The Garden of Life and Death

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The Garden of Life and Death
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The Stephen & Peter Sachs Museum invites art teachers throughout the St. Louis, MO region to submit artworks by their students answering the directive below for inclusion of student art in the Sachs Museum exhibition The Garden of Life and Death: The Symbolism & Solace of Funerary Plants.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all art teachers/educators with students in the St. Louis, Missouri region.
DIRECTIVE: Imagine, design, and create a two-dimensional (2D) portrait interpretation of a loved one (person or animal) who has passed away and was important to you. Please make sure to include plants to commemorate them—perhaps some that they enjoyed the most or was their favorite. Artwork will be submitted digitally so please ensure details are clear for the best quality submission.
ENTRY RULES:1. Only original student work will be shown, and must be completed in 2026. No videos or 3D work (sculptures) will be considered however photos of 3D works will be considered if submitted. Works will be accepted in the form of painting, drawing, printmaking, or 2-D mixed media but to be submitted digitally at 300dpi or higher.2. Digital files should not be larger than 10x15 inches for file size. The selected artworks will be printed to this size for display in the exhibition and will be installed in the Lower Level Gallery at the Sachs Museum on the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Garden as part of a larger exhibition on how plants have been used in funerary commemoration.3. All submissions should be submitted digitally (300 dpi). If this is a hardship, please contact Nezka Pfeifer (npfeifer@mobot.org) to make alternative arrangements.4. COMPLETE entry form information must be submitted with each artwork submitted for consideration. This means it also will need to get submitted through the digital platform, so please have it ready to upload as part of the submission. Work submitted without complete information will not be considered for exhibition.5. Maximum number of submissions: TWENTY (20) submissions per art teacher per school.6. Art teachers will be emailed a link to a submission platform after the intent for participation is confirmed. 7. All work submitted will be subject to a juried competition for inclusion in the final exhibition. Submitting a work does not guarantee it will appear in the exhibition.8. Works will not be for sale to the public.
ENTRY FEE: THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE.
LIABILITY: All possible care will be taken in the handling and replication of entries. Entrants accept that the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum and the Missouri Botanical Garden, and its staff, employees, volunteers, and governing boards are not responsible for loss or damage of any entry. We reserve the right to use the images chosen for the exhibition to promote the museum exhibition in all forms of media (printed, social, or televised).
TIMELINE: Exhibition: The Garden of Life and Death: Student Community Art at MOBOT Date on View: May 7, 2027 to March 31, 2028 Location: Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical GardenIntent to Participate Due: September 18, 2026Art teachers receive digital submission link: November 2, 2026Deadline for Submissions (DIGITAL): December 11, 2026Selection of Artworks: January 2027Notification of selections to teachers: Early February 2027Exhibition installation: April 2027

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