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In place of Maine Audubon’s annual Nature of Craft Show, plein air painters are being invited to be inspired by nature at Audubon sanctuaries in September to create art outdoors and engage visitors in the artistic process.
Audubon invites artists to ‘Brush with Nature’
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FALMOUTH In place of Maine Audubon’s annual “Nature of Craft” show, the organization invites plein air painters to be inspired at the aububon’s sanctuaries and create art outdoors to engage visitors in the artistic process.
Juried artists can paint at the eight Maine Audubon sanctuaries from Sept. 9 to 12, with an auction Sept. 24 and 25. Maine Audubon has a long and rich history of supporting and working with artists who draw on nature for creative inspiration, and the public is encouraged to visit the sanctuaries to observe the artists at work.
Maine Audubon invites artists to apply for “Brush with Nature.” For details and to apply, visit maineaudubon.org/brushwithnature. The application deadline is May 28.
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FALMOUTH In place of Maine Audubon’s annual “Nature of Craft” show, the organization invites plein air painters to be inspired at the aububon’s sanctuaries and create art outdoors to engage visitors in the artistic process.
Juried artists can paint at the eight Maine Audubon sanctuaries from Sept. 9 to 12, with an auction Sept. 24 and 25. Maine Audubon has a long and rich history of supporting and working with artists who draw on nature for creative inspiration, and the public is encouraged to visit the sanctuaries to observe the artists at work.
Maine Audubon invites artists to apply for “Brush with Nature.” For details and to apply, visit maineaudubon.org/brushwithnature. The application deadline is May 28.
Art review: Farnsworth puts spotlight on women behind the Maine arts scene Women of Vision uses artwork and wall texts to showcase their influence.
By Jorge S. Arango
Images courtesy of the Farnsworth Art Museum
Women have played enormously influential roles in the history of art since antiquity: from Theodora, Empress of Byzantium, and Isabella d’Este (known as “First Lady of the Renaissance”) to Peggy Guggenheim and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. This illustrious circle has included great philanthropists, museum trustees, astute collectors, powerful dealers, brilliant curators. Yet few museums ever focus on these women, ceding the limelight instead to female artists (themselves still a marginalized group).