Artist Talk: Hilton Carter

Location: Walters’ Graham Auditorium

Plant and interior stylist, author, artist, and Instagram sensation Hilton Carter will discuss his artistic practice and the importance of greenery in conversation with Jo Briggs, the Jennie Walters Delano Curator of 18th- and 19th-Century Art. This program will connect majolica, a ceramic form and design phenomenon from the Victorian era and often used to hold plants, to current modes of integrating botanicals in interior spaces. Following this talk will be a Q&A with the artist and a book signing.

This program is held in conjunction with the exhibition Majolica Mania, on view at Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place through August 7.

Carter’s most recent title, Wild Creations, will be available to purchase from the Museum Store.

Please note that this program will be recorded and made available on our YouTube channel at a later date.

About the Artist:

Hilton Carter is a plant/interior stylist, author, and artist. In his best-selling book Wild at Home: How to style and care for beautiful plants, he explains that bringing plants into your home should evoke a similar feeling of calm and a “change in the air,” similar to walking into a plant nursery or greenhouse. Carter’s interest in plants started out as purely practical. His first plant was a fiddle leaf fig named Frank. Since then, he has written and photographed two other best sellers, Wild Interiors: Beautiful plants in beautiful spaces (April 2020) and Wild Creations (April 2021), partnered with Target on the collection Hilton Carter for Target, and just released his Guide to Houseplants, with the Magnolia Network. He has a loyal following on Instagram @hiltoncarter, where he shares his knowledge of plant care and styling with the green loving community.

Please register here for the onsite program: