About

The Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum is a not-for-profit special interest group of the Arboretum, developed in 1986 for the purpose of gathering together people of like interests to explore and share more deeply the field of natural history art.

Membership in the Nature Artists’ Guild is open to all who are interested in natural history art, and artists of all levels are welcome. Completely managed by volunteers, the Guild’s non-competitive focus on learning and sharing contributes to maintaining its friendly and supportive atmosphere.

The Nature Artists’ Guild is honored to sponsor numerous presentations by renowned artists from around the world at the Thornhill Education Center of The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. Visitors are welcome to attend these evening presentations, which are free of charge for admission and parking. Information about the programs can be found on the Home page of this website.

Thornhill Education Center

The Morton Arboretum

The newly renovated Cudahy Room in the Administration Building, adjacent to the Sterling Morton Library of The Morton Arboretum, is the location for the annual Spring and Autumn Exhibits of the Nature Artists’ Guild. All members are invited to participate in these exhibits, which typically feature more than 200 works of nature art and are attended by more than 1000 visitors. (Guidelines for exhibition are listed here.)

Cudahy Room

The Morton Arboretum

Members receive four issues annually of the Nature Artists Quarterly, a publication written by and about members that includes interesting and informative articles in addition to announcements and images of members’ artwork.

Nature Artists’ Guild members also participate in numerous outside exhibitions, paint-outs, field trips, workshops, special presentations, and other events, both educational and enjoyable.

To learn more about becoming a member of the Nature Artists’ Guild, visit the Membership page of this website. Many of our members are also members of The Morton Arboretum or participants in The Morton Arboretum’s education programs, but neither is required.

To contact the Nature Artists’ Guild, complete and submit the following form. Your personal information will not appear on the website nor be shared outside of the Guild. Please allow up to 72 hours for a reply.

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