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April 19, 10 am - 12 pm @ Irvington Farmer's Market
Come paint a giant butterfly!
... And plant our pollinator gardens!
The Butterfly Sculptures will be on display April 19-May 31, with the gardens staying on display till September (Concept shown above)
The Butterfly Gallery: A Living Exhibition
The Butterfly Gallery: A Living Exhibition
This spring, Main Street transforms into a living gallery that merges high-impact public art with essential environmental function. The Butterfly Gallery is a collaborative effort by the Irvington Arts & Culture Committee, Irvington Green, and the Pollinator Pathway to turn high-traffic village corners into vital habitats. Designed as a repeatable and scalable model, these ten installations provide a visible platform for community education. While the artist-painted sculptures will be auctioned off on May 31, the native pollinator gardens will remain in place through the fall to support our local ecosystem during the peak migration seasons.
Meet the Artists
Meet the Artists
The exhibition features ten butterflies fabricated from marine-grade plywood, each serving as a unique canvas for local talent. Our artists have drawn inspiration from global art history icons, resulting in a diverse "walking gallery" that stretches from the North end of Main Street down toward the station.
Visitors can explore Enissa D. Acevedo’s Corazon Libre, inspired by Frida Kahlo, or find the vibrant, pop-art energy of Kristin Mann’s Radiant Joy, which pays homage to Keith Haring. Other works include Joana Ricou’s impressionistic take on Claude Monet, Laura Saracino’s Van Gogh-inspired patterns, and Kristina Schmidt’s Painted Lady, which reflects the bold floral textures of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Corazon Libre by Enissa D. Acevedo, inspired by Frida Kahlo
A flutter of color by Gloria Marrero, inspired by Yayoi Kusama
Dali by Angelica Schmidt, inspired by Salvador Dali
Floating Wings by Joana Ricou, inspired by Monet (joanaricou.com)
Radiant Joy by Kristin Mann, inspired by Keith Haring
By Melissa Gilbert, inspired by Victor Vasarely
Vince by Laura Saracino, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh (@lsaracinoart)
15 minutes of Fame by Al Villacara, inspired by Andy Warhol (@av_art_works)
Spirit by Selene Smerling, inspired by Barry W Vaguard (www.selenesmerling.com)
Painted Lady by Kristina Schmidt, inspired by Georgia O'Keefe (@kristinaschmidtart)
The Pollinator Pathway: Gardens with a Purpose
The Pollinator Pathway: Gardens with a Purpose
Designed by our friends at Irvington Green, the gardens will have both high-impact seasonal color and a measurable ecological benefit even in a small footprint!
Each garden is a powerhouse of biodiversity. Each uses a "vertical layering" strategy that includes focal plants like Purple Coneflower, supporting species like Butterfly Weed, and native grasses to ensure the habitat sustains life throughout the full growing season. These species are regionally appropriate natives that co-evolved with our local insects, providing the specific nectar and pollen that common ornamental plants often lack. From the early spring blooms of Moss Phlox to the late-summer arrival of New England Asters, these gardens are designed to be as resilient as they are visually dynamic - chosen to have a 'staggered blooming' schedule.
These installations serve as a critical link in the Pollinator Pathway, a regional initiative creating connected corridors of pesticide-free habitat. By linking public spaces like our Main Street corridor, these pathways allow butterflies, bees, and birds to move safely through fragmented landscapes to find the food and shelter they need to reproduce.
The Butterfly Gallery Pollinator Garden Exhibit is a project of the Irvington Arts & Cultures Committee in Partnership with Irvington Green.
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