Current ExhibitsFebruary 23 through May 18Visions of the Boreal ForestThis exhibition is part of larger project of the Wilderness River Expedition Art Foundation which combines art, science and adventure to raise awareness of the boreal forest ecosystem. Visions of the Boreal Forest includes approximately 75 paintings, photographs, drawings, and sketches by artists documenting their paddling expeditions to remote areas. Expedition teams included artists of note such as John C. Pitcher, Robert Bateman, Lindsey Foggett and Rob Mullen (the organizer/curator) among others. Scientific research in the Boreal Forest by Dr. Stephen Loring of the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center at the National Museum of Natural History will accompany this exhibit. Elements from life on an expedition, such as logbooks, equipment (including a canoe), field studies, maps and photos of life in the field while canoeing remote rivers will also be displayed. The Art of Robert BatemanMarch 1 through June 1This retrospective exhibition features 75 works by Canadian artist Robert Bateman--perhaps the most influential wildlife painter of all time - in a variety of media from early to most recent. Half a dozen paintings from The Wildlife Experience extensive Bateman holdings will be added to this venue. Known primarily as a wildlife painter, and recognized by peers world-wide as the most influential one of all time, Robert Bateman is an artist whose oeuvre encompasses other subjects ranging from architecture, the human figure, land and waterscapes, modes of transportation, still lives and portraiture; and other media including original prints, jewelry and sculpture. Consequently, The Art of Robert Bateman has been conceptualized and designed to exemplify the breadth and depth and versatility of Robert Bateman and his artistic output. Produced by David J. Wagner, Ph.D, curator and tour director, The Art of Robert Bateman contains over fifty signature paintings, plus works on paper including examples of his original prints, personal sketchbooks of the artist, bronze sculpture, books and videos. The exhibit will be on display at The Wildlife Experience March 1 through June 1. Robert Bateman will be conducting a exhibit tour on March 1 from 10 - 11 a.m., followed by a book signing from 11 a.m. - Noon. For more information about Robert Bateman visit www.robertbateman.ca. Click here to view Robert Bateman's biography.  High Kingdom-Snow Leopard ©Robert Bateman Collection of Burlington Art Centre, Ontario, Canada Boreal RelationshipsMarch 1 through June 1Seven watercolors by Parker, Colorado artist Rebecca Richman are accompanied by artist narratives and information about problematic acid deposition. Boreal Relationships, a complement to the theme of Visions of the Boreal Forest, will include a display from Rusted Rock Gallery examining the birch bark framing process used on Richman's paintings. Rebecca Richman is extremely passionate about honoring her relationship with the natural world, and she cares deeply for all beings to which the Earth provides a home. Living relationships, expressed through her nature art, bring into focus the connection of one life to another, and the intricate ways in which we impact our planet and are impacted by it. Ms. Richman seeks to create images that reveal the inherent bond that humanity has with all of Nature, and her artwork reflects this intensity of spirit with striking depth and emotion. Ms. Richman uses her work to raise awareness about the importance of conserving biological diversity. She believes you cannot have a healthy landscape without having a viable population of each species within that landscape, for there is a remarkable connectedness among all life forms. Her images tell the story of shared relationships in Nature in order to bring to the forefront of our consciousness that what we do to our natural world, we do to ourselves. Her vision is that humanity and Nature can thrive together in balance and in harmony. This message of healing and wholeness is celebrated by her work.  Home for Sugar Maple by Rebecca Richman Art of the Ancients, Harmonious Convergence in BristleconeMarch 1 through June 1Art of the Ancients - Harmonic Convergence in Bristlecone offers the first ever look at a body of fine wildlife sculptures, by Parker, Colorado artist Victoria Parsons, crafted from the oldest living thing on earth; the bristlecone pine. Victoria Parsons has taken her interpretive style of sculpture to a level not seen anywhere, and in the rare bristlecone medium merged one of our precious western resources with her artistic talents. On dry windswept mountaintops of the Great Basin here in the western United States grow the earth's oldest living inhabitants, the bristlecones. Many of the trees living today were seedlings when the pyramids were being constructed, mature in the time of Christ and today are considered ancient patriarchs. Bristlcones are only found in six western states; Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. The oldest of the bristlecones are found in California's White Mountains at elevations of 10,000 - 11,000' and in 1957 the oldest living bristlecone, "Methuselah" was discovered there and determined to be 4,723 years old. So, is this important? Can our oldest living thing, the bristlecone tell us much about our past? Dendrochronology, the dating of past events via climatic changes can help us solve many environmental problems and as we apply tree-ring analysis to the bristlecones we can use the information in many productive ways. Climatic changes can be traced, diagnosing pollution affects and adjusting certain irrigation projects are just a few of the rewards we realize from these great ancients.  Aerial Pursuit by Victoria Parsons Prairie Vision: Images from a Sea of GrassMarch 26 – JuneThe Nature of Colorado – Parker Artists GuildApril 3 – June 11In Search of Giant SquidMay 17-September 1 They inhabit all of the world’s oceans, do battle with sperm whales, and can be longer than a school bus. What little we know about Architeuthis dux, the giant squid, sounds like utter fantasy. But the most amazing thing about this mysterious animal is that it has yet to be seen in its natural habitat.Based on the enormously popular permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, In Search of Giant Squid explores what is known about these elusive animals and scientists’ ongoing efforts to observe them in their undersea home. Visitors can examine the myths and legends surrounding giant squid, compare them with other squids and mollusks, explore what is known of how they hunt, move, and defend themselves and learn what scientists are doing to fill in the gaps in understanding of their anatomy and behavior. In Search of Giant Squid features an actual giant squid beak, their suckers and eggs. Visitors can compare their size to that of a giant squid, experience the giant squid’s presumed environment and explore these deep-sea dwellers through rare video footage. |
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