Celebrate Nature, Art and Creativity in Maine.
Wendell Gilley delighted in helping others find connections with nature and creativity. Our Museum sustains his legacy through vibrant art exhibitions and a wide range of hands-on creative and educational programs for all ages.
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People-Nature-Art April 30 with Jennifer Moxley, Poet & Essayist
A California native, Jennifer has taught at the University of Maine-Orono since 2000 where she has served as Director of Creative Writing, co-advisor to The Open Field, and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies. She is an award-winning poet and author of seven books of poetry, a book of essays, and a memoir. Her work has been included in two Norton Anthologies and in The Best American Poetry 2002. In 2005 she was granted the Lynda Hull Poetry Award from Denver Quarterly, and in 2015 her book The Open Secret was awarded the Poetry Society of America’s William Carlos Williams award and was a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. For this PNA, she will be discussing her book For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds, a blend of literary criticism and memoir that recounts a life spent in the company of birds and poems, intimately attuned to the mysteries of singing.
This will be an in-person event with special host Carl Little, but can also be attended online. We will send a Zoom link to those who choose the online option when reserving space. There will be an artist reception at 6pm.
People-Nature-Art is a monthly series that brings artists, writers, carvers, and creative types of all kinds to the Gilley to explore how nature and art interact in their work, and how their art impacts their own approach to nature.
Cyanotype Workshop with Jenn Booher April 27
Cyanotype, also called sun-printing, is an early photographic process that produces blue and white prints. It is usually done in bright sunlight, but can also produce beautiful images on overcast days, and can be done indoors with a specialized UV light. You’ll have a chance to try both sunlight and artificial light.
In this 2-hour workshop, we will work with 5x7 watercolor paper and will use a variety of objects, including feathers, dried ferns, evergreen branches, paper snowflakes, and chandelier prisms to make winter woodland-inspired scenes.
Jennifer Booher is an artist and photographer from Bar Harbor. She has been a Resident Artist with Acadia National Park since 2015, and artist-in-residence with the MDI Historical Society since 2018.
New Exhibit debuts May 17
An exciting new exhibit debuts at the Wendell Gilley Museum on Friday, May 17. Inspired Flight brings together 48 works across diverse media that highlight our complex relationship with birds as well as the varying ways in which artists have engaged with and interpreted birds throughout the history of art. This exhibition showcases some of the most important works from the unique collection of the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon, including a bald eagle that is part of Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species portfolio.
People-Nature-Art with Marc Fink, Printmaker and Painter
Marc's art depicts mostly maritime or mountain themes, as this is where he spends most of his time enjoying the outdoors. An artist for most of his life, he holds bachelor's and master's degrees in fine art. Marc spends much of the year traveling, sometimes doing weekend art festivals, and exhibiting through select galleries. Traveling overseas enhances his artist's perspectives of the world. Marc also produces The Bar Harbor Fine Arts Festivals.
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"Coming Home" with Kay Liss: A Conversation & Book Signing
Plein Air: Kelley Farm and Marsh
All Ages Paint 'n' Sip: Watercolor Puffins
Paint 'n' Sip: Northern Lights and Mountain Silhouettes
Paint 'n' Sip: Whale and Boat
Plein Air: Acadia Rocks near Thunder Hole
All-Ages Paint 'n' Sip: Celebrating Barbara Cooney-Mrs Rumphius Inspired Watercolors
Paint 'n' Stretch: Relaxing Watercolor Tree Paths
Plein Air: Watercolor Trees at the Charlotte Rhoades Butterfly Gardens
All Ages Paint 'n' Sip: Watercolor and Ink Dragonfly
Paint 'n' Sip: TreeStrewn Landscape
Paint 'n' Stretch: Mini Foliage and Fern Watercolors
Paint 'n' Sip: Echo Lake Night Sky with Milky Way
Paint 'n' Sip: Somes Sound Landscape in Blues and Greens
All Ages Paint 'n' Sip: Watercolor Snail and Mushrooms
Paint 'n' Stretch: Painting Robins in Watercolor
Cyanotype and Sip Workshop
Family Cyanotype Workshop with Jenn Booher
Paint 'n' Sip: Whimsical Mushrooms in Watercolor and Ink
All Ages Paint 'n' Sip: Bubble Painting & Texture in Watercolor
Bas Relief Jars
People-Nature-Art with Nell Parker, 'Forest Floor' Painter
People-Nature-Art with Lucy Kalian, Painter
People-Nature-Art with Bonnie Chase, Natural Materials Artist
People-Nature-Art with Josh Brewer, Carver & Sculptor
People-Nature-Art with Matt Aeberhard, Documentary Filmmaker
People-Nature-Art with Gina Sawin, Painter
People-Nature-Art with Rick Alley, Jr., Duck Stamp Painter
People-Nature-Art with Marc Fink, Printmaker and Painter
People-Nature-Art April 30 with Jennifer Moxley, Poet & Essayist
Intro to Bird Carving
Intro to Bird Carving
Cyanotype Workshop with Jenn Booher April 27