In June 2024, Maine Audubon and Monson Arts offered a three-day retreat titled “Creativity Workshop: Exploring Borestone’s Mountains, Ponds, and Old Growth Forests through nature journaling, storytelling, and artistic expression” at Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary, led by Maine Audubon Director of Conservation Sally Stockwell and Melissa Sweet, illustrator and Maine Master naturalist. Here, Sally writes […]
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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 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 […]
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 […]
Maine Audubon Invites Plein Air Painters to Apply for Brush with Nature
Maine Audubon is pleased to announce a very special event for this fall. In place of our annual Nature of Craft Show, 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. Juried artists will paint at the eight Maine […]
And the Winners of the 2019 Maine Junior Duck Stamp Are…
A host of talented young artists gathered at L.L. Bean on Saturday for the announcement of the winners of the 2019 Maine Junior Duck Stamp challenge. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with assistance from Maine Audubon, the Junior Duck Stamp challenge asks young Mainers from Kindergarten through High School to submit […]
Craft Fairs, Retreats, and the Gilsland Farm Gallery
Art at Maine Audubon Last winter’s issue of Habitat magazine focused on the connection between Maine Audubon and art. Love of the natural world and love of artistic pursuits both run deep in Maine, and the legacy of John James Audubon and his illustrations forever connects the two. This confluence encourages us to explore new […]
Art & Audubon: Our Partnership with MECA
Art and Audubon have a rich history. This dates all the way back to John James Audubon, whose wide acclaim as a painter helped raise awareness about these species and inspire international bird conservation efforts.�Maine Audubon continues to draw on this legacy by featuring the work of local photographers and painters on the walls at […]