Arts @ the Arb: A Focus on the Artwork of Anne Jaster

Landis Arboretum is grateful to have received many botanical drawings created by the late Anne Jaster, former Board member, naturalist, and a lifelong artist. Her passion for the natural world is visible in each flower, leaf, and stem. Her art, while simple in colors, is rich in detail and showcases the delicacy and individuality of the plant kingdom.

The drawings are currently on display in the gallery connecting the Meeting House and the new Emergency Shelter.

The official opening of the art gallery at the Meeting House complex will be held on Friday, July 29, from 4 to 7 PM. It will be a members-only event. Food and beverages will be served. Please RSVP by email to info@landisarboretum.org or phone 518-875-6935 by July 22.

The Lan­dis Arbore­tum has a his­to­ry rich in the arts since its incep­tion. In the 1950s, it was a meet­ing place for writ­ers of poet­ry and nov­els, dancers, painters, actors, and musi­cians, all using its loca­tion and the beau­ty of nature as the back­drop. Fred Lape, the Arboretum’s founder, was him­self an accom­plished poet and musician. The Arbore­tum con­tin­ues to be a haven for cre­ative minds, wel­com­ing artists of all media: sculp­tors, painters, musi­cians, actors, and writers.