Plant Matter, a group exhibition with a focus on flora and biomaterial matter and a secondary focus on invasive plants and the effects of climate change, opens at the Walter Meade Gallery at the Roxbury Arts Center with an Artist Reception on Saturday, August 17 at 4:00p. Featuring the work of twenty local and regional artists, Plant Matter explores all aspects of plant life and decay, from representational works to art made with plant pigments or constructed using found organic materials. Works included in this exhibit span a wide range of media-- painting, print, lithograph, collage, sculpture, ceramic and sound.