The exhibition Radiant Light: Shadow Sculpture of California Native Plants will become Radiant Nights on select dates through November and December. The twelve sculptures created by artist Pamela Burgess will be illuminated to create a new viewing experience. Pamela will lead evening tours during which she will explain how her sculptures were created.
Radiant Nights at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
The Garden will be open from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. on the following Fridays and Saturdays. Please bring a flashlight for your walk to and from the exhibit trail. Admission: $8 non-members / Members Free
- November 12-13, 19-20, 26-27
- December 3-4, 10-11, 17-18
Evening Tours with Pamela Burgess
Meet the artist. Find out how this unique exhibition was created. Enjoy light refreshments. Members $15 / Non-members $18
- Thursday, November 18 (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Tuesday, December 14 (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Visit Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden online for more information.
ArtPlantae Today 
This is a terrific show and should not be missed by anyone able to visit the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens. Several of these pieces are of special note: a wall with a red plastic vase and plant cuttings showing out of it, a long printed fabric wrapped onto a tree, and a submerged sheet with plant shadows in a reflecting pool. Pamela Burgess makes very sophisicated art out of the natural environment. This not your ordinary botanical garden illustration. It is a marvelous statement about light through nature.
I saw the show twice, once in the afternoon and once in the morning. Each time was a different experience. Visitors are able to leave comments in a unique way too. This is a nice touch.