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 …
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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 …
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 …
Poets have power to connect us to Juneteenth, Borestone, and the land
This Juneteenth, we’re thinking about words. We know how much power even one small word has. No one understands that better than a poet. A few years ago, we hosted a wonderful event in which five poets read works they had written in response to paintings by artist David Driskell. One of those …
Take flight in Rockland at the Harbor Square Gallery
Maine Audubon’s mission has always embraced the connection between art and nature, and we are delighted to be partnering with others who share that focus as well. This summer, Harbor Square Gallery in Rockland has curated an exhibition of fine art that features birds as subject matter, by national …
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, …
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, …
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 …
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 …