpauir, artist; Dr. Elena Ivanova, Chief Educator at the Stark Museum of Art; Michael Saar, Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian, Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University; and Dr. Seven J. Zani, Associate Professor of English and Chair of English and Modern Languages, Lamar University. The panel will invite audience participation. The discussion will be held in the Museum Lobby, followed by viewing of exhibition Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark Collections.
The Tulip by Anna Pavord is available for purchase at the stores of the Stark Museum of Art and Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center.
The roundtable discussion is scheduled to celebrate International Museum Day. Museum Day is observed internationally to recognize that museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples. The theme for 2010 is “Museums and Social Harmony” and acknowledges that museums are in position to address the urgent need for safeguarding cultural diversity and bio-diversity as the common heritage of humanity.
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