Maison Millefleurs Closing Night: Paper Flower Giveaway & Workshop

September 21 | 7-9pm 
Maison Millefleurs in Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (20 Battery Place)

Join us for the culminating event of Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky’s outdoor installation, Maison Millefleurs, on September 21st from 7-9pm.

The public is invited to select from an assortment of reusable, LED-lit handmade paper flowers directly from the installation to keep, giving Maison Millefleurs new life as its flowers are dispersed throughout the city. Quantities are limited.

LED Paper Flower Giveaway Information

• RSVP Required: RSVP for one of the four 30-minute time slots available for the giveaway. The start times will be 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30pm. 
• One Flower Per Person: Each RSVP is valid for one (1) LED paper flower only. Multiple RSVPs under the same name are not permitted. RSVPs are non-transferable—the person named must be present to collect their flower.
• Check-In & Timing: Please arrive 5–15 minutes before your reserved time slot. Staff will check you in and direct your designated line.
• Selection: During your time slot, you’ll have up to one minute inside the installation to choose your flower. Specific arrangements cannot be guaranteed.
• Grace Period: RSVPs will be honored for up to 5 minutes after your slot ends. After that, flowers will be released to the walk-up line.
• Walk-Ups Welcome: If RSVPs are full, walk-up guests may receive flowers on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
• If you RSVP and can no longer attend the event, please cancel your RSVP at least 24 hours before the event via your Eventbrite reservation. 

Paper Flower-Making Workshop (7–8:30pm)

Drop in anytime to create your own paper flower. Kits will be provided while supplies last. No RSVP required.

Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky, based in New York and Toronto respectively, have worked collaboratively since 2004. Their work has increasingly incorporated communal aspects of craft, such as DIY tutorial videos, and virtual crafting bees. Their video project Crafts Abyss was hosted by the Museum of Arts & Design (NYC, 2021). Other recent activities include the Odette Sculpture Residency at York University (Toronto, 2022), a major temporary outdoor work for OpenArt (Orebro, Sweden, 2022), as well as solo exhibitions at Susan Hobbs Gallery (Toronto, 2023), The Arts Center at Governors Island (NYC, 2023), Owens Art Gallery (Sackville, 2024), and the Esker Foundation (Calgary, 2024). Their work is represented in public collections including the Musee d’art Contemporain de Montreal, Vancouver Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada.

This project is presented in partnership with Battery Park City Authority.