PHOTO GALLERY: S/ART/Q's Avant Garden Exhibition opening reception

Melanie Dutoit and Muff Calderon look at Tom Stephenses photo, "Grand Entrance", Friday, Jan. 13 at the opening reception of S/ART/Q's Avant Garden at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Joseph Arnegger's "With full hands" had an actual orchid blooming out of the piece.

Ariana Franco's piece "Lovers Draped in Flowers"

Irene and Gary Gorman

Tom Stephenses "Grand Entrance" painting mimicked his black and white "Grand Entrance" photograph.

Brian Haverlock and Sabrina Small pose with Small's parents, Jeanie and Harvey Small, Friday, Jan. 13 at the opening reception of S/ART/Q's Avant Garden at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Joseph Arnegger and Tom Stephens pose in front of Arnegger's piece "With full hands".

Bruce Holst, Toscano De Brito, Daniel Perales and Jeannie Perales

"Coming Attraction" by Amy Willimson Miller

Jen Nuget's "Bound Sprouts 5"

Tom Stephenses "Orchid Room"

The crowd enjoyed drinks from The Shamrock and some finger food outside, Friday, Jan. 13 at the opening reception of S/ART/Q's Avant Garden at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Jeff Schwartz's series of watercolor paintings hung together, vertically on a wall.

Marilynn Shelley and Lynn Halk

Nathan Skiles and Jeff Schwartz pose in front of one of Skileses birdhouses.

Sabrina Small's "Walk to me"

Kevin Spreitz talks to Arian Franco about her work, Friday, Jan. 13 at the opening reception of S/ART/Q's Avant Garden at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Steven Strenk's "The perfect flower"

Gil Turner and Diane Schanako-Turner