Brush with Nature 2024 Update In 2024, Maine Audubon is moving away from the plein air painting, gallery show, and fundraiser structure.� Instead, we invite you to participate in Brush with Nature Maker Day on Saturday, August 24, 10 am to 2 pm, at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth. The event will be a casual day […]
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Apply to be an Environmental Education Assistant with our summer day camps
Are you a 15- to 17-year-old who wants to explore outdoors, play games, and create art with campers this summer? Do you want to build skills, gain experience, and have fun while volunteering? If so, we hope you�ll apply to be an Environmental Education Assistant (EEA) with Maine Audubon�s summer day camps for children ages […]
Summer Camp Registration opens March 4 & 5
It’s hard to believe we’re already gearing up for summer camps! Here is all the information you need to prepare for summer camp sign-ups opening this March! Online summer camp registration will fall on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5 at 7 pm EST. Registration will be split by age group with Preschool (Sprouts […]
Brush with Nature benefit exhibition and sale shares a wealth of creative inspiration
Fall is here and with it the smell of apples, leaves, pumpkin spice and . . . paint? Maine Audubon’s Brush (and weave and sculpt) with Nature benefit exhibition and sale opens October 6 and runs through November 12 at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth. Earlier this spring, 28 artists were selected to participate […]
Announcing the Brush with Nature Artists and Maker Days!
Summer, the season of creation, growth, and spending as much time as possible outside, is upon us! For the third year, we are pleased to present the Brush with Nature featured artists:� Claire Baldwin Deena Ball Jessica Barzell M.J. Benson Michael Boardman Michael Brown Christina Davis Jeannette Steele Esposito Erin McGee Ferrell Eric Glass Sara […]
Come Have a Brush with Nature
People connect with nature in many ways. Some go for long hikes�like Nelson Daigle, who, at age 84, just climbed Borestone Mountain for the 200th time!� Others spend hours gardening, bringing native plants home to create a robust habitat for birds and insects. Some connect with nature by canoeing, birding, or participating in community science […]
Announcing 2022 Brush with Nature Artists
Maine Audubon is pleased to announce the selection of 26 Maine-based artists who will participate in the 2022 Brush with Nature: Plein Air Painting Event and Art Auction fundraiser. We received twice as many applicants as last year and are excited to see this event grow. Thanks to Christian Adame, Peggy L. Osher Director of […]
Brush with Nature Returns in Summer 2022
Brush with Nature: Plein Air Event and Art Auction 2022 Maine Audubon is pleased to announce the return of Brush with Nature: Plein Air Event and Art Auction. We are inviting plein air painters to be inspired by nature at our sanctuaries and create art outdoors to engage visitors in the artistic process. The paintings […]
Poetry, Art, and Nature come together at Gilsland Farm
Words, art, and nature combined for a very special event last week, In the Shadow of a Pine: Black Poets from Maine Respond to David Driskell. On a warm summer evening, visitors to Gilsland Farm Audubon Center were treated to a selection of poetry as five poets gave readings at three locations around the sanctuary. […]