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Plein-Air Watercolor Workshop with Hoosic River Revival
South Branch of the Hoosic River in North AdamsThe Hoosic River Revival (HRR) is hosting a Plein-air Watercolor Painting Workshop with local artist Corry Buckwalter on the south branch of the Hoosic River in North Adams on Saturday, October 8, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. The event…
The Nolumbeka Project Presents: Full Beaver Moon Gathering
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MAThe Nolumbeka Project presents the annual Full Beaver Moon Gathering in the Great Hall. Meet guest presenter Mashpee Wampanoag artist Robert Peters in celebration of his fabulous “Peskeompskut” painting, recently purchased by the Town of Montague. Raffle drawing of items…
Make a tissue box cozy using upcycled materials!
Old Stone Mill Center 2A Grove Street, Adams, MA, United StatesMake a Tissue Box Cozy using upcycled fabric samples! Join a new class offered by The Old Stone Mill Center, A Zero Waste Maker Space in Adams, MA , with their esteemed guest teacher, Deborah Carter. Participants will make a very stylish…
Make a tissue box cozy using upcycled materials!
Old Stone Mill Center 2A Grove Street, Adams, MA, United StatesMake a Tissue Box Cozy using upcycled fabric samples! Join a new class offered by The Old Stone Mill Center, A Zero Waste Maker Space in Adams, MA , with their esteemed guest teacher, Deborah Carter. Participants will make a very stylish…
Great Hall Reception + Fundraiser: Visions of the Connecticut River Valley
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA1:30 p.m. Puppet parade starts at Peskeompskut Park 2:00—4:00 p.m., Reception in Great Hall Join musicians, artists, and puppeteers in a celebration of the nature of the Connecticut River watershed. The fun begins at1:30 p.m. at Peskeompskut Park where MuZen…
Art Naturally Series
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MADiscover nature through story, poetry, and art in the Great Falls Discovery Center's series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction, and techniques, participants will create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home.…
Art Naturally Series
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MADiscover nature through story, poetry, and art in the Great Falls Discovery Center's series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction, and techniques, participants will create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home.…
Plein-air Watercolor Painting Workshop with Local Artist Corry Buckwalter
River Street Community Garden 229 River Street, North Adams, MA, United StatesThe Hoosic River Revival (HRR) is hosting a plein-air watercolor painting workshop with local artist Corry Buckwalter at the River Street Community Garden alongside the Hoosic River in North Adams (across River Street from The Porches Inn). The event will…
Youth Write-in/Art-in
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands and The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition for a youth write-in/art-in at Sheep Hill. Participants are welcome to wander the property's landscape for inspiration, talk with peers and facilitators, or simply sit to produce. The goal of…
Sketching Birds
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands and local artist Julia Morgan at Sheep Hill for an introduction to sketching birds. Explore the underlying structure, wing anatomy, and markings of birds through drawing. Suggested: bring a sketchbook that is 8” x 10” or…
Great Hall Exhibit: On the Ground and in the Air and in Between
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MAArtist, Amy Dawn Kotel’s exhibit asks: “What do we see and how do we perceive our earth and all who dwell here?” See beauty and strangeness from different angles. DATE: Tuesday, January 23 - Friday, February 23 LOCATION: Great Falls…
If These Artworks Could Talk!
OnlineIf These Artworks Could Talk! Glimpses into the Art, Artists and Collectors Behind the Museum's Collection Look at some of the treasures of bird art in Mass Audubon’s art collection, spanning several centuries, and many genres. Hear the stories of…
Looking Closely: Connections Between Art and Science
OnlineLook closely at the inherent beauty of nature’s microscopic world to see the interplay between art and science. We’ll take a deep dive into some microscopic structures found in nature, such as feathers and pollen attached to native bees, and…
Where are all the Animals Hiding?
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MAFor ages 3–6 and up with a parent or guardian. How do animals stay snug and warm for winter? Investigate hidden winter animal homes through stories, crafts, and activities. Meet in the Great Hall. Weather permitting, there may be outside…
Who Do You Love? Valentines for Wildlife
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MAFor all ages. Make Valentines to give to the ones you love, keep for yourself, or give to your favorite wildlife biologist— all in honor of your favorite animal. Meet at the Welcome Desk. DATE: Saturday, February 11 TIME: 10:00…
Specimen, Sport, and Spirit: Collectors and the Varied Interpretations of Bird Art
OnlineBird art is a collecting category with many branches. Colleene Fesko and Amy Montague will engage in a lively discussion exploring why bird imagery speaks to several, often quite different, audiences—and if, in fact, there is a common denominator. Colleene…
Frank W. Benson: Artist, Ornithologist, Conservationist
OnlineAs a boy, Frank W. Benson spent every free moment tramping the marshes surrounding his boyhood in home in Salem, Massachusetts and sketching the birds that filled them. His first painting, at age 16, was of a snipe. Almost 70 years later,…
Shorebirds in Modern Times: Two Centuries of Art, Science, and Conservation
OnlineSubhankar Banerjee has traveled the world, doing archival and field research (and photography) on shorebirds. His journeys have taken him across the United States to field locations in Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Mexico, and internationally to the Sundarban Tiger…
The Making of a Field Artist
OnlineBarry Van Dusen’s art and career took on an exciting new dimension when he decided to devote himself to drawing and painting nature subjects outdoors—direct from life. Hear about his inspirations and influences, his challenges and setbacks, and his progress…
Reminiscences: A Half-Century Among Carved Birds and Their Collectors
OnlineOver the course of her long career, Gigi Hopkins has seen enormous changes in the world of decoys and miniatures: who collects them, how they are sold, and how they are understood by the art market and by museums and…